Nemanja Bjelica vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) 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.