Dave Cowens vs. Chet Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chet Walker 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.

Chet Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Chet Walker: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Chet Walker 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Chet Walker 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Chet Walker 13

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Chet Walker 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Chet Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Chet Walker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Chet Walker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Chet Walker 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Chet Walker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Chet Walker 7.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Chet Walker 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Chet Walker 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Chet Walker 18,831

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Chet Walker 7,314

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Chet Walker 2,126

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Chet Walker 117 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Chet Walker 10 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Chet Walker 1,032

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Chet Walker .470

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Chet Walker .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Chet Walker 22.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Chet Walker 10.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Chet Walker 2.5 (1966)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Chet Walker 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Chet Walker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Chet Walker 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Chet Walker 7.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Chet Walker 2.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Chet Walker 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Chet Walker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Chet Walker 1,916

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Chet Walker 737

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Chet Walker 212

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Chet Walker 23 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Chet Walker 2 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Chet Walker 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Chet Walker .449

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Chet Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Chet Walker .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Chet Walker 21.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Chet Walker 10.4 (1964)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Chet Walker 3.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Chet Walker 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Chet Walker 0.1 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.