Dave Cowens vs. Samaki Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Samaki 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.

Samaki Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Samaki Walker 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Samaki Walker 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Samaki Walker 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Samaki Walker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Samaki Walker 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Samaki Walker 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Samaki Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Samaki Walker 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Samaki Walker 4.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Samaki Walker 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Samaki Walker 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Samaki Walker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Samaki Walker 2,376

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Samaki Walker 2,089

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Samaki Walker 252

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Samaki Walker 134

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Samaki Walker 316

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Samaki Walker 445

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Samaki Walker .462

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Samaki Walker .111

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Samaki Walker .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Samaki Walker 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Samaki Walker 3.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Samaki Walker 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Samaki Walker 0.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Samaki Walker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Samaki Walker 116

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Samaki Walker 151

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Samaki Walker 11

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Samaki Walker 5

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Samaki Walker 21

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Samaki Walker 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Samaki Walker .429

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Samaki Walker 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Samaki Walker .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000)

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.