Dave Cowens vs. Tyronn Lue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyronn Lue 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.

Tyronn Lue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tyronn Lue: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Tyronn Lue 2

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Tyronn Lue 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Tyronn Lue 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Tyronn Lue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Tyronn Lue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tyronn Lue 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Tyronn Lue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Tyronn Lue 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Tyronn Lue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Tyronn Lue 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Tyronn Lue 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Tyronn Lue 3.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Tyronn Lue 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tyronn Lue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Tyronn Lue 4,710

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Tyronn Lue 943

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Tyronn Lue 1,727

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Tyronn Lue 286

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Tyronn Lue 10

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Tyronn Lue 554

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Tyronn Lue .437

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Tyronn Lue .391

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Tyronn Lue .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Tyronn Lue 11.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Tyronn Lue 2.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Tyronn Lue 4.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Tyronn Lue 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Tyronn Lue 0.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Tyronn Lue 0.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Tyronn Lue 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Tyronn Lue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Tyronn Lue 48

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Tyronn Lue 13

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Tyronn Lue 17

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Tyronn Lue 14

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Tyronn Lue 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Tyronn Lue 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Tyronn Lue .388

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Tyronn Lue .375

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Tyronn Lue .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Tyronn Lue 5.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Tyronn Lue 0.7 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Tyronn Lue 2.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2001)

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.