Marty Byrnes vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Marty Byrnes 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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Bob Cousy - n/a **

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.