Bob Cousy vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Bob Cousy 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Cousy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.