John Butler vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and John Butler 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

John Butler

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists John Butler 11 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals John Butler 7 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games John Butler 19 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds John Butler - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists John Butler - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals John Butler - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks John Butler - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games John Butler 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.