Dave Cowens vs. Earl Lloyd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Lloyd 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.

Earl Lloyd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Earl Lloyd: 1950-51 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Earl Lloyd 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Earl Lloyd 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Earl Lloyd 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Earl Lloyd 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Earl Lloyd 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Earl Lloyd 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Earl Lloyd 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Earl Lloyd 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Earl Lloyd 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Earl Lloyd 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Earl Lloyd 6.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Earl Lloyd 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Earl Lloyd 4,682

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Earl Lloyd 3,609

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Earl Lloyd 810

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Earl Lloyd 560

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Earl Lloyd .356

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Earl Lloyd .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Earl Lloyd 10.2 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Earl Lloyd 7.7 (1955)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Earl Lloyd 2.1 (1955)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Earl Lloyd 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Earl Lloyd 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Earl Lloyd 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Earl Lloyd 358

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Earl Lloyd 254

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Earl Lloyd 82

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Earl Lloyd 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Earl Lloyd .337

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Earl Lloyd .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Earl Lloyd 11.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Earl Lloyd 8.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Earl Lloyd 3.2 (1955)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.