Dave Cowens vs. Wally Szczerbiak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Szczerbiak and Dave Cowens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Wally Szczerbiak:
1999-00 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

Dave Cowens2
Wally Szczerbiak0
Dave Cowens11
Wally Szczerbiak10
Dave Cowens7
Wally Szczerbiak7
Dave Cowens8
Wally Szczerbiak1

Honors and Awards

Dave Cowens1
Wally Szczerbiak0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Dave Cowens3
Wally Szczerbiak0
Dave Cowens1
Wally Szczerbiak0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Dave Cowens3
Wally Szczerbiak0
Dave Cowens1
Wally Szczerbiak0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Dave Cowens 17.6
Wally Szczerbiak 14.1

Dave Cowens 13.6
Wally Szczerbiak 4.0

Dave Cowens 3.8
Wally Szczerbiak 2.4

Dave Cowens 1.1
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.6

Dave Cowens 0.9
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.2

Totals Stats

Dave Cowens 13,516
Wally Szczerbiak 9,195

Dave Cowens 10,444
Wally Szczerbiak 2,602

Dave Cowens 2,910
Wally Szczerbiak 1,532

Dave Cowens 599
*
Wally Szczerbiak 388

Dave Cowens 488
*
Wally Szczerbiak 160

Dave Cowens 766
Wally Szczerbiak 651

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dave Cowens .460
Wally Szczerbiak .485

3-Point Percentage
Dave Cowens .071
*
Wally Szczerbiak .406

Free Throw Percentage
Dave Cowens .783
Wally Szczerbiak .860

Best Season (no game minimum)

Dave Cowens 20.5
(1973)
Wally Szczerbiak 19.0
(2006)

Dave Cowens 16.2
(1973)
Wally Szczerbiak 5.5
(2001)

Dave Cowens 5.0
(1977)
Wally Szczerbiak 3.2
(2001)

Dave Cowens 1.3
(1975)
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.8
(2003)

Dave Cowens 1.3
(1974)
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.4
(2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Dave Cowens 18.9
Wally Szczerbiak 10.2

Dave Cowens 14.4
Wally Szczerbiak 3.1

Dave Cowens 3.7
Wally Szczerbiak 1.4

Dave Cowens 1.2
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.5

Dave Cowens 0.9
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.2

Totals Stats

Dave Cowens 1,684
Wally Szczerbiak 552

Dave Cowens 1,285
Wally Szczerbiak 167

Dave Cowens 333
Wally Szczerbiak 77

Dave Cowens 78
*
Wally Szczerbiak 26

Dave Cowens 56
*
Wally Szczerbiak 9

Dave Cowens 89
Wally Szczerbiak 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dave Cowens .451
Wally Szczerbiak .427

3-Point Percentage
Dave Cowens .000
*
Wally Szczerbiak .285

Free Throw Percentage
Dave Cowens .744
Wally Szczerbiak .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Dave Cowens 21.9
(1973)
Wally Szczerbiak 20.0
(2002)

Dave Cowens 16.6
(1973)
Wally Szczerbiak 7.0
(2002)

Dave Cowens 4.6
(1976)
Wally Szczerbiak 2.5
(2001)

Dave Cowens 1.6
(1975)
*
Wally Szczerbiak 1.3
(2001)

Dave Cowens 1.4
(1977)
*
Wally Szczerbiak 0.8
(2001)

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.