Dave Cowens vs. Ron Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron 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.

Ron Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Ron Lee: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Ron Lee 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Ron Lee 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Ron Lee 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Ron Lee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Ron Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Ron Lee 0

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

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

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Ron Lee 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Ron Lee 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Ron Lee 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Ron Lee 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Ron Lee 3.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Ron Lee 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Ron Lee 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Ron Lee 3,285

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Ron Lee 1,219

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Ron Lee 1,688

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Ron Lee 869

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Ron Lee 122

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Ron Lee 448

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Ron Lee .416

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Ron Lee .321 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Ron Lee .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Ron Lee 12.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Ron Lee 3.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Ron Lee 4.4 (1981)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Ron Lee 2.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Ron Lee 0.4 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Ron Lee 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Ron Lee 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Ron Lee 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Ron Lee 2.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Ron Lee 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Ron Lee 12

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Ron Lee 6

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Ron Lee 3

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Ron Lee 4

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Ron Lee 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Ron Lee 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Ron Lee .313

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Ron Lee 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Ron Lee 6.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Ron Lee 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Ron Lee 1.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Ron Lee 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Ron Lee 0.0 (1978)

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.