Jimmy Butler vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jimmy Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Dave Cowens 3

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Dave Cowens 0 *

Rookie of The Year Jimmy Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.