Dave Cowens vs. Wali Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wali Jones 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.

Wali Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Wali Jones: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Wali Jones 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Wali Jones 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Wali Jones 9

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Wali Jones 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Wali Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Wali Jones 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Wali Jones 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Wali Jones 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Wali Jones 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Wali Jones 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Wali Jones 2.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Wali Jones 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Wali Jones 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Wali Jones 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Wali Jones 6,140

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Wali Jones 1,394

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Wali Jones 1,947

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Wali Jones 6 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Wali Jones 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Wali Jones 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Wali Jones .409

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Wali Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Wali Jones .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Wali Jones 13.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Wali Jones 3.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Wali Jones 3.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Wali Jones 0.4 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Wali Jones 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Wali Jones 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Wali Jones 2.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Wali Jones 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Wali Jones 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Wali Jones 833

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Wali Jones 166

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Wali Jones 202

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Wali Jones 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Wali Jones 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Wali Jones 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Wali Jones .406

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Wali Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Wali Jones .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Wali Jones 17.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Wali Jones 3.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Wali Jones 4.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

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.