Kelvin Cato vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Kelvin Cato 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

Kelvin Cato

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Kelvin Cato 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

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.