Dave Cowens vs. Clyde Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Lee 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.

Clyde Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Clyde Lee: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Clyde Lee 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Clyde Lee 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Clyde Lee 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Clyde Lee 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Clyde Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Clyde Lee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Clyde Lee 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Clyde Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Clyde Lee 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Clyde Lee 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Clyde Lee 10.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Clyde Lee 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Clyde Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Clyde Lee 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Clyde Lee 5,733

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Clyde Lee 7,626

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Clyde Lee 788

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Clyde Lee 80 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Clyde Lee 64 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Clyde Lee 742

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Clyde Lee .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Clyde Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Clyde Lee .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Clyde Lee 11.9 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Clyde Lee 14.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Clyde Lee 1.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Clyde Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Clyde Lee 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Clyde Lee 10.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Clyde Lee 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Clyde Lee 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Clyde Lee 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Clyde Lee 360

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Clyde Lee 519

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Clyde Lee 61

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Clyde Lee 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Clyde Lee 1 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Clyde Lee 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Clyde Lee .397

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Clyde Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Clyde Lee .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Clyde Lee 11.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Clyde Lee 15.7 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Clyde Lee 2.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Clyde Lee 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Clyde Lee 0.3 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.