Dave Cowens vs. Billy Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Knight 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.

Billy Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Billy Knight: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Billy Knight 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Billy Knight 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Billy Knight 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Billy Knight 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Billy Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Billy Knight 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Billy Knight 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Billy Knight 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Billy Knight 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Billy Knight 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Billy Knight 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Billy Knight 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Billy Knight 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Billy Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Billy Knight 10,561

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Billy Knight 3,037

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Billy Knight 1,435

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Billy Knight 627

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Billy Knight 91

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Billy Knight 671

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Billy Knight .506

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Billy Knight .274 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Billy Knight .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Billy Knight 26.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Billy Knight 7.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Billy Knight 3.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Billy Knight 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Billy Knight 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Billy Knight 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Billy Knight 2.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Billy Knight 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Billy Knight 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Billy Knight 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Billy Knight 71

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Billy Knight 21

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Billy Knight 10

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Billy Knight 3

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Billy Knight 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Billy Knight 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Billy Knight .464

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Billy Knight .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Billy Knight .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Billy Knight 18.5 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Billy Knight 6.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Billy Knight 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Billy Knight 0.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Billy Knight 0.0 (1985)

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.