Dave Cowens vs. Bruce Seals Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Seals and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Bruce Seals

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bruce Seals: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Bruce Seals 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Bruce Seals 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Bruce Seals 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Bruce Seals 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Bruce Seals 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bruce Seals 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Bruce Seals 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bruce Seals 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Bruce Seals 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Bruce Seals 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Bruce Seals 4.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Bruce Seals 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Bruce Seals 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bruce Seals 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Bruce Seals 2,422

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Bruce Seals 1,087

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Bruce Seals 293

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Bruce Seals 154

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Bruce Seals 135

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Bruce Seals 235

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Bruce Seals .435

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Bruce Seals - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Bruce Seals .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Bruce Seals 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Bruce Seals 6.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Bruce Seals 1.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Bruce Seals 0.8 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Bruce Seals 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Bruce Seals 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Bruce Seals 3.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Bruce Seals 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Bruce Seals 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bruce Seals 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Bruce Seals 105

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Bruce Seals 56

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Bruce Seals 11

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Bruce Seals 7

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Bruce Seals 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Bruce Seals 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Bruce Seals .400

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Bruce Seals - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Bruce Seals .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Bruce Seals 13.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Bruce Seals 6.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Bruce Seals 0.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Bruce Seals 0.8 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Bruce Seals 1.0 (1976)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.