Dave Cowens vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton 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.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Elfrid Payton 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Elfrid Payton 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

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.