Joe Bryant vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Joe Bryant 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

Joe Bryant

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Bryant: 1975-76 to 1982-83
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Joe Bryant 8 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Joe Bryant 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Joe Bryant 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 8.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.0 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 1.7 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 5,252 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 2,441 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Joe Bryant 1,049 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Joe Bryant 519 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 201 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Joe Bryant 606 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .450 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant .200 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .743 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 11.8 (1982) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 6.4 (1980) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 2.5 (1982) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 1.3 (1980) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 (1980) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 4.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 1.8 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.7 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 123 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 54 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Joe Bryant 21 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Joe Bryant 14 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 4 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Joe Bryant 30 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .448 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .679 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 7.7 (1976) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.3 (1976) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 (1978) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.6 (1978) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 (1976) 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.