Dave Cowens vs. Art Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Long 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.

Art Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Art Long: 2000-01 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Art Long 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Art Long 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Art Long 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Art Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Art Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Art Long 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Art Long 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Art Long 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Art Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Art Long 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Art Long 3.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Art Long 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Art Long 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Art Long 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Art Long 345

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Art Long 319

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Art Long 48

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Art Long 27

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Art Long 42

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Art Long 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Art Long .458

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Art Long .667

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Art Long .485

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Art Long 4.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Art Long 4.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Art Long 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Art Long 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Art Long 0.4 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Art Long -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Art Long -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Art Long -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Art Long -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Art Long -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Art Long -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Art Long -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Art Long -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Art Long -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Art Long -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Art Long 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Art Long -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Art Long -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Art Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Art Long -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Art Long -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Art Long -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Art Long -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Art Long -

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.