Dave Cowens vs. Leo Gottlieb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leo Gottlieb 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.

Leo Gottlieb

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Leo Gottlieb: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Leo Gottlieb 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Leo Gottlieb 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Leo Gottlieb 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Leo Gottlieb 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Leo Gottlieb 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Leo Gottlieb 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Leo Gottlieb 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Leo Gottlieb 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Leo Gottlieb 465

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Leo Gottlieb 36

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Leo Gottlieb 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Leo Gottlieb .266

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Leo Gottlieb .645

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Leo Gottlieb 5.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Leo Gottlieb 0.4 (1948)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Leo Gottlieb 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Leo Gottlieb 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Leo Gottlieb 24

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Leo Gottlieb 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Leo Gottlieb 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Leo Gottlieb .256

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Leo Gottlieb .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Leo Gottlieb 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Leo Gottlieb 0.3 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.