Lucius Allen vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Lucius Allen 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

Lucius Allen

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lucius Allen: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lucius Allen 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Lucius Allen 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Lucius Allen 5 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Lucius Allen 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lucius Allen 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lucius Allen 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Lucius Allen 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lucius Allen 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Lucius Allen 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 13.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 3.1 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 4.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 1.5 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.3 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lucius Allen 9,407 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Lucius Allen 2,205 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Lucius Allen 3,174 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Lucius Allen 604 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Lucius Allen 124 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Lucius Allen 702 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lucius Allen .463 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Lucius Allen - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Lucius Allen .760 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 19.1 (1975) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 4.2 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 5.6 (1975) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 2.1 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.4 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 11.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 3.1 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 3.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 1.1 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.3 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lucius Allen 506 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Lucius Allen 133 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Lucius Allen 142 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Lucius Allen 13 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Lucius Allen 4 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Lucius Allen 43 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lucius Allen .449 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Lucius Allen - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Lucius Allen .756 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lucius Allen 17.9 (1972) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lucius Allen 4.6 (1977) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Lucius Allen 3.8 (1972) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Lucius Allen 1.6 (1977) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lucius Allen 0.4 (1977) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.