Travis Best vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Travis Best 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Travis Best 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 708 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 63 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) Bob Cousy - n/a **

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.