Dave Cowens vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mel Davis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mel Davis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mel Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mel Davis 22

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mel Davis 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mel Davis 0.0 (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.