Dave Cowens vs. Earl Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Williams 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.

Earl Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Earl Williams: 1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Earl Williams 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Earl Williams 4

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Earl Williams 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Earl Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Earl Williams 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Earl Williams 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Earl Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Earl Williams 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Earl Williams 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Earl Williams 0.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Earl Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Earl Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Earl Williams 664

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Earl Williams 814

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Earl Williams 126

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Earl Williams 62

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Earl Williams 62

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Earl Williams 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Earl Williams .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Earl Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Earl Williams .475

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Earl Williams 6.1 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Earl Williams 5.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Earl Williams 1.2 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Earl Williams 0.6 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Earl Williams 1.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Earl Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Earl Williams -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Earl Williams -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Earl Williams -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Earl Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Earl Williams -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Earl Williams -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Earl Williams -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Earl Williams -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Earl Williams -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Earl Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Earl Williams -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Earl Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Earl Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Earl Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Earl Williams -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Earl Williams -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Earl Williams -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Earl Williams -

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.