Bam Adebayo vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Cousy 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Bob Cousy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Bob Cousy 0

Assists Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Bob Cousy 8

* 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 Bam Adebayo 15.8 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,235 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,164 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,084 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 623 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 502 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 583 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .534 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .323 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.