Zylan Cheatham vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Zylan Cheatham 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

Zylan Cheatham

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zylan Cheatham: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Zylan Cheatham 2 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham 2.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham 1.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zylan Cheatham 12 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Zylan Cheatham 9 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Zylan Cheatham 3 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Zylan Cheatham 1 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Zylan Cheatham 1 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Zylan Cheatham 5 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zylan Cheatham .500 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Zylan Cheatham .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham 3.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham 2.3 (2020) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.8 (2020) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.3 (2020) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.3 (2020) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Zylan Cheatham 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham - 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.