Rick Barry vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bob Cousy 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bob Cousy 12

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bob Cousy 0

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 Bob Cousy 8

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bob Cousy 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bob Cousy 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bob Cousy 937

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

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.