Steve Alford vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.