Dave Cowens vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

* 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 Dave Cowens 17.6 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.