Gale Bishop vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Gale Bishop 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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Gale Bishop 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Gale Bishop 0 * Dave Cowens 1

* 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 Gale Bishop 8.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** 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. ** 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.