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 advanced
- PER
- 17.0
- True shooting
- .496
- Effective FG
- .451
- Usage rate
- 19.0
- Win shares
- 86.3
- WS per 48
- .140
- Box plus/minus
- 2.3
- VORP
- 21.6
- Best season, WS
- 12.0
- Best season, BPM
- 3.8
- MVP vote shares
- 1.37
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | BOS | 22 | 81 | 3,076 | 15.4 | .468 | .422 | – | 0.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | .100 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 23 | 79 | 3,186 | 17.1 | .509 | .484 | – | 3.5 | 6.9 | 10.4 | .156 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 3,425 | 18.1 | .481 | .452 | – | 2.1 | 9.9 | 12.0 | .168 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 25 | 80 | 3,352 | 16.6 | .476 | .437 | – | 2.6 | 6.7 | 9.3 | .134 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | – | 91 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 26 | 65 | 2,632 | 19.3 | .509 | .475 | – | 4.3 | 5.2 | 9.5 | .173 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | – | 91 |
| 1975-76 | BOS | 27 | 78 | 3,101 | 18.9 | .508 | .468 | – | 5.0 | 5.6 | 10.7 | .165 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | – | 92 |
| 1976-77 | BOS | 28 | 50 | 1,888 | 16.8 | .485 | .434 | – | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .113 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | – | 94 |
| 1977-78 | BOS | 29 | 77 | 3,215 | 18.6 | .533 | .490 | 18.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 10.8 | .162 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 108 | 97 |
| 1978-79 | BOS | 30 | 68 | 2,517 | 15.2 | .516 | .483 | 19.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | .091 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 103 | 105 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 31 | 66 | 2,159 | 14.8 | .477 | .453 | 20.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | .121 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 104 | 100 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 34 | 40 | 1,014 | 12.6 | .485 | .444 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .123 | -1.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 105 | 99 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.