Rick Brunson vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Rick Brunson 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

Rick Brunson

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.