Dave Cowens vs. Lee Nailon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Nailon 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.

Lee Nailon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Lee Nailon: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Lee Nailon 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Lee Nailon 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Lee Nailon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Lee Nailon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Lee Nailon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Lee Nailon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Lee Nailon 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Lee Nailon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Lee Nailon 3.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Lee Nailon 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Lee Nailon 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Lee Nailon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Lee Nailon 2,622

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Lee Nailon 936

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Lee Nailon 298

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Lee Nailon 133

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Lee Nailon 53

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Lee Nailon 306

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Lee Nailon .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Lee Nailon .111

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Lee Nailon .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Lee Nailon 14.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Lee Nailon 4.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Lee Nailon 1.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Lee Nailon 0.2 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Lee Nailon 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Lee Nailon 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Lee Nailon 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Lee Nailon 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Lee Nailon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Lee Nailon 69

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Lee Nailon 24

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Lee Nailon 6

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Lee Nailon 3

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Lee Nailon 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Lee Nailon 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Lee Nailon .458

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Lee Nailon .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Lee Nailon .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Lee Nailon 7.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Lee Nailon 2.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Lee Nailon 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Lee Nailon 0.0 (2002)

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.