Sterling Brown vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Sterling Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) 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.