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Dave Cowens
BOS · Big · 1979-80 · age 31
14.2 PPG8.1 RPG3.1 APG1.6 TPG32.7 MPG
All-Def 2ndAll-Star
Dave Cowens, 1979-80 with BOS: 14.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 32.7 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (95th percentile), Def. rebound % (87th) and Assist / turnover (80th); his lowest are Points per shot (8th percentile) and True shooting % (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 2 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 38 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 77 | 74 | 32.7 |
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| Minutes share | 59 | 54 | 54.3% |
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| Availability | 19 | 17 | 80.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 13 | 9 | .477 |
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| Effective FG% | 23 | 17 | .453 |
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| Points per shot | 8 | 4 | 1.01 |
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| 3-point % | 34 | 78 | 8.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 99 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 55 | 95 | 1.3% |
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| 2-point % | 26 | 18 | 45.8% |
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| Free throw % | 53 | 80 | 77.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 23 | 18 | 1.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 3 | 1 | 13.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 42 | 88 | 0.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 51 | 62 | 15.3 |
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| Assist % | 51 | 78 | 13.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 51 | 75 | 3.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 80 | 89 | 1.91 |
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| Usage % | 54 | 67 | 20.1% |
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| Turnover % | 95 | 96 | 9.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 89 | 79 | 1.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 49 | 11 | 6.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 72 | 32 | 8.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 87 | 59 | 20.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 34 | 72 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 74 | 39 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 58 | 41 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 33 | 71 | 1.5% |
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| Block % | 75 | 39 | 1.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 54 | 51 | 14.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 72 | 59 | .121 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 71 | 64 | +0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 51 | 43 | −0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 79 | 57 | +1.1 |
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| VORP | 71 | 64 | 1.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 65 | 62 | 10.9 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | BOS | 31 | 66 | 32.7 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | .477 | +0.9 | 71 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | MIL | 34 | 40 | 25.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 | .485 | −0.4 | 48 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.