Fred Brown vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and Fred Brown, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Fred Brown played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Dave Cowens, who played 11. Fred Brown had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Dave Cowens had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Fred Brown 13 8 1971-72 to 1983-84
Dave Cowens 11 7 1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1971-721970-71
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 33 10.9 4.2 - - 1.1 1.8 - - - 1.3 1.8 5.5 .328 - - - 0.7 0.9 .759
Dave Cowens 81 38.0 17.0 - - 15.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.8 16.1 .422 - - - 3.4 4.6 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1972-731971-72
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 79 29.4 13.5 - - 4.0 5.5 - - - 2.9 6.0 13.1 .455 - - - 1.5 1.9 .818
Dave Cowens 79 40.3 18.8 - - 15.2 3.1 - - - 4.0 8.3 17.2 .484 - - - 2.2 3.1 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
Dave Cowens 11 40.1 15.5 - - 13.8 3.0 - - - 4.5 6.5 14.2 .455 - - - 2.5 4.3 .596

Season 3

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1973-741972-73
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 82 30.5 16.5 1.4 3.5 4.9 5.0 1.7 0.2 - 3.4 7.0 15.0 .471 - - - 2.4 2.8 .863
Dave Cowens 82 41.8 20.5 - - 16.2 4.1 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.0 .452 - - - 2.5 3.2 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
Dave Cowens 13 46.0 21.9 - - 16.6 3.7 - - - 4.2 9.9 21.0 .473 - - - 2.1 3.2 .659

Season 4

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1974-751973-74
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 81 33.0 21.0 1.4 2.8 4.2 3.5 2.3 0.2 - 2.8 9.1 19.0 .480 - - - 2.8 3.4 .831
Dave Cowens 80 41.9 19.0 3.3 12.4 15.7 4.4 1.2 1.3 - 3.7 8.1 18.4 .437 - - - 2.9 3.4 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 8 30.0 20.6 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.9 2.1 0.1 - 2.4 8.6 17.4 .496 - - - 3.4 4.0 .844
Dave Cowens 18 42.9 20.5 3.3 10.0 13.3 3.7 1.2 0.9 - 4.7 8.9 20.6 .435 - - - 2.6 3.3 .797

Season 5

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1975-761974-75
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 76 33.1 23.1 1.5 2.7 4.2 2.7 1.9 0.2 - 2.4 9.8 20.0 .488 - - - 3.6 4.1 .869
Dave Cowens 65 40.5 20.4 3.5 11.2 14.7 4.6 1.3 1.1 - 3.7 8.8 18.4 .475 - - - 2.9 3.8 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 6 39.3 28.5 2.0 2.7 4.7 2.8 2.2 0.0 - 3.3 11.3 22.2 .511 - - - 5.8 7.3 .795
Dave Cowens 11 43.5 20.5 4.5 12.0 16.5 4.2 1.6 0.5 - 4.5 9.2 21.5 .428 - - - 2.1 2.4 .885

Season 6

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1976-771975-76
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 72 29.1 17.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.4 1.7 0.3 - 1.9 7.4 15.5 .479 - - - 2.3 2.6 .884
Dave Cowens 78 39.8 19.0 4.3 11.7 16.0 4.2 1.2 0.9 - 4.0 7.8 16.7 .468 - - - 3.3 4.4 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
Dave Cowens 18 44.3 21.0 4.8 11.6 16.4 4.6 1.2 0.7 - 4.7 8.7 18.9 .457 - - - 3.7 4.8 .759

Season 7

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1977-781976-77
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 72 27.3 16.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.3 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.1 14.5 .488 - - - 2.4 2.7 .898
Dave Cowens 50 37.8 16.4 2.9 11.0 13.9 5.0 0.9 1.0 - 3.6 6.6 15.1 .434 - - - 3.2 4.0 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 22 26.1 17.3 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.1 7.0 15.5 .449 - - - 3.4 4.1 .833
Dave Cowens 9 42.1 16.6 3.2 11.7 14.9 4.0 0.9 1.4 - 4.1 7.3 16.4 .446 - - - 1.9 2.4 .773

Season 8

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1978-791977-78
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 77 25.5 14.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.4 1.5 0.3 2.1 1.8 5.8 12.4 .469 - - - 2.4 2.7 .888
Dave Cowens 77 41.8 18.6 3.2 10.8 14.0 4.6 1.3 0.9 2.8 3.9 7.8 15.8 .490 - - - 3.1 3.7 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 17 15.3 8.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.4 3.8 8.4 .451 - - - 0.8 1.0 .824
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1979-801978-79
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 80 21.3 12.0 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.1 10.5 .479 0.5 1.1 .443 1.4 1.7 .837
Dave Cowens 68 37.0 16.6 2.2 7.4 9.6 3.6 1.1 0.8 2.6 3.9 7.2 14.9 .483 - - - 2.2 2.8 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 15 20.9 12.5 1.1 1.5 2.5 2.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 5.3 12.1 .440 0.7 2.3 .294 1.2 1.4 .857
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1980-811979-80
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 78 25.5 15.5 0.7 1.6 2.2 3.0 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.8 6.5 13.3 .488 0.3 0.8 .359 2.2 2.7 .832
Dave Cowens 66 32.7 14.2 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.1 1.0 0.9 1.6 3.3 6.4 14.1 .453 0.0 0.2 .083 1.4 1.8 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown ------- --- ----------
Dave Cowens 9 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.3 7.3 2.3 1.0 0.8 0.9 4.1 5.4 11.4 .476 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.2 .909

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.

Season 11

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1981-821982-83
Team Seattle SupersonicsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 82 21.8 11.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.4 4.8 10.5 .455 0.3 0.9 .325 1.4 1.6 .860
Dave Cowens 40 25.4 8.1 1.8 5.0 6.9 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.4 3.4 7.7 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.6 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 8 19.8 11.9 0.8 1.1 1.9 2.3 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.6 5.4 11.1 .483 0.3 0.6 .400 0.9 1.3 .700
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1982-83-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 80 17.9 10.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.6 8.9 .520 0.2 0.4 .438 0.7 0.9 .806
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 2 15.0 3.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 4.5 .222 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Fred Brown Dave Cowens
Season 1983-84-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 71 15.9 8.5 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.6 7.1 .510 0.1 0.5 .265 1.1 1.2 .895
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Brown 5 17.6 9.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.8 4.0 9.4 .426 0.2 0.6 .333 1.6 2.2 .727
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------