Dave Cowens vs. Otis Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis 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.

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Otis Smith 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Otis Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Otis Smith 188

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Otis Smith 3

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)

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.