Dave Cowens vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Gary Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dave Cowens 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Gary Payton 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.