Dave Cowens vs. Alvin Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alvin Williams 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.

Alvin Williams

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Alvin Williams 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Alvin Williams 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Alvin Williams 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Alvin Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Alvin Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Alvin Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Alvin Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Alvin Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Alvin Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Alvin Williams 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Alvin Williams 2.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Alvin Williams 4.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Alvin Williams 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alvin Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Alvin Williams 4,161

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Alvin Williams 1,140

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Alvin Williams 1,877

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Alvin Williams 549

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Alvin Williams 109

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Alvin Williams 460

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Alvin Williams .421

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Alvin Williams .313

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Alvin Williams .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Alvin Williams 13.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Alvin Williams 3.4 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Alvin Williams 5.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Alvin Williams 1.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Alvin Williams 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Alvin Williams 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Alvin Williams 3.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Alvin Williams 4.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Alvin Williams 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alvin Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Alvin Williams 225

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Alvin Williams 59

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Alvin Williams 78

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Alvin Williams 21

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Alvin Williams 10

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Alvin Williams 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Alvin Williams .396

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Alvin Williams .310

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Alvin Williams .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Alvin Williams 13.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Alvin Williams 4.8 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Alvin Williams 5.6 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Alvin Williams 1.3 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Alvin Williams 0.7 (2001)

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.