Dave Cowens vs. Bingo Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bingo Smith 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.

Bingo Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bingo Smith: 1969-70 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Bingo Smith 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Bingo Smith 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Bingo Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Bingo Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bingo Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Bingo Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bingo Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Bingo Smith 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Bingo Smith 4.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Bingo Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bingo Smith 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Bingo Smith 10,882

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Bingo Smith 3,630

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Bingo Smith 1,734

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Bingo Smith 431 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Bingo Smith 167 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Bingo Smith 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Bingo Smith .449

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Bingo Smith .284 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Bingo Smith .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Bingo Smith 15.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Bingo Smith 6.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Bingo Smith 3.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Bingo Smith 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Bingo Smith 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Bingo Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Bingo Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Bingo Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bingo Smith 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Bingo Smith 201

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Bingo Smith 54

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Bingo Smith 35

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Bingo Smith 14 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Bingo Smith 4 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Bingo Smith 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Bingo Smith .407

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Bingo Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Bingo Smith .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Bingo Smith 12.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Bingo Smith 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Bingo Smith 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Bingo Smith 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Bingo Smith 0.3 (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.