Dave Cowens vs. Jim Les Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Les 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.

Jim Les

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jim Les 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jim Les 7

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jim Les 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jim Les 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jim Les 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Les 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jim Les 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Les 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jim Les 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jim Les 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jim Les 1.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jim Les 2.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jim Les 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Les 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jim Les 1,210

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jim Les 396

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jim Les 930

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jim Les 169

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jim Les 20

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jim Les 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jim Les .397

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jim Les .396

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jim Les .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jim Les 7.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jim Les 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jim Les 5.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jim Les 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jim Les 0.1 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jim Les 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jim Les 0.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jim Les 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jim Les 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Les 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jim Les 0

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jim Les 0

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jim Les 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jim Les 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jim Les 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jim Les 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jim Les -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jim Les -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jim Les -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jim Les 0.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

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.