Dave Cowens vs. Tal Skinner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tal Skinner 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.

Tal Skinner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tal Skinner: 1974-75 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Tal Skinner 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Tal Skinner 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Tal Skinner 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Tal Skinner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Tal Skinner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tal Skinner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Tal Skinner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tal Skinner 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Tal Skinner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Tal Skinner 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Tal Skinner 4.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Tal Skinner 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Tal Skinner 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tal Skinner 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Tal Skinner 660

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Tal Skinner 608

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Tal Skinner 152

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Tal Skinner 99

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Tal Skinner 24

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Tal Skinner 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Tal Skinner .434

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Tal Skinner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Tal Skinner .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Tal Skinner 4.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Tal Skinner 4.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Tal Skinner 1.2 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Tal Skinner 0.7 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Tal Skinner 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Tal Skinner 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Tal Skinner 3.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Tal Skinner 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Tal Skinner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tal Skinner 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Tal Skinner 75

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Tal Skinner 53

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Tal Skinner 19

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Tal Skinner 14

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Tal Skinner 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Tal Skinner 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Tal Skinner .424

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Tal Skinner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Tal Skinner .735

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Tal Skinner 6.2 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Tal Skinner 4.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Tal Skinner 1.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Tal Skinner 1.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Tal Skinner 0.3 (1976)

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.