Bill Cartwright vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Dave Cowens 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Dave Cowens 1

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

Rookie of The Year Bill Cartwright 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.