Butch Carter vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Butch Carter 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

Butch Carter

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Butch Carter 361 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Butch Carter 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - 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.