Dave Cowens vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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 Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Larry Steele 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Larry Steele 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Larry Steele 1 *

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Larry Steele 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 Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.