Steve Burtt vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

Steve Burtt

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Burtt: 1984-85 to 1992-93
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Steve Burtt 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Steve Burtt 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 5.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 0.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 1.2 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Burtt 584 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Steve Burtt 92 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Steve Burtt 123 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Steve Burtt 49 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Steve Burtt 13 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Steve Burtt 101 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Burtt .426 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Steve Burtt .143 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Burtt .695 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 9.0 (1988) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 1.4 (1988) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 2.0 (1988) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.5 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.3 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 6.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 1.5 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 1.8 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Burtt 50 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Steve Burtt 12 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Steve Burtt 14 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Steve Burtt 5 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Steve Burtt 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Steve Burtt 8 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Burtt .421 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Steve Burtt .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Burtt .857 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 6.3 (1992) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 1.5 (1992) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 1.8 (1992) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.6 (1992) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.0 (1992) 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.