Dave Cowens vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Herm Gilliam 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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.