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Dave Cowens
Number
#18
Position
C
Age
77
Height
6-9
Weight
230LBS
Draft
1970 R1
Pick 4
Nationality
USA
Born
Oct 25, 1948
College / Team
Florida State
C
Boston Celtics
1972-73
PTS20.5
REB16.0
AST3.8
1972 Schedule
All Games
vs
NYK
L
24PTS
14REB
5AST
@
NYK
W
26PTS
14REB
4AST
vs
NYK
W
32PTS
16REB
3AST
@
NYK
L
33PTS
14REB
2AST
vs
NYK
L
27PTS
13REB
2AST
@
NYK
L
11PTS
13REB
3AST
vs
NYK
W
18PTS
15REB
2AST
@
ATL
ATL
W
27PTS
16REB
5AST
vs
ATL
ATL
W
14PTS
20REB
4AST
@
ATL
ATL
L
16PTS
21REB
4AST
vs
ATL
ATL
L
21PTS
18REB
3AST
@
ATL
ATL
W
20PTS
25REB
5AST
vs
ATL
ATL
W
16PTS
17REB
6AST
vs
WAS
WAS
W
22PTS
22REB
4AST
@
ATL
ATL
DNP
@
HOU
HOU
DNP
@
NYK
W
29PTS
11REB
5AST
vs
ATL
ATL
W
15PTS
8REB
5AST
vs
CHI
CHI
W
12PTS
14REB
4AST
vs
HOU
HOU
W
20PTS
32REB
9AST
Career Trajectory
Dave
Cowens
Career Trajectory
DIGESTSPORTS.COM
Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |
|
81 | 34.3 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 43.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.4 | 4.6 | 73.2% | 48.3% |
| 1971 |
|
79 | 34.9 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 51.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.4% | 53.6% |
| 1972 |
|
82 | 39.3 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 19.3 | 46.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 3.2 | 77.5% | 49.5% |
| 1973 |
|
80 | 41.2 | 19.0 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 18.4 | 43.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | 3.4 | 83.2% | 47.6% |
| 1974 |
|
65 | 40.5 | 20.4 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 18.4 | 47.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | 3.8 | 78.3% | 50.9% |
| 1975 |
|
78 | 39.8 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 16.7 | 46.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 4.4 | 75.6% | 50.8% |
| 1976 |
|
50 | 37.8 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 15.1 | 43.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | 4.0 | 81.8% | 48.5% |
| 1977 |
|
77 | 41.8 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 15.8 | 49.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 84.2% | 53.5% |
| 1978 |
|
68 | 37.0 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 14.8 | 48.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 2.8 | 80.7% | 51.7% |
| 1979 |
|
66 | 32.7 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 14.1 | 45.3% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 9.1% | 1.4 | 1.8 | 77.9% | 47.7% |
| 1982 |
MIL
|
40 | 25.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 44.4% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.3 | 1.6 | 82.5% | 48.5% |
| Career | 766 | 37.3 | 17.6 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 16.1 | 46.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7% | 2.6 | 3.4 | 78.2% | 50.2% | |
| 1971 |
|
11 | 40.1 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 45.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 4.3 | 59.6% | 48.1% |
| 1972 |
|
13 | 45.9 | 21.9 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 21.0 | 47.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 3.2 | 65.9% | 49.0% |
| 1973 |
|
18 | 42.9 | 20.5 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 20.6 | 43.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.6 | 3.3 | 79.7% | 46.6% |
| 1974 |
|
11 | 43.5 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.4 | 88.5% | 45.5% |
| 1975 |
|
18 | 44.3 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 18.9 | 45.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 4.8 | 75.9% | 49.8% |
| 1976 |
|
9 | 42.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 44.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.3% | 47.2% |
| 1979 |
|
9 | 33.4 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 11.4 | 47.6% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 1.1 | 1.2 | 90.9% | 50.1% |
