Dave Cowens vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 David Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 David Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * David Lee 625

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * David Lee 329

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 David Lee 189

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 David Lee 43

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * David Lee 14

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * David Lee 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * David Lee 0.3 (2017)

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.