Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Cartwright and Dave Cowens

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Cartwright and Dave Cowens played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Dave Cowens has a 6-2 winning record over Bill Cartwright. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Bill Cartwright:
1979-80 to 1994-95
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bill Cartwright
2
2
0
Dave Cowens
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Bill Cartwright 18.9 9.1 1.8
Dave Cowens 13.4 7.4 3.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Bill Cartwright 27 14 3
Dave Cowens 25 12 7
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Bill Cartwright 5

games
5

games
1

game
Dave Cowens 2

games
3

games
6

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Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1979
1. Knicks 113   Bill Cartwright 20 11 1 2 2 5 3 44 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Celtics 109   Dave Cowens 12 3 3 1 0 4 5 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1979
2. Knicks 97   Bill Cartwright 27 14 3 1 2 4 4 45 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 100   Dave Cowens 18 11 1 1 1 3 4 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 1979
3. Knicks 96   Bill Cartwright 19 13 3 4 37 7-10 .700 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 99   Dave Cowens 6 8 7 1 44 3-19 .158 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1980
4. Knicks 95   Bill Cartwright 22 11 2 0 1 4 3 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 112   Dave Cowens 14 12 3 2 1 0 3 34 6-19 .316 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 15, 1980
5. Knicks 120   Bill Cartwright 24 12 2 0 0 2 4 43 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Celtics 123   Dave Cowens 25 11 6 0 0 0 5 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 26, 1980
6. Knicks 121   Bill Cartwright 13 4 2 1 0 2 5 28 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 129   Dave Cowens 14 6 2 0 1 2 4 27 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1982
7. Knicks 86   Bill Cartwright 16 6 0 1 0 4 2 21 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bucks 108   Dave Cowens 8 3 2 0 0 0 3 20 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 21, 1982
8. Knicks 101   Bill Cartwright 10 2 1 1 0 4 2 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Bucks 94   Dave Cowens 10 5 2 2 0 2 6 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -