Tate Armstrong vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Tate Armstrong 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

Tate Armstrong

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tate Armstrong: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Tate Armstrong 2 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 3.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong 350 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong 88 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Tate Armstrong 105 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Tate Armstrong 33 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 92 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong .454 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong .800 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 4.3 (1978) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 (1978) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.2 (1979) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - 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.