Dave Cowens vs. Jim Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Davis 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.

Jim Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jim Davis: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jim Davis 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jim Davis 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jim Davis 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jim Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jim Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Davis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jim Davis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jim Davis 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jim Davis 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jim Davis 5.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jim Davis 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jim Davis 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jim Davis 3,997

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jim Davis 3,109

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jim Davis 739

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jim Davis 89 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jim Davis 66 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jim Davis 597

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jim Davis .461

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jim Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jim Davis .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jim Davis 13.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jim Davis 9.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jim Davis 2.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jim Davis 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jim Davis 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jim Davis 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jim Davis 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jim Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Davis 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jim Davis 142

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jim Davis 92

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jim Davis 16

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jim Davis 3 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jim Davis 1 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jim Davis 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jim Davis .430

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jim Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jim Davis .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jim Davis 11.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jim Davis 4.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jim Davis 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jim Davis 0.1 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.