Bob Cousy vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.