Rick Brunson vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

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

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Bob Cousy 10

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

Assists Leader Rick Brunson 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Bob Cousy - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

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

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Bob Cousy .342

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.