Dragan Bender vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Bob Cousy - n/a **

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.