Dave Cowens vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jerry Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jerry Lucas 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jerry Lucas 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jerry Lucas 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jerry Lucas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

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.