Bob Cousy vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short 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.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Purvis Short 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Purvis Short 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

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.