Rick Adelman vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Rick Adelman 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.