Tony Battie vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

Tony Battie

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Battie: 1997-98 to 2011-12
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Tony Battie 14 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Tony Battie 5 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Tony Battie 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Battie 6.1 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 5.1 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 0.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 0.9 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Battie 5,082 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Tony Battie 4,287 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Tony Battie 522 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Tony Battie 420 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Tony Battie 713 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Tony Battie 837 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Battie .488 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Tony Battie .162 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Tony Battie .690 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Battie 8.4 (1998) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 6.5 (2002) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 1.1 (1999) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.8 (1998) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 1.5 (2001) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Battie 4.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 3.9 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 0.4 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 0.9 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Battie 230 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Tony Battie 216 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Tony Battie 21 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Tony Battie 14 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Tony Battie 50 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Tony Battie 56 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Battie .493 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Tony Battie .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tony Battie .550 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Battie 6.6 (2003) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Battie 7.6 (2002) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tony Battie 0.8 (2002) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tony Battie 0.6 (2002) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Battie 1.9 (2002) 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.