Dave Cowens vs. Earl Lloyd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Lloyd and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave Cowens played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Earl Lloyd, who played 9. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Earl Lloyd had his rookie season in 1950-51. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1970-71	1950-51
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Capitols
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Earl Lloyd	7	-	6.1	-	-	6.7	1.6	-	-	-	3.7	2.3	5.0	.457	-	-	-	1.6	1.9	.846
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Lloyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Earl Lloyd didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1971-72	1952-53
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Nationals Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Earl Lloyd	64	28.2	7.4	-	-	6.9	1.0	-	-	-	3.8	2.4	7.1	.344	-	-	-	2.5	3.6	.693
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596
Earl Lloyd	2	36.5	7.5	-	-	4.5	2.5	-	-	-	5.0	2.0	8.5	.235	-	-	-	3.5	5.0	.700

Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1972-73	1953-54
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Nationals Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Earl Lloyd	72	30.6	9.1	-	-	7.3	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	3.5	9.3	.374	-	-	-	2.2	2.9	.746
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659
Earl Lloyd	10	26.0	6.7	-	-	5.7	2.0	-	-	-	3.4	2.5	7.3	.342	-	-	-	1.7	2.6	.654

Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1973-74	1954-55
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	80	41.9	19.0	3.3	12.4	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.7	8.1	18.4	.437	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.832
Earl Lloyd	72	30.7	10.2	-	-	7.7	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	4.0	10.9	.365	-	-	-	2.2	2.9	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	42.9	20.5	3.3	10.0	13.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	-	4.7	8.9	20.6	.435	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.797
Earl Lloyd	11	32.3	11.5	-	-	8.1	3.2	-	-	-	3.7	4.0	11.1	.361	-	-	-	3.5	4.7	.750

Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1974-75	1955-56
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Nationals Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	65	40.5	20.4	3.5	11.2	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	-	3.7	8.8	18.4	.475	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.783
Earl Lloyd	72	25.5	8.5	-	-	6.8	1.6	-	-	-	3.7	3.0	8.8	.335	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.772
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	43.5	20.5	4.5	12.0	16.5	4.2	1.6	0.5	-	4.5	9.2	21.5	.428	-	-	-	2.1	2.4	.885
Earl Lloyd	8	21.5	8.1	-	-	5.4	0.9	-	-	-	4.6	3.3	10.1	.321	-	-	-	1.6	1.8	.929

Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1975-76	1956-57
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nationals Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	78	39.8	19.0	4.3	11.7	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	-	4.0	7.8	16.7	.468	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.756
Earl Lloyd	72	27.3	9.0	-	-	6.0	1.6	-	-	-	3.9	3.6	9.5	.373	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.749
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	44.3	21.0	4.8	11.6	16.4	4.6	1.2	0.7	-	4.7	8.7	18.9	.457	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.759
Earl Lloyd	5	16.6	6.2	-	-	4.2	1.0	-	-	-	3.6	2.4	6.0	.400	-	-	-	1.4	2.2	.636

Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1976-77	1957-58
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Nationals Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	50	37.8	16.4	2.9	11.0	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	-	3.6	6.6	15.1	.434	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.818
Earl Lloyd	61	17.1	5.2	-	-	4.7	1.0	-	-	-	2.9	2.0	5.9	.331	-	-	-	1.3	1.7	.745
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	42.1	16.6	3.2	11.7	14.9	4.0	0.9	1.4	-	4.1	7.3	16.4	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.773
Earl Lloyd	3	10.7	3.3	-	-	2.7	0.0	-	-	-	2.7	1.7	4.7	.357	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1977-78	1958-59
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	77	41.8	18.6	3.2	10.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.8	15.8	.490	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.842
Earl Lloyd	72	24.9	8.4	-	-	6.9	1.3	-	-	-	4.0	3.3	9.3	.349	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.753
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earl Lloyd	3	29.0	8.7	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	4.0	3.0	9.3	.321	-	-	-	2.7	2.7	1.000

Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Earl Lloyd
Season	1979-80	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	66	32.7	14.2	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.4	14.1	.453	0.0	0.2	.083	1.4	1.8	.779
Earl Lloyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	33.4	12.0	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	4.1	5.4	11.4	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.2	.909
Earl Lloyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.