Dave Cowens vs. Paul Seymour Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Seymour 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Paul Seymour: 1947-48 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Paul Seymour 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Paul Seymour 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Paul Seymour 9

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Paul Seymour 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Paul Seymour 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Paul Seymour 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Paul Seymour 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 Paul Seymour 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Paul Seymour 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Paul Seymour 3.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Paul Seymour 5,836

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Paul Seymour 1,694 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Paul Seymour 2,341

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Paul Seymour 622

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Paul Seymour .350

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Paul Seymour .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Paul Seymour 14.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Paul Seymour 4.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Paul Seymour 6.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Paul Seymour - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Paul Seymour 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Paul Seymour 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Paul Seymour 3.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Paul Seymour 650

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Paul Seymour 164 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Paul Seymour 257

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Paul Seymour 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Paul Seymour .329

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Paul Seymour .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Paul Seymour 18.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Paul Seymour 5.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Paul Seymour 6.8 (1955)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Paul Seymour - 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.