Bob Cousy vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Earl Tatum 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Earl Tatum 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.