Dave Cowens vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dave Cowens played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who played 13. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas had his rookie season in 1997-98. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
81 |
38.0 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.8 |
16.1 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.732 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
82 |
29.0 |
13.9 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
10.7 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.250 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.762 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
4 |
36.8 |
17.3 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
12.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
6.3 |
.520 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
79 |
40.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
15.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.3 |
17.2 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.720 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
5 |
34.2 |
15.2 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
11.4 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
6.0 |
.600 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
40.1 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.596 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Zydrunas Ilgauskas didn't play in 1999-00.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
82 |
41.8 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
16.2 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.779 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
24 |
25.7 |
11.7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
9.8 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.679 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
13 |
46.0 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
16.6 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.659 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
80 |
41.9 |
19.0 |
3.3 |
12.4 |
15.7 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
3.7 |
8.1 |
18.4 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.832 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
62 |
21.4 |
11.1 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
.425 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
18 |
42.9 |
20.5 |
3.3 |
10.0 |
13.3 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
- |
4.7 |
8.9 |
20.6 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.797 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
65 |
40.5 |
20.4 |
3.5 |
11.2 |
14.7 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
3.7 |
8.8 |
18.4 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.783 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
81 |
30.0 |
17.2 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
.781 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
43.5 |
20.5 |
4.5 |
12.0 |
16.5 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
- |
4.5 |
9.2 |
21.5 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.885 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
78 |
39.8 |
19.0 |
4.3 |
11.7 |
16.0 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
- |
4.0 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.756 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
81 |
31.3 |
15.3 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.483 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.746 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
18 |
44.3 |
21.0 |
4.8 |
11.6 |
16.4 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
- |
4.7 |
8.7 |
18.9 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.759 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
50 |
37.8 |
16.4 |
2.9 |
11.0 |
13.9 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
- |
3.6 |
6.6 |
15.1 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.818 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
78 |
33.5 |
16.9 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
12.6 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.799 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
9 |
42.1 |
16.6 |
3.2 |
11.7 |
14.9 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
- |
4.1 |
7.3 |
16.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.773 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
77 |
41.8 |
18.6 |
3.2 |
10.8 |
14.0 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
15.8 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.842 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
78 |
29.3 |
15.6 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
11.4 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
13 |
27.2 |
10.4 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
68 |
37.0 |
16.6 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
9.6 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
14.9 |
.483 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.807 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
78 |
27.3 |
11.9 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
7.7 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
10.2 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.807 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
20 |
32.5 |
12.6 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
9.9 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.838 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
66 |
32.7 |
14.2 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
8.1 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.1 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.779 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
73 |
30.4 |
14.1 |
3.6 |
5.7 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
12.0 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
9 |
33.4 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
11.4 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.909 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
13 |
30.2 |
13.1 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
10.8 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.818 |
Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
40 |
25.4 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.825 |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
65 |
27.2 |
12.9 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
11.1 |
.472 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.385 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.799 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
14 |
29.1 |
10.5 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
9.9 |
.449 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.154 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
64 |
20.9 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
.443 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.478 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
7 |
9.9 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
72 |
15.9 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
9 |
11.6 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.667 |