Dave Cowens vs. Dave Meyers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Meyers 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.

Dave Meyers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dave Meyers: 1975-76 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Dave Meyers 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Dave Meyers 4

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Dave Meyers 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Dave Meyers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Dave Meyers 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Dave Meyers 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Dave Meyers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Dave Meyers 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Dave Meyers 6.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Dave Meyers 2.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Dave Meyers 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dave Meyers 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Dave Meyers 3,149

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Dave Meyers 1,771

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Dave Meyers 652

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Dave Meyers 272

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Dave Meyers 143

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Dave Meyers 281

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Dave Meyers .461

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Dave Meyers .200 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Dave Meyers .676

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Dave Meyers 14.7 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Dave Meyers 6.8 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Dave Meyers 3.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Dave Meyers 1.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Dave Meyers 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Dave Meyers 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Dave Meyers 6.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Dave Meyers 2.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Dave Meyers 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dave Meyers 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Dave Meyers 206

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Dave Meyers 123

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Dave Meyers 51

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Dave Meyers 17

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Dave Meyers 17

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Dave Meyers 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Dave Meyers .436

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Dave Meyers .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Dave Meyers .629

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Dave Meyers 12.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Dave Meyers 8.2 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Dave Meyers 3.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Dave Meyers 1.3 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Dave Meyers 1.2 (1978)

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.