Bill Bradley vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Bill Bradley 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

Bill Bradley

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bradley: 1967-68 to 1976-77
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bradley 2 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bill Bradley 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bill Bradley 8 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bill Bradley 1 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bradley 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Bill Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 3.4 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 9,217 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 2,354 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bill Bradley 2,533 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bill Bradley 209 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 65 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bill Bradley 742 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .448 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .840 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.1 (1973) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 4.3 (1969) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.5 (1973) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.9 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.9 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.5 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 2.8 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.6 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 1,222 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 333 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bill Bradley 263 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bill Bradley 9 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 3 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bill Bradley 95 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .438 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .805 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.2 (1972) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 7.3 (1969) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.0 (1969) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.