Dave Cowens vs. Royal Ivey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Royal Ivey 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.

Royal Ivey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Royal Ivey: 2004-05 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Royal Ivey 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Royal Ivey 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Royal Ivey 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Royal Ivey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Royal Ivey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Royal Ivey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Royal Ivey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Royal Ivey 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Royal Ivey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Royal Ivey 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Royal Ivey 1.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Royal Ivey 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Royal Ivey 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Royal Ivey 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Royal Ivey 1,641

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Royal Ivey 557

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Royal Ivey 501

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Royal Ivey 230

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Royal Ivey 38

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Royal Ivey 492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Royal Ivey .406

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Royal Ivey .361

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Royal Ivey .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Royal Ivey 5.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Royal Ivey 1.6 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Royal Ivey 2.1 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Royal Ivey 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Royal Ivey 0.1 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Royal Ivey 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Royal Ivey 0.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Royal Ivey 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Royal Ivey 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Royal Ivey 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Royal Ivey 32

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Royal Ivey 8

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Royal Ivey 4

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Royal Ivey 5

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Royal Ivey 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Royal Ivey 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Royal Ivey .367

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Royal Ivey .375

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Royal Ivey .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Royal Ivey 3.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Royal Ivey 0.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Royal Ivey 0.7 (2010)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Royal Ivey 0.5 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Royal Ivey 0.3 (2010)

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.