Dave Cowens vs. Zan Tabak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zan Tabak and Dave Cowens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Zan Tabak:
1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

Dave Cowens2
Zan Tabak1
Dave Cowens11
Zan Tabak6
Dave Cowens7
Zan Tabak3
Dave Cowens8
Zan Tabak0

Honors and Awards

Dave Cowens1
Zan Tabak0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Dave Cowens3
Zan Tabak0
Dave Cowens1
Zan Tabak0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Dave Cowens3
Zan Tabak0
Dave Cowens1
Zan Tabak0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Dave Cowens 17.6
Zan Tabak 5.0

Dave Cowens 13.6
Zan Tabak 3.6

Dave Cowens 3.8
Zan Tabak 0.7

Dave Cowens 1.1
*
Zan Tabak 0.3

Dave Cowens 0.9
*
Zan Tabak 0.5

Totals Stats

Dave Cowens 13,516
Zan Tabak 1,233

Dave Cowens 10,444
Zan Tabak 883

Dave Cowens 2,910
Zan Tabak 165

Dave Cowens 599
*
Zan Tabak 65

Dave Cowens 488
*
Zan Tabak 126

Dave Cowens 766
Zan Tabak 247

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dave Cowens .460
Zan Tabak .506

3-Point Percentage
Dave Cowens .071
*
Zan Tabak .000

Free Throw Percentage
Dave Cowens .783
Zan Tabak .525

Best Season (no game minimum)

Dave Cowens 20.5
(1973)
Zan Tabak 7.7
(1996)

Dave Cowens 16.2
(1973)
Zan Tabak 4.8
(1996)

Dave Cowens 5.0
(1977)
Zan Tabak 1.1
(1997)

Dave Cowens 1.3
(1975)
*
Zan Tabak 0.5
(1997)

Dave Cowens 1.3
(1974)
*
Zan Tabak 0.8
(1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Dave Cowens 18.9
Zan Tabak 1.0

Dave Cowens 14.4
Zan Tabak 1.0

Dave Cowens 3.7
Zan Tabak 0.1

Dave Cowens 1.2
*
Zan Tabak 0.1

Dave Cowens 0.9
*
Zan Tabak 0.3

Totals Stats

Dave Cowens 1,684
Zan Tabak 19

Dave Cowens 1,285
Zan Tabak 20

Dave Cowens 333
Zan Tabak 1

Dave Cowens 78
*
Zan Tabak 1

Dave Cowens 56
*
Zan Tabak 5

Dave Cowens 89
Zan Tabak 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dave Cowens .451
Zan Tabak .353

3-Point Percentage
Dave Cowens .000
*
Zan Tabak -

Free Throw Percentage
Dave Cowens .744
Zan Tabak .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Dave Cowens 21.9
(1973)
Zan Tabak 1.2
(2000)

Dave Cowens 16.6
(1973)
Zan Tabak 1.6
(2000)

Dave Cowens 4.6
(1976)
Zan Tabak 0.1
(1995)

Dave Cowens 1.6
(1975)
*
Zan Tabak 0.1
(1995)

Dave Cowens 1.4
(1977)
*
Zan Tabak 0.4
(1995)

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.