Bob Cousy vs. Rickey Green Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rickey Green 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.

Rickey Green

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Rickey Green 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Rickey Green 14

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Rickey Green 8

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Rickey Green 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Rickey Green 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Rickey Green 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Rickey Green 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Rickey Green 0

Steals Leader Bob Cousy 0 * Rickey Green 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Rickey Green 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Rickey Green 5.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Rickey Green 8,870

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Rickey Green 1,819

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Rickey Green 5,221

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 1,348

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 51

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Rickey Green 946

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Rickey Green .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Rickey Green .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Rickey Green 14.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Rickey Green 3.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Rickey Green 9.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 2.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Rickey Green 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Rickey Green 5.3

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Rickey Green 485

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Rickey Green 105

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Rickey Green 294

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 50

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 4

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Rickey Green 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Rickey Green .455

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green .350 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Rickey Green .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Rickey Green 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Rickey Green 3.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Rickey Green 9.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 1.7 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.4 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.