Lawrence Boston vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Lawrence Boston 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

Lawrence Boston

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lawrence Boston: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Lawrence Boston 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston 56 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston 39 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Lawrence Boston 2 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Lawrence Boston 4 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston 2 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Lawrence Boston 13 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston .462 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston .615 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 (1980) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 (1980) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 (1980) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Lawrence Boston 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - 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.