J.J. Barea vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and J.J. Barea 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

J.J. Barea

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.J. Barea: 2006-07 to 2019-20
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.J. Barea 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons J.J. Barea 14 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played J.J. Barea 8 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games J.J. Barea 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP J.J. Barea 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) J.J. Barea 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team J.J. Barea 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) J.J. Barea 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year J.J. Barea 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.J. Barea 8.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game J.J. Barea 2.1 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game J.J. Barea 3.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game J.J. Barea 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game J.J. Barea 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.J. Barea 7,415 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds J.J. Barea 1,748 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists J.J. Barea 3,270 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals J.J. Barea 331 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks J.J. Barea 24 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games J.J. Barea 831 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.J. Barea .424 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage J.J. Barea .352 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage J.J. Barea .794 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.J. Barea 11.6 (2018) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game J.J. Barea 2.9 (2018) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game J.J. Barea 6.3 (2018) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game J.J. Barea 0.6 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game J.J. Barea 0.1 (2010) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.J. Barea 7.9 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game J.J. Barea 2.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game J.J. Barea 3.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game J.J. Barea 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game J.J. Barea 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.J. Barea 393 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds J.J. Barea 101 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists J.J. Barea 178 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals J.J. Barea 15 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks J.J. Barea 1 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games J.J. Barea 50 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.J. Barea .418 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage J.J. Barea .314 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage J.J. Barea .746 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.J. Barea 11.8 (2015) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game J.J. Barea 4.8 (2015) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game J.J. Barea 7.4 (2015) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game J.J. Barea 0.8 (2015) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game J.J. Barea 0.2 (2010) 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.