Dave Cowens
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1982-83
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- Oct 25, 1948
- College
- Florida State
- Draft
- 1970, round 1, pick 4
2Championships
1MVP awards
3All-League teams
8All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 11 | 766 | 13,516 | 17.6 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 86.3 |
| Playoffs | 7 | 89 | 1,684 | 18.9 | 14.4 | 3.7 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | BOS | 81 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 44-38 | Missed playoffs | – | Rookie of the Year |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 79 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 56-26 | Lost conf. finals | 15.5 | All-Star |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 82 | 20.5 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 68-14 | Lost conf. finals | 21.9 | All-League 2nd, All-Star, MVP |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 80 | 19.0 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 56-26 | Won title | 20.5 | All-Star |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 65 | 20.4 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 60-22 | Lost conf. finals | 20.5 | All-Defense 2nd, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1975-76 | BOS | 78 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 54-28 | Won title | 21.0 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1976-77 | BOS | 50 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | 16.6 | All-Star |
| 1977-78 | BOS | 77 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 32-50 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 68 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 29-53 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 66 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 61-21 | Lost conf. finals | 12.0 | All-Defense 2nd, All-Star |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 40 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 51-31 | Lost conf. finals | – |