Tom Burleson vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.