Dave Cowens vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.