Ken Boyd vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Ken Boyd 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

Ken Boyd

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Boyd: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Ken Boyd 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Boyd 3.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Ken Boyd 0.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Ken Boyd 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Ken Boyd 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Boyd 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Boyd 19 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Ken Boyd 5 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Ken Boyd 2 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Ken Boyd 3 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Ken Boyd 6 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Boyd .538 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Ken Boyd - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Ken Boyd .455 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Boyd 3.2 (1975) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Boyd 0.8 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ken Boyd 0.3 (1975) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ken Boyd 0.5 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Boyd 0.0 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Ken Boyd 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Ken Boyd - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Boyd - Dave Cowens 1.4 (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.