Marty Byrnes vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Marty Byrnes 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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) 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.