Dwayne Bacon vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Dwayne Bacon 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

Dwayne Bacon

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwayne Bacon: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Dwayne Bacon 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon 7.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon 2.6 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon 1.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwayne Bacon 1,503 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Dwayne Bacon 537 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Dwayne Bacon 230 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Dwayne Bacon 96 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Dwayne Bacon 14 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Dwayne Bacon 207 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwayne Bacon .402 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Dwayne Bacon .314 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Dwayne Bacon .780 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon 10.9 (2021) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon 3.1 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon 1.3 (2020) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.6 (2021) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.1 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Dwayne Bacon 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon - 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.