Bob Cousy vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Jeremy Lin 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Jeremy Lin 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.