Cliff Barker vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Cliff Barker 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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Barker 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Cliff Barker 0 * Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 3.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.