Rickey Brown vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Rickey Brown 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

Rickey Brown

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rickey Brown: 1980-81 to 1984-85
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Rickey Brown 5 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Rickey Brown 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Brown 4.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Brown 3.5 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Rickey Brown 0.4 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Rickey Brown 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Brown 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Brown 1,482 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Rickey Brown 1,200 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Rickey Brown 119 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Rickey Brown 95 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Rickey Brown 114 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Rickey Brown 340 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Brown .464 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Rickey Brown .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Brown .667 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Brown 5.7 (1982) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Brown 4.4 (1982) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rickey Brown 0.5 (1981) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rickey Brown 0.4 (1982) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Brown 0.4 (1982) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Brown 4.7 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Brown 3.1 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Rickey Brown 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Rickey Brown 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Brown 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Brown 33 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Rickey Brown 22 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Rickey Brown 2 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Rickey Brown 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Rickey Brown 1 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Rickey Brown 7 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Brown .458 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Rickey Brown - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Brown .786 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Brown 6.0 (1984) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Brown 3.8 (1984) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rickey Brown 0.4 (1984) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rickey Brown 0.0 (1984) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Brown 0.2 (1984) 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.