Travis Best vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Travis Best 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.