Dave Cowens vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Dion Waiters 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Dion Waiters 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)

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.