Jabari Bird vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.