John Battle vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals John Battle 273 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists John Battle 80 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals John Battle 13 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.