Tim Bassett vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) 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.