Tom Boswell vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

Tom Boswell

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Boswell 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Boswell 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Tom Boswell 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) 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.