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Dave Cowens
David William Cowens (Dave, Big Red)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1948 in Newport, Kentucky
High School: Central Catholic in Newport, Kentucky
College: Florida State University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1991
Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 1970 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 3076 | 550 | 1302 | .422 | 273 | 373 | .732 | 1216 | 228 | 350 | 1373 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 3186 | 657 | 1357 | .484 | 175 | 243 | .720 | 1203 | 245 | 314 | 1489 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 3425 | 740 | 1637 | .452 | 204 | 262 | .779 | 1329 | 333 | 311 | 1684 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 3352 | 645 | 1475 | .437 | 228 | 274 | .832 | 264 | 993 | 1257 | 354 | 95 | 101 | 294 | 1518 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 65 | 2632 | 569 | 1199 | .475 | 191 | 244 | .783 | 229 | 729 | 958 | 296 | 87 | 73 | 243 | 1329 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3101 | 611 | 1305 | .468 | 257 | 340 | .756 | 335 | 911 | 1246 | 325 | 94 | 71 | 314 | 1479 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 50 | 1888 | 328 | 756 | .434 | 162 | 198 | .818 | 147 | 550 | 697 | 248 | 46 | 49 | 181 | 818 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 3215 | 598 | 1220 | .490 | 239 | 284 | .842 | 248 | 830 | 1078 | 351 | 102 | 67 | 217 | 297 | 1435 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 68 | 2517 | 488 | 1010 | .483 | 151 | 187 | .807 | 152 | 500 | 652 | 242 | 76 | 51 | 174 | 263 | 1127 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 55 | 2159 | 422 | 932 | .453 | 1 | 12 | .083 | 95 | 122 | .779 | 126 | 408 | 534 | 206 | 69 | 61 | 108 | 216 | 940 |
| 1982-83 | 34 | MIL | NBA | 40 | 34 | 1014 | 136 | 306 | .444 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 52 | 63 | .825 | 73 | 201 | 274 | 82 | 30 | 15 | 44 | 137 | 324 |
| Career | NBA | 766 | 89 | 29565 | 5744 | 12499 | .460 | 1 | 14 | .071 | 2027 | 2590 | .783 | 1574 | 5122 | 10444 | 2910 | 599 | 488 | 543 | 2920 | 13516 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 38.0 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .422 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .732 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 17.0 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 40.3 | 8.3 | 17.2 | .484 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .720 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 18.8 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 41.8 | 9.0 | 20.0 | .452 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .779 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 20.5 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 41.9 | 8.1 | 18.4 | .437 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .832 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 19.0 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 65 | 40.5 | 8.8 | 18.4 | .475 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .783 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 20.4 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 39.8 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .468 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .756 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 19.0 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 50 | 37.8 | 6.6 | 15.1 | .434 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .818 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 16.4 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 41.8 | 7.8 | 15.8 | .490 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .842 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 18.6 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 68 | 37.0 | 7.2 | 14.9 | .483 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .807 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 16.6 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 55 | 32.7 | 6.4 | 14.1 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .083 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .779 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 14.2 |
| 1982-83 | 34 | MIL | NBA | 40 | 34 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 7.7 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .825 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8.1 |
| Career | NBA | 766 | 89 | 38.6 | 7.5 | 16.3 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .071 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .783 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 17.6 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 3076 | 6.4 | 15.2 | .422 | 3.2 | 4.4 | .732 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 3186 | 7.4 | 15.3 | .484 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .720 | 13.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 3425 | 7.8 | 17.2 | .452 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .779 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 3352 | 6.9 | 15.8 | .437 | 2.4 | 2.9 | .832 | 2.8 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 16.3 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 65 | 2632 | 7.8 | 16.4 | .475 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .783 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 18.2 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3101 | 7.1 | 15.1 | .468 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .756 | 3.9 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 17.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 50 | 1888 | 6.3 | 14.4 | .434 | 3.1 | 3.8 | .818 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 15.6 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 3215 | 6.7 | 13.7 | .490 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .842 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 16.1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 68 | 2517 | 7.0 | 14.4 | .483 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .807 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 16.1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 55 | 2159 | 7.0 | 15.5 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .083 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .779 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 15.7 |
| 1982-83 | 34 | MIL | NBA | 40 | 34 | 1014 | 4.8 | 10.9 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .825 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 11.5 |
