Vin Baker vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

Vin Baker

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vin Baker: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vin Baker 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Vin Baker 13 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Vin Baker 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Vin Baker 4 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vin Baker 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 2 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Vin Baker 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Vin Baker 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.0 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 11,839 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 5,867 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Vin Baker 1,509 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Vin Baker 582 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Vin Baker 798 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Vin Baker 791 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .485 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .215 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .638 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 21.1 (1996) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 10.3 (1995) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 3.6 (1995) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.1 (1998) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 (1997) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 13.2 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 316 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 169 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Vin Baker 33 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Vin Baker 29 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Vin Baker 25 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Vin Baker 24 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .491 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .500 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .534 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.8 (1998) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 9.4 (1998) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 2.0 (2000) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.8 (1998) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.5 (1998) 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.