Dennis Bell vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Dennis Bell 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

Dennis Bell

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Bell: 1973-74 to 1975-76
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Dennis Bell 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Dennis Bell 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 2.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.4 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Bell 175 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Dennis Bell 119 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Dennis Bell 28 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Dennis Bell 28 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Dennis Bell 10 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Dennis Bell 63 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Bell .374 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Dennis Bell - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Bell .535 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 3.0 (1975) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 2.0 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.5 (1975) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.6 (1976) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.2 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 0.7 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Bell 2 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Dennis Bell 4 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Dennis Bell 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Dennis Bell 3 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Bell .125 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Dennis Bell - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Bell .000 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 0.7 (1975) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.3 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.