Dave Cowens vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art 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.

Art Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Art Williams 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Art Williams 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Art Williams 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 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Art Williams 0.0 (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.