Kwame Brown vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and Kwame Brown, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kwame Brown played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dave Cowens, who played 11. Kwame Brown had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Dave Cowens had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2001-02	1970-71
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	57	14.3	4.5	1.1	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.8	1.6	4.3	.387	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.7	.707
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2002-03	1971-72
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	80	22.2	7.4	1.6	3.7	5.3	0.7	0.6	1.0	1.4	2.0	2.8	6.3	.446	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.7	.668
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596

Season 3
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2003-04	1972-73
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	74	30.3	10.9	2.4	5.0	7.4	1.5	0.9	0.7	1.9	1.9	3.9	8.0	.489	0.0	0.0	.500	3.1	4.5	.683
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659

Season 4
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2004-05	1973-74
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	42	21.6	7.0	1.7	3.2	4.9	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.6	2.7	2.6	5.6	.460	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.1	.574
Dave Cowens	80	41.9	19.0	3.3	12.4	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.7	8.1	18.4	.437	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.832
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	3	20.0	5.0	1.3	3.7	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.7	1.7	4.3	.385	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.0	.556
Dave Cowens	18	42.9	20.5	3.3	10.0	13.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	-	4.7	8.9	20.6	.435	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.797

Season 5
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2005-06	1974-75
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	72	27.5	7.4	2.5	4.0	6.6	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.4	2.7	2.8	5.4	.526	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	3.3	.545
Dave Cowens	65	40.5	20.4	3.5	11.2	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	-	3.7	8.8	18.4	.475	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.783
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	7	32.1	12.9	2.4	4.1	6.6	1.0	0.3	0.9	1.7	3.0	4.9	9.3	.523	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.4	.710
Dave Cowens	11	43.5	20.5	4.5	12.0	16.5	4.2	1.6	0.5	-	4.5	9.2	21.5	.428	-	-	-	2.1	2.4	.885

Season 6
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2006-07	1975-76
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	41	27.6	8.4	2.0	4.0	6.0	1.8	1.0	1.2	1.9	3.0	3.5	5.9	.591	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	3.3	.440
Dave Cowens	78	39.8	19.0	4.3	11.7	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	-	4.0	7.8	16.7	.468	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.756
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	5	26.6	8.6	2.6	3.0	5.6	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.8	3.2	3.8	7.2	.528	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.8	.556
Dave Cowens	18	44.3	21.0	4.8	11.6	16.4	4.6	1.2	0.7	-	4.7	8.7	18.9	.457	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.759

Season 7
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2007-08	1976-77
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	38	18.8	4.8	1.3	3.6	4.9	1.2	0.6	0.6	1.3	2.2	1.9	3.7	.507	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.6	.408
Dave Cowens	50	37.8	16.4	2.9	11.0	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	-	3.6	6.6	15.1	.434	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	9	42.1	16.6	3.2	11.7	14.9	4.0	0.9	1.4	-	4.1	7.3	16.4	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.773

Season 8
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2008-09	1977-78
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	58	17.2	4.2	1.6	3.4	5.0	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.9	2.4	1.6	2.9	.533	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.1	.516
Dave Cowens	77	41.8	18.6	3.2	10.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.8	15.8	.490	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.842
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	3	16.0	3.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.750
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Kwame Brown	Dave Cowens
Season	2010-11	1979-80
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	66	26.0	7.9	2.2	4.6	6.8	0.7	0.4	0.6	1.0	2.6	2.9	5.7	.517	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.5	.589
Dave Cowens	66	32.7	14.2	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.4	14.1	.453	0.0	0.2	.083	1.4	1.8	.779
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kwame Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	9	33.4	12.0	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	4.1	5.4	11.4	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.2	.909

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.