Keith Closs vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Keith Closs 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

Keith Closs

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

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.