Dave Cowens vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.