Bruce Brown vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Bruce Brown 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

Bruce Brown

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Brown: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Brown 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bruce Brown 6 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bruce Brown 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bruce Brown 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Brown 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Brown 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Bruce Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 8.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 3,705 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 1,765 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bruce Brown 1,033 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bruce Brown 384 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 213 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 416 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .481 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .337 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .764 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 11.5 (2023) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.4 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 4.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.1 (2023) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.7 (2022) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 10.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 404 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 168 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bruce Brown 76 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bruce Brown 36 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 18 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 40 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .510 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .310 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .844 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 14.0 (2022) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.1 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.8 (2022) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.3 (2022) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.8 (2022) 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.