Norm Cook vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Norm Cook 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

Norm Cook

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Cook: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Norm Cook 2 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Norm Cook 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.1 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.2 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 65 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 30 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Norm Cook 6 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Norm Cook 10 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 3 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Norm Cook 27 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook .373 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook .529 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.5 (1977) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.5 (1978) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.5 (1978) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 4 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Norm Cook 1 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook 1.000 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 (1977) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.