Dave Cowens vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Dave Cowens 0 Joe Fulks 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.