Dave Cowens vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

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

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jayson Williams 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)

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.