Dave Cowens vs. Willie Wise Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Wise 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.

Willie Wise

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Willie Wise: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Willie Wise 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Willie Wise 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Willie Wise 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Willie Wise 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Willie Wise 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Willie Wise 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Willie Wise 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Willie Wise 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Willie Wise 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Willie Wise 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Willie Wise 3.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Willie Wise 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Willie Wise 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Willie Wise 617

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Willie Wise 256

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Willie Wise 142

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Willie Wise 60

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Willie Wise 18

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Willie Wise 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Willie Wise .459

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Willie Wise - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Willie Wise .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Willie Wise 8.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Willie Wise 3.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Willie Wise 1.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Willie Wise 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Willie Wise 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Willie Wise 4.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Willie Wise 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Willie Wise 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Willie Wise 45

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Willie Wise 28

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Willie Wise 3

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Willie Wise 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Willie Wise 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Willie Wise 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Willie Wise .341

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Willie Wise - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Willie Wise .680

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Willie Wise 7.5 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Willie Wise 4.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Willie Wise 0.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Willie Wise 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

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.