Dave Cowens vs. Jimmy Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Walker 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.

Jimmy Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jimmy Walker: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jimmy Walker 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jimmy Walker 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jimmy Walker 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jimmy Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jimmy Walker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jimmy Walker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jimmy Walker 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jimmy Walker 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jimmy Walker 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jimmy Walker 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jimmy Walker 3.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jimmy Walker 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jimmy Walker 11,655

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jimmy Walker 1,860

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jimmy Walker 2,429

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jimmy Walker 253 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jimmy Walker 36 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jimmy Walker 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jimmy Walker .461

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jimmy Walker .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jimmy Walker 21.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jimmy Walker 3.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jimmy Walker 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jimmy Walker 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jimmy Walker 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jimmy Walker 1.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jimmy Walker 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jimmy Walker 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jimmy Walker 168

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jimmy Walker 19

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jimmy Walker 26

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jimmy Walker 5 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jimmy Walker 1 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jimmy Walker 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jimmy Walker .464

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jimmy Walker .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jimmy Walker 15.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jimmy Walker 1.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jimmy Walker 2.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jimmy Walker 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1975) *

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.