Shannon Brown vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

Shannon Brown

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shannon Brown: 2006-07 to 2014-15
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shannon Brown 2 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Shannon Brown 9 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Shannon Brown 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Shannon Brown 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shannon Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Shannon Brown 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shannon Brown 7.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Shannon Brown 1.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Shannon Brown 1.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Shannon Brown 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shannon Brown 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shannon Brown 3,118 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Shannon Brown 760 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Shannon Brown 458 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Shannon Brown 284 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Shannon Brown 90 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Shannon Brown 408 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shannon Brown .420 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Shannon Brown .332 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Shannon Brown .807 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shannon Brown 11.0 (2012) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shannon Brown 2.7 (2012) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shannon Brown 1.8 (2013) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shannon Brown 1.0 (2013) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shannon Brown 0.4 (2010) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shannon Brown 5.2 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Shannon Brown 1.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Shannon Brown 0.7 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Shannon Brown 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shannon Brown 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shannon Brown 288 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Shannon Brown 73 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Shannon Brown 40 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Shannon Brown 26 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Shannon Brown 11 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Shannon Brown 55 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shannon Brown .422 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Shannon Brown .341 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Shannon Brown .727 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shannon Brown 7.2 (2011) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shannon Brown 1.9 (2011) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shannon Brown 0.9 (2010) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shannon Brown 0.6 (2011) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shannon Brown 0.3 (2010) 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.