Dave Cowens vs. Travis Mays Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Travis Mays 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.

Travis Mays

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Travis Mays: 1990-91 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Travis Mays 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Travis Mays 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Travis Mays 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Travis Mays 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Travis Mays 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Travis Mays 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Travis Mays 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Travis Mays 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Travis Mays 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Travis Mays 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Travis Mays 2.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Travis Mays 2.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Travis Mays 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Travis Mays 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Travis Mays 1,273

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Travis Mays 233

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Travis Mays 326

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Travis Mays 102

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Travis Mays 14

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Travis Mays 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Travis Mays .410

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Travis Mays .362

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Travis Mays .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Travis Mays 14.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Travis Mays 2.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Travis Mays 4.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Travis Mays 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Travis Mays 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Travis Mays 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Travis Mays 1.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Travis Mays 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Travis Mays 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Travis Mays 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Travis Mays 4

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Travis Mays 1

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Travis Mays 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Travis Mays 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Travis Mays 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Travis Mays 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Travis Mays .500

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Travis Mays .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Travis Mays -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Travis Mays 4.0 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Travis Mays 1.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Travis Mays 0.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Travis Mays 0.0 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Travis Mays 0.0 (1993)

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.