Rasual Butler vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Rasual Butler 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) 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.