Butch Beard vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Butch Beard 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.