Dave Cowens vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Gus Williams 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Gus Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Gus Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Gus Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Gus Williams 291

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Gus Williams 40

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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.