Dave Cowens vs. Greg Smith Comparison

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

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Greg Smith 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Greg Smith - *

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.