Dana Barros vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Dana Barros 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

Dana Barros

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dana Barros: 1989-90 to 2003-04
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Dana Barros 14 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Dana Barros 5 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Dana Barros 1 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dana Barros 10.5 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 1.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 3.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dana Barros 8,901 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Dana Barros 1,609 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Dana Barros 2,837 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Dana Barros 740 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Dana Barros 46 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Dana Barros 850 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dana Barros .460 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Dana Barros .411 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Dana Barros .858 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dana Barros 20.6 (1995) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 3.3 (1995) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 7.5 (1995) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 1.8 (1995) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.3 (1997) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dana Barros 4.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 0.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 0.8 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dana Barros 132 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Dana Barros 23 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Dana Barros 26 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Dana Barros 12 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Dana Barros 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Dana Barros 31 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dana Barros .510 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Dana Barros .436 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dana Barros .750 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dana Barros 7.7 (1991) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dana Barros 1.3 (1991) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dana Barros 1.7 (1991) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dana Barros 1.0 (1991) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dana Barros 0.0 (2004) 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.