Dave Cowens vs. Larry Hughes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Hughes 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.

Larry Hughes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Larry Hughes: 1998-99 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Larry Hughes 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Larry Hughes 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Larry Hughes 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Larry Hughes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Larry Hughes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Larry Hughes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Larry Hughes 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Larry Hughes 1

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Larry Hughes 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Larry Hughes 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 Larry Hughes 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Larry Hughes 4.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Larry Hughes 3.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Larry Hughes 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Larry Hughes 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Larry Hughes 10,242

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Larry Hughes 3,039

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Larry Hughes 2,290

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Larry Hughes 1,092

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Larry Hughes 255

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Larry Hughes 727

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Larry Hughes .406

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Larry Hughes .309

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Larry Hughes .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Larry Hughes 22.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Larry Hughes 6.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Larry Hughes 4.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Larry Hughes 2.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Larry Hughes 0.6 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Larry Hughes 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Larry Hughes 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Larry Hughes 2.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Larry Hughes 1.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Larry Hughes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Larry Hughes 617

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Larry Hughes 219

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Larry Hughes 139

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Larry Hughes 80

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Larry Hughes 25

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Larry Hughes 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Larry Hughes .361

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Larry Hughes .287

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Larry Hughes .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Larry Hughes 20.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Larry Hughes 7.1 (2005)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Larry Hughes 4.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Larry Hughes 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Larry Hughes 1.1 (1999)

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.