Mark Acres vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Mark Acres 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

Mark Acres

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Acres: 1987-88 to 1992-93
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Mark Acres 6 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Mark Acres 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Mark Acres 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Acres 3.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 4.1 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Acres 1,343 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Mark Acres 1,525 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Mark Acres 180 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Mark Acres 137 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Mark Acres 104 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Mark Acres 375 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Acres .506 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Mark Acres .538 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Mark Acres .665 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Acres 4.5 (1990) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 5.4 (1990) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.8 (1990) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.5 (1990) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.4 (1991) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Acres 1.9 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 1.9 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Acres 37 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Mark Acres 37 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Mark Acres 2 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Mark Acres 1 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Mark Acres 1 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Mark Acres 19 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Acres .519 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Mark Acres .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mark Acres .500 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Acres 2.2 (1988) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Acres 2.1 (1988) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 (1988) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Acres 0.1 (1988) 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.