Tom Burleson vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Burleson 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Tom Burleson 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.