Malcolm Brogdon vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than Dave Cowens, who played 11. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2016-17	1970-71
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	75	26.4	10.2	0.6	2.2	2.8	4.2	1.1	0.2	1.5	1.9	3.9	8.5	.457	1.0	2.6	.404	1.5	1.7	.865
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	6	30.5	9.0	0.5	3.8	4.3	3.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.0	3.7	9.2	.400	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.0	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2017-18	1971-72
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	48	29.9	13.0	0.5	2.8	3.3	3.2	0.9	0.3	1.4	2.7	5.1	10.5	.485	1.3	3.4	.385	1.6	1.8	.882
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	26.6	8.7	0.4	3.0	3.4	2.4	0.1	0.0	1.7	2.0	3.4	7.9	.436	0.7	2.7	.263	1.1	1.4	.800
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2018-19	1972-73
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	64	28.6	15.6	1.0	3.5	4.5	3.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.6	5.9	11.7	.505	1.6	3.8	.426	2.2	2.4	.928
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	28.3	13.0	0.9	4.0	4.9	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.3	5.0	11.1	.449	2.0	5.3	.378	1.0	1.6	.636
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2019-20	1973-74
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	54	30.9	16.5	0.9	4.0	4.9	7.1	0.6	0.2	2.4	1.8	6.0	13.8	.438	1.4	4.3	.326	3.1	3.4	.892
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	4	40.0	21.5	0.0	4.3	4.3	10.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.5	16.3	.400	2.3	6.0	.375	6.3	7.0	.893
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2020-21	1974-75
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	56	34.5	21.2	1.0	4.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.0	7.9	17.5	.453	2.6	6.7	.388	2.7	3.2	.864
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2021-22	1975-76
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	36	33.5	19.1	0.9	4.2	5.1	5.9	0.8	0.4	2.1	2.0	6.8	15.1	.448	1.6	5.2	.312	4.0	4.6	.856
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2022-23	1976-77
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	67	26.0	14.9	0.6	3.6	4.2	3.7	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.3	10.9	.484	2.0	4.4	.444	2.4	2.7	.870
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	19	24.9	11.9	0.7	2.8	3.5	2.9	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.3	10.3	.418	1.7	4.6	.379	1.5	1.8	.829
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	2023-24	1977-78
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	39	28.7	15.7	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.5	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.5	5.6	12.7	.440	2.1	5.1	.412	2.4	3.0	.819
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Malcolm Brogdon	Dave Cowens
Season	-	1979-80
Team	-	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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.