| Career | NBA | 766 | 89 | 29565 | 7.0 | 15.2 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .071 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .783 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 16.5 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 81 | 3076 | 15.4 | .468 | .422 | 17.0 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 3186 | 17.1 | .509 | .484 | 17.2 | 10.1 | |||||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 3425 | 18.1 | .481 | .452 | 17.5 | 13.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 80 | 3352 | 16.6 | .476 | .437 | 7.8 | 27.9 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 91 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 65 | 2632 | 19.3 | .509 | .475 | 8.7 | 27.3 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 91 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 3101 | 18.9 | .508 | .468 | 10.6 | 29.0 | 19.8 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 92 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 50 | 1888 | 16.8 | .485 | .434 | 7.7 | 28.3 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 94 | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 77 | 3215 | 18.6 | .533 | .490 | 8.0 | 25.6 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 18.8 | 108 | 97 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 26 | 7 | 9.5 |
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 68 | 2517 | 15.2 | .516 | .483 | 6.7 | 22.2 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 19.6 | 103 | 105 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 13 | 16 | -1.5 |
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 2159 | 14.8 | .477 | .453 | 6.6 | 20.7 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 20.1 | 104 | 100 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 17 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 1982-83 | 34 | MIL | NBA | 40 | 1014 | 12.6 | .485 | .444 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 105 | 99 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Career | NBA | 766 | 29565 | 17.0 | .496 | .460 | 8.1 | 25.8 | 17.1 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 19.0 | 106 | 96 | 26.9 | 36.0 | 63 | 34 | 14.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1971-72 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 441 | 71 | 156 | 28 | 47 | 152 | 33 | 50 | 170 | .455 | .596 | 40.1 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 3.0 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 598 | 129 | 273 | 27 | 41 | 216 | 48 | 54 | 285 | .473 | .659 | 46.0 | 21.9 | 16.6 | 3.7 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 18 | 772 | 161 | 370 | 47 | 59 | 60 | 240 | 66 | 21 | 17 | 85 | 369 | .435 | .797 | 42.9 | 20.5 | 13.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 479 | 101 | 236 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 181 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 50 | 225 | .428 | .885 | 43.5 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 4.2 | ||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 18 | 798 | 156 | 341 | 66 | 87 | 87 | 296 | 83 | 22 | 13 | 85 | 378 | .457 | .759 | 44.3 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 4.6 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 379 | 66 | 148 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 134 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 149 | .446 | .773 | 42.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 301 | 49 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 108 | .476 | .000 | .909 | 33.4 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 |
| Career | NBA | 89 | 3768 | 733 | 1627 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 293 | 243 | 1285 | 333 | 78 | 56 | 8 | 398 | 1684 | .451 | .000 | .744 | 42.3 | 18.9 | 14.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1971-72 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 32 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 30 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 26 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 28 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 6 | 154 | 33 | 66 | .500 | 10 | 14 | .714 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 76 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1967-68 | 19 | floridast | 27 | 206 | 383 | 96 | 131 | 456 | 508 | .538 | .733 | 18.8 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | 20 | floridast | 25 | 202 | 384 | 104 | 164 | 437 | 508 | .526 | .634 | 20.3 | 17.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 21 | floridast | 26 | 174 | 355 | 115 | 169 | 447 | 463 | .490 | .680 | 17.8 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 78 | 582 | 1122 | 315 | 464 | 1340 | 1479 | .519 | .679 | 19.0 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1972 NBA1973 NBA 1974 NBA 1975 NBA 1976 NBA 1977 NBA 1978 NBA |
Awards 1970-71 NBA Rookie of the Year1972-73 NBA All-Star Game MVP 1972-73 NBA MVP |
Honors 1970-71 NBA All-Rookie (1st)1972-73 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1974-75 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1975-76 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1979-80 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) |
MVP Voting 1973-74 NBA 0.101 (4) 1974-75 NBA 0.321 (2) 1975-76 NBA 0.409 (3) |
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Games 1972-73 NBA 82 (1) |
Minutes Played 1972-73 NBA 3425 (4)1973-74 NBA 3352 (3) 1975-76 NBA 3101 (7) 1977-78 NBA 3215 (4) |
Offensive Rebounds 1975-76 NBA 335 (2) |
Defensive Rebounds 1973-74 NBA 993 (2)1974-75 NBA 729 (5) 1975-76 NBA 911 (2) 1977-78 NBA 830 (2) Career NBA 5122 (47) Career 5122 (53) |
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Total Rebounds 1970-71 NBA 1216 (7)1971-72 NBA 1203 (5) 1972-73 NBA 1329 (3) 1973-74 NBA 1257 (2) 1974-75 NBA 958 (6) 1975-76 NBA 1246 (2) 1977-78 NBA 1078 (2) Career NBA 10444 (29) Career 10444 (33) |
Personal Fouls 1970-71 NBA 350 (1)1971-72 NBA 314 (1) 1972-73 NBA 311 (2) 1973-74 NBA 294 (9) 1975-76 NBA 314 (4) Career NBA 2920 (70) Career 2920 (80) |
Minutes Per Game 1972-73 NBA 41.8 (8)1973-74 NBA 41.9 (4) 1974-75 NBA 40.5 (7) 1975-76 NBA 39.8 (6) 1977-78 NBA 41.8 (2) Career NBA 38.6 (11) Career 38.6 (11) |
Rebounds Per Game 1970-71 NBA 15.0 (7)1971-72 NBA 15.2 (5) 1972-73 NBA 16.2 (3) 1973-74 NBA 15.7 (2) 1974-75 NBA 14.7 (2) 1975-76 NBA 16.0 (2) 1977-78 NBA 14.0 (3) Career NBA 13.6 (8) Career 13.6 (9) |
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Offensive Rebound Pct 1975-76 NBA 10.6 (7) |
Defensive Rebound Pct 1973-74 NBA 27.9 (3)1974-75 NBA 27.3 (2) 1975-76 NBA 29.0 (2) 1977-78 NBA 25.6 (7) Career NBA 25.8 (8) Career 25.8 (9) |
Total Rebound Pct 1970-71 NBA 17.0 (9)1972-73 NBA 17.5 (9) 1973-74 NBA 18.1 (4) 1974-75 NBA 18.1 (4) 1975-76 NBA 19.8 (1) 1977-78 NBA 17.0 (9) Career NBA 17.1 (26) Career 17.1 (28) |
Turnover Pct 1979-80 NBA 9.9 (8) |
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Defensive Rating 1973-74 NBA 90.6 (5)1974-75 NBA 90.7 (4) 1975-76 NBA 92.4 (8) Career NBA 95.5 (5) Career 95.5 (5) |
Defensive Win Shares 1977-78 NBA 12.6 (8) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 1.000 (24) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $151,000 |
| 1973-74 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $161,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $312,000 |