Dave Cowens vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Dave Cowens 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Slick Watts 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Slick Watts 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Slick Watts 111

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Slick Watts 7

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.