Dave Cowens vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006)

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.