Keith Appling vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Keith Appling 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

Keith Appling

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Appling: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Keith Appling 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling 6 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Keith Appling 1 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Keith Appling 1 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Keith Appling 1 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Keith Appling 5 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling .250 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling 1.000 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 (2016) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 (2016) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Keith Appling 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

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.