Shawn Bradley vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

Shawn Bradley

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Bradley: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Shawn Bradley 12 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Shawn Bradley 5 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 3

Blocks Leader Shawn Bradley 1 Dave Cowens 0 *

Rookie of The Year Shawn Bradley 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.1 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.7 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 6,752 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 5,268 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 573 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 532 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 2,119 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Shawn Bradley 832 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .457 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .103 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .716 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 13.2 (1997) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.4 (1997) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.0 (1994) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.9 (2000) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.6 (1996) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.4 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 1.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 128 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 147 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 10 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 7 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 47 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Shawn Bradley 43 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .478 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .741 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.4 (2001) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 7.1 (2001) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.5 (2001) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.4 (2001) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 (2001) 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.