Dave Cowens vs. Dick Snyder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Snyder 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.

Dick Snyder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dick Snyder: 1966-67 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Dick Snyder 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Dick Snyder 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Dick Snyder 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Dick Snyder 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Dick Snyder 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Dick Snyder 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Dick Snyder 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 Dick Snyder 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Dick Snyder 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Dick Snyder 2.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Dick Snyder 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dick Snyder 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Dick Snyder 11,755

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Dick Snyder 2,732

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Dick Snyder 2,767

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Dick Snyder 300 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Dick Snyder 157 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Dick Snyder 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Dick Snyder .488

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Dick Snyder - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Dick Snyder .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Dick Snyder 19.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Dick Snyder 4.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Dick Snyder 4.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Dick Snyder 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Dick Snyder 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Dick Snyder 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Dick Snyder 1.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Dick Snyder 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Dick Snyder 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dick Snyder 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Dick Snyder 224

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Dick Snyder 50

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Dick Snyder 49

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Dick Snyder 16 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Dick Snyder 11 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Dick Snyder 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Dick Snyder .416

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Dick Snyder - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Dick Snyder .732

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Dick Snyder 12.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Dick Snyder 2.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Dick Snyder 2.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Dick Snyder 0.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Dick Snyder 0.7 (1977) *

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.