Dave Cowens vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May 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.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Don May 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Don May 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Don May 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Don May 389

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Don May 31

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Don May 9

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Don May - *

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.