Lester Conner vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Lester Conner 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

Lester Conner

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lester Conner: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Lester Conner 12 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Lester Conner 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Lester Conner 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 6.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 2.7 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 3.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 4,337 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 1,861 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Lester Conner 2,669 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Lester Conner 1,085 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 64 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Lester Conner 687 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .453 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner .202 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .753 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 11.1 (1984) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 4.3 (1989) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 7.4 (1989) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 2.2 (1989) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1985) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 2.4 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 31 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 13 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Lester Conner 13 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Lester Conner 5 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 1 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Lester Conner 13 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .667 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner 1.000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .857 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 4.2 (1993) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.4 (1993) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 2.0 (1993) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1993) Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

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.