RJ Barrett vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (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.