Rick Barry vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Barry

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Dave Cowens 1

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dave Cowens 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dave Cowens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Dave Cowens 3

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dave Cowens 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dave Cowens 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.