Adrian Branch vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Adrian Branch 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

Adrian Branch

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Adrian Branch: 1986-87 to 1989-90
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Adrian Branch 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Adrian Branch 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Adrian Branch 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 6.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 1.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 0.7 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Adrian Branch 834 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Adrian Branch 253 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Adrian Branch 96 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Adrian Branch 83 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Adrian Branch 17 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Adrian Branch 130 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Adrian Branch .455 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Adrian Branch .231 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Adrian Branch .744 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 7.4 (1989) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 2.4 (1988) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 0.9 (1989) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.8 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.6 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 1.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 0.9 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 0.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Adrian Branch 16 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Adrian Branch 11 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Adrian Branch 7 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Adrian Branch 2 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Adrian Branch 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Adrian Branch 12 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Adrian Branch .167 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Adrian Branch .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Adrian Branch .571 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Adrian Branch 2.0 (1989) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Branch 1.0 (1989) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Adrian Branch 2.0 (1989) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Adrian Branch 0.2 (1987) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Branch 0.0 (1989) 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.