Dave Cowens vs. Fat Lever Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fat Lever 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.

Fat Lever

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Fat Lever: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Fat Lever 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Fat Lever 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Fat Lever 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Fat Lever 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Fat Lever 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Fat Lever 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Fat Lever 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Fat Lever 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Fat Lever 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Fat Lever 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Fat Lever 6.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Fat Lever 6.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Fat Lever 2.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Fat Lever 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Fat Lever 10,433

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Fat Lever 4,523

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Fat Lever 4,696

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Fat Lever 1,666

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Fat Lever 209

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Fat Lever 752

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Fat Lever .447

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Fat Lever .310

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Fat Lever .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Fat Lever 19.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Fat Lever 9.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Fat Lever 8.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Fat Lever 2.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Fat Lever 0.8 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Fat Lever 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Fat Lever 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Fat Lever 6.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Fat Lever 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Fat Lever 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Fat Lever 596

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Fat Lever 276

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Fat Lever 297

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Fat Lever 89

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Fat Lever 9

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Fat Lever 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Fat Lever .414

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Fat Lever .409

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Fat Lever .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Fat Lever 17.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Fat Lever 10.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Fat Lever 9.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Fat Lever 2.7 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Fat Lever 0.6 (1988)

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.