Dave Cowens vs. Russ Smith Comparison

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

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Russ Smith 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Russ Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.