Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Bob Cousy 13

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bob Cousy 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Bob Cousy 1 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Cousy 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Bob Cousy 12

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Bob Cousy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bob Cousy 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Cousy 0 *

Assists Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Bob Cousy 8

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bob Cousy 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Bob Cousy 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.