Dave Cowens vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Donald Royal 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Donald Royal 99

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Donald Royal 3

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.