Dave Cowens vs. Tim Kempton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Kempton 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.

Tim Kempton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tim Kempton: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Tim Kempton 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Tim Kempton 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Tim Kempton 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Tim Kempton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Tim Kempton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tim Kempton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Tim Kempton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tim Kempton 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Tim Kempton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Tim Kempton 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Tim Kempton 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Tim Kempton 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Tim Kempton 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tim Kempton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Tim Kempton 1,259

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Tim Kempton 795

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Tim Kempton 307

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Tim Kempton 121

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Tim Kempton 44

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Tim Kempton 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Tim Kempton .481

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Tim Kempton .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Tim Kempton .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Tim Kempton 6.1 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Tim Kempton 3.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Tim Kempton 1.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Tim Kempton 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Tim Kempton 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Tim Kempton 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Tim Kempton 3.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Tim Kempton 2.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Tim Kempton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tim Kempton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Tim Kempton 44

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Tim Kempton 21

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Tim Kempton 12

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Tim Kempton 3

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Tim Kempton 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Tim Kempton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Tim Kempton .500

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Tim Kempton -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Tim Kempton 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Tim Kempton 8.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Tim Kempton 5.3 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Tim Kempton 2.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Tim Kempton 1.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Tim Kempton 0.0 (1994)

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.