| Career | 89 | 42.3 | 18.9 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 18.3 | 45.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.4 | 3.3 | 74.4% | 48.0% |
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Shooting
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Scoring Counts
Assisted vs Unassisted
Shot Diet & Point Mix
Playmaking
Touches & Passing Volume
Shot Quality
Defensive Playmaking
Contests
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Defense by Distance
Rebounding
Hustle Plays
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#217
OF 4,962
Points
13,515
#37
OF 4,962
Rebounds
10,396
#259
OF 4,962
Assists
2,842
#940
OF 4,962
Steals
315
#663
OF 4,962
Blocks
233
#2634
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
1
#511
OF 4,962
Games
766
#179
OF 4,962
Minutes
1,714,800
#153
OF 4,962
Field Goals
5,744
#386
OF 4,962
Free Throws
2,026
#1303
OF 4,962
Turnovers
323
#108
OF 4,962
Fouls
2,807
Per Game Averages
#172
OF 4,962
PPG
17.6
#6
OF 4,962
RPG
13.6
#330
OF 4,962
APG
3.7
#1854
OF 4,962
SPG
0.4
#1198
OF 4,962
BPG
0.3
#10
OF 4,962
MPG
37.3
#2439
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.4
Efficiency & Percentages
#1470
OF 4,962
FG%
46.6%
#2206
OF 4,962
3PT%
7.7%
#1005
OF 4,962
FT%
78.2%
#2412
OF 4,962
True Shooting
50.2%
Career Totals
#11
OF 510
Points
13,191
#3
OF 510
Rebounds
10,122
#9
OF 510
Assists
2,763
#27
OF 510
Steals
285
#21
OF 510
Blocks
218
#223
OF 510
3-Pointers
1
#11
OF 510
Games
726
#6
OF 510
Minutes
1,653,960
#10
OF 510
Field Goals
5,608
#17
OF 510
Free Throws
1,974
#51
OF 510
Turnovers
279
#6
OF 510
Fouls
2,670
Per Game Averages
#15
OF 510
PPG
18.2
#2
OF 510
RPG
13.9
#29
OF 510
APG
3.8
#131
OF 510
SPG
0.4
#77
OF 510
BPG
0.3
#3
OF 510
MPG
38.0
#164
OF 510
TOV/G
0.4
Efficiency & Percentages
#130
OF 510
FG%
46.7%
#132
OF 510
3PT%
9.1%
#92
OF 510
FT%
78.1%
#199
OF 510
True Shooting
50.2%
Career Totals
#207
OF 469
Points
324
#154
OF 469
Rebounds
274
#191
OF 469
Assists
79
#188
OF 469
Steals
30
#164
OF 469
Blocks
15
#293
OF 469
3-Pointers
0
#260
OF 469
Games
40
#204
OF 469
Minutes
60,840
#199
OF 469
Field Goals
136
#203
OF 469
Free Throws
52
#189
OF 469
Turnovers
44
#180
OF 469
Fouls
137
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 469
PPG
8.1
#—
OF 469
RPG
6.8
#—
OF 469
APG
2.0
#—
OF 469
SPG
0.8
#—
OF 469
BPG
0.4
#—
OF 469
MPG
25.4
#—
OF 469
TOV/G
1.1
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 469
FG%
44.4%
#—
OF 469
3PT%
0.0%
#—
OF 469
FT%
82.5%
#—
OF 469
True Shooting
48.5%
Career Totals
#100
OF 2,960
Points
1,684
#31
OF 2,960
Rebounds
1,285
#122
OF 2,960
Assists
333
#587
OF 2,960
Steals
27
#601
OF 2,960
Blocks
13
#1990
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#229
OF 2,960
Games
89
#103
OF 2,960
Minutes
226,020
#74
OF 2,960
Field Goals
733
#224
OF 2,960
Free Throws
218
#2009
OF 2,960
Turnovers
0
#77
OF 2,960
Fouls
398
Per Game Averages
#84
OF 2,960
PPG
18.9
#4
OF 2,960
RPG
14.4
#107
OF 2,960
APG
3.7
#494
OF 2,960
SPG
0.3
#437
OF 2,960
BPG
0.1
#6
OF 2,960
MPG
42.3
#541
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#302
OF 2,960
FG%
45.1%
#500
OF 2,960
3PT%
0.0%
#362
OF 2,960
FT%
74.4%
#560
OF 2,960
True Shooting
48.0%
Career Totals
#14
OF 296
Points
1,684
#4
OF 296
Rebounds
1,285
#16
OF 296
Assists
333
#29
OF 296
Steals
27
#38
OF 296
Blocks
13
#275
OF 296
3-Pointers
0
#22
OF 296
Games
89
#13
OF 296
Minutes
226,020
#11
OF 296
Field Goals
733
#23
OF 296
Free Throws
218
#278
OF 296
Turnovers
0
#10
OF 296
Fouls
398
Per Game Averages
#8
OF 296
PPG
18.9
#2
OF 296
RPG
14.4
#12
OF 296
APG
3.7
#27
OF 296
SPG
0.3
#22
OF 296
BPG
0.1
#3
OF 296
MPG
42.3
#28
OF 296
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#19
OF 296
FG%
45.1%
#26
OF 296
3PT%
0.0%
#28
OF 296
FT%
74.4%
#36
OF 296
True Shooting
48.0%
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Cowens
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