Dave Cowens vs. Tamar Slay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tamar Slay 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.

Tamar Slay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tamar Slay: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Tamar Slay 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Tamar Slay 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Tamar Slay 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Tamar Slay 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Tamar Slay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tamar Slay 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Tamar Slay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tamar Slay 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Tamar Slay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Tamar Slay 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Tamar Slay 1.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Tamar Slay 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Tamar Slay 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tamar Slay 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Tamar Slay 173

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Tamar Slay 70

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Tamar Slay 31

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Tamar Slay 26

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Tamar Slay 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Tamar Slay 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Tamar Slay .361

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Tamar Slay .265

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Tamar Slay .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Tamar Slay 3.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Tamar Slay 1.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Tamar Slay 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Tamar Slay 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Tamar Slay 0.1 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Tamar Slay 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Tamar Slay 0.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Tamar Slay 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Tamar Slay 0.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tamar Slay 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Tamar Slay 7

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Tamar Slay 2

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Tamar Slay 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Tamar Slay 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Tamar Slay 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Tamar Slay 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Tamar Slay .222

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Tamar Slay .500

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Tamar Slay 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Tamar Slay 0.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Tamar Slay 0.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Tamar Slay 0.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Tamar Slay 0.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Tamar Slay 0.0 (2004)

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.