Dave Cowens vs. Charles Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles 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.

Charles Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Charles Smith: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Charles Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Charles Smith 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Charles Smith 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Charles Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Charles Smith 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Charles Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Charles Smith 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Charles Smith 1.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Charles Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Charles Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Charles Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Charles Smith 729

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Charles Smith 200

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Charles Smith 124

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Charles Smith 87

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Charles Smith 70

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Charles Smith 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Charles Smith .409

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Charles Smith .288

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Charles Smith .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Charles Smith 7.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Charles Smith 2.2 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Charles Smith 1.3 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Charles Smith 0.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Charles Smith 0.7 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Charles Smith 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Charles Smith 0.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Charles Smith 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Charles Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Charles Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Charles Smith 5

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Charles Smith 3

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Charles Smith 2

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Charles Smith 2

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Charles Smith 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Charles Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Charles Smith .667

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Charles Smith .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Charles Smith 1.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Charles Smith 0.8 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Charles Smith 0.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Charles Smith 0.5 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Charles Smith 0.3 (2002)

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.