Dave Cowens vs. Mark McNamara Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark McNamara 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.

Mark McNamara

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mark McNamara: 1982-83 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mark McNamara 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mark McNamara 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mark McNamara 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mark McNamara 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mark McNamara 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mark McNamara 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mark McNamara 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mark McNamara 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mark McNamara 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mark McNamara 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mark McNamara 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mark McNamara 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mark McNamara 0.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mark McNamara 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mark McNamara 980

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mark McNamara 827

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mark McNamara 77

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mark McNamara 35

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mark McNamara 39

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mark McNamara 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mark McNamara .512

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mark McNamara -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mark McNamara .548

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mark McNamara 5.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mark McNamara 4.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mark McNamara 0.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mark McNamara 0.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mark McNamara 0.3 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mark McNamara 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mark McNamara 0.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mark McNamara 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mark McNamara 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mark McNamara 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mark McNamara 11

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mark McNamara 4

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mark McNamara 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mark McNamara 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mark McNamara 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mark McNamara 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mark McNamara .556

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mark McNamara -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mark McNamara .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mark McNamara 2.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mark McNamara 1.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990)

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.