Terrell Brandon vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and Terrell Brandon, 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.

Terrell Brandon and Dave Cowens both played 11 years in the NBA. Terrell Brandon had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, 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
Terrell Brandon	11	7	1991-92 to 2001-02
Dave Cowens	11	7	1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1991-92	1970-71
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	Did 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		%
Terrell Brandon	82	19.6	7.4	0.6	1.4	2.0	3.9	1.0	0.3	1.7	1.3	3.1	7.3	.419	0.0	0.3	.043	1.2	1.5	.806
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		%
Terrell Brandon	12	13.1	3.9	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.5	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.4	1.8	4.6	.400	0.0	0.3	.000	0.3	0.3	.750
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1992-93	1971-72
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics 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		%
Terrell Brandon	82	19.8	8.8	0.5	1.7	2.2	3.7	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.6	7.6	.478	0.2	0.5	.310	1.4	1.7	.825
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		%
Terrell Brandon	8	16.5	6.4	0.5	1.6	2.1	2.1	0.9	0.4	1.8	0.8	2.5	5.8	.435	0.3	0.6	.400	1.1	1.1	1.000
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1993-94	1972-73
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Terrell Brandon	73	21.2	8.3	0.5	1.7	2.2	3.8	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.5	3.2	7.5	.420	0.1	0.4	.219	1.9	2.2	.858
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		%
Terrell Brandon	3	18.7	8.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	4.0	6.3	.632	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1994-95	1973-74
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Terrell Brandon	67	29.3	13.3	0.5	2.3	2.8	5.4	1.6	0.2	2.1	1.8	5.1	11.4	.448	0.7	1.8	.397	2.4	2.8	.855
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		%
Terrell Brandon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1995-96	1974-75
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Terrell Brandon	75	34.3	19.3	0.6	2.7	3.3	6.5	1.8	0.4	1.9	1.9	6.8	14.6	.465	1.2	3.1	.387	4.5	5.1	.887
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		%
Terrell Brandon	3	41.7	19.3	0.3	2.7	3.0	8.0	1.3	0.3	3.7	3.3	7.0	15.7	.447	1.0	3.0	.333	4.3	5.0	.867
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1996-97	1975-76
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Terrell Brandon	78	36.8	19.5	0.6	3.2	3.9	6.3	1.8	0.4	2.3	2.3	7.4	16.8	.438	1.3	3.5	.373	3.4	3.8	.902
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		%
Terrell Brandon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1997-98	1976-77
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics 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		%
Terrell Brandon	50	35.7	16.8	0.5	3.1	3.5	7.7	2.2	0.3	2.9	2.4	6.8	14.6	.464	0.6	1.9	.333	2.6	3.1	.846
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		%
Terrell Brandon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1998-99	1977-78
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Terrell Brandon	36	33.8	13.9	0.8	3.0	3.7	8.6	1.8	0.3	2.1	2.3	5.9	14.1	.418	0.3	1.3	.255	1.8	2.2	.833
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		%
Terrell Brandon	4	40.5	19.3	0.5	7.0	7.5	7.0	2.3	0.5	3.5	2.8	7.8	17.3	.449	0.8	1.3	.600	3.0	3.3	.923
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	1999-00	1978-79
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Terrell Brandon	71	36.4	17.1	0.6	2.7	3.4	8.9	1.9	0.4	2.6	2.2	6.8	14.7	.466	0.7	1.9	.402	2.6	2.9	.899
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		%
Terrell Brandon	4	40.5	19.5	1.0	4.8	5.8	8.5	0.8	0.0	2.0	2.8	8.0	15.8	.508	1.0	2.8	.364	2.5	2.8	.909
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	2000-01	1979-80
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Terrell Brandon	78	36.2	16.0	0.8	3.1	3.8	7.5	2.1	0.3	2.0	1.8	6.6	14.5	.451	0.4	1.2	.363	2.5	2.9	.871
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		%
Terrell Brandon	4	38.0	15.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	6.3	1.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	6.8	15.5	.435	1.0	2.3	.444	0.8	0.8	1.000
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
	Terrell Brandon	Dave Cowens
Season	2001-02	1982-83
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Terrell Brandon	32	30.1	12.4	0.5	2.4	2.9	8.3	1.6	0.2	1.3	1.5	4.8	11.4	.425	0.1	0.7	.174	2.6	2.6	.988
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		%
Terrell Brandon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Terrell Brandon vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11