Bob Cousy vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006)

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.