Bird Averitt vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.