Bob Cousy vs. Jay Humphries Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jay Humphries and Bob Cousy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bob Cousy played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jay Humphries, who played 11. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Jay Humphries had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bob Cousy 14 13 1950-51 to 1969-70
Jay Humphries 11 7 1984-85 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1950-511984-85
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 69 - 15.6 - - 6.9 4.9 - - - 2.7 5.8 16.5 .352 - - - 4.0 5.3 .756
Jay Humphries 80 25.8 8.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 4.4 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.6 3.5 7.8 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 1.8 2.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 2 - 14.0 - - 7.5 6.0 - - - 4.0 4.5 21.0 .214 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
Jay Humphries 3 30.0 16.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.3 0.7 0.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 10.3 .645 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 2

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1951-521985-86
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 66 40.6 21.7 - - 6.4 6.7 - - - 2.9 7.8 21.0 .369 - - - 6.2 7.7 .808
Jay Humphries 82 33.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 6.4 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 4.3 9.0 .479 0.0 0.4 .138 2.4 3.1 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 3 46.0 31.0 - - 4.0 6.3 - - - 4.3 8.7 21.7 .400 - - - 13.7 14.7 .932
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1952-531986-87
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 71 41.5 19.8 - - 6.3 7.7 - - - 3.2 6.5 18.6 .352 - - - 6.7 8.3 .816
Jay Humphries 82 31.5 11.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 7.7 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.4 9.2 .477 0.1 0.3 .185 2.4 3.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 6 45.0 25.5 - - 4.2 6.2 - - - 3.5 7.7 20.0 .383 - - - 10.2 12.2 .836
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1953-541987-88
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 72 39.7 19.2 - - 5.5 7.2 - - - 2.8 6.8 17.5 .385 - - - 5.7 7.3 .787
Jay Humphries 68 26.6 10.0 0.7 1.8 2.6 5.8 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.6 4.2 7.9 .528 0.0 0.3 .167 1.6 2.3 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 6 43.3 21.0 - - 5.3 6.3 - - - 3.3 5.5 19.3 .284 - - - 10.0 12.5 .800
Jay Humphries 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1954-551988-89
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 71 38.7 21.2 - - 6.0 7.8 - - - 2.3 7.4 18.5 .397 - - - 6.5 8.0 .807
Jay Humphries 73 30.4 11.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 5.5 1.9 0.1 2.2 2.6 4.7 9.8 .483 0.3 1.3 .266 1.8 2.2 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 7 42.7 21.7 - - 6.1 9.3 - - - 3.7 7.6 19.9 .381 - - - 6.6 6.9 .958
Jay Humphries 9 35.9 14.6 0.9 2.1 3.0 7.8 0.9 0.0 1.3 3.2 5.4 11.0 .495 0.3 2.0 .167 3.3 3.8 .882

Season 6

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1955-561989-90
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 72 38.4 18.8 - - 6.8 8.9 - - - 2.9 6.1 17.0 .360 - - - 6.6 7.8 .844
Jay Humphries 81 34.8 15.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.8 1.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.1 12.4 .494 0.3 0.9 .300 2.8 3.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 3 41.3 26.3 - - 8.0 8.7 - - - 1.3 9.3 18.7 .500 - - - 7.7 8.3 .920
Jay Humphries 3 26.3 9.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 6.3 1.0 0.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 5.0 .533 0.3 1.0 .333 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 7

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1956-571990-91
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 64 36.9 20.6 - - 4.8 7.5 - - - 2.1 7.5 19.8 .378 - - - 5.7 6.9 .821
Jay Humphries 80 34.1 15.2 0.7 2.0 2.8 6.7 1.6 0.1 1.9 3.0 6.0 12.0 .502 0.8 2.0 .373 2.4 3.0 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 10 44.0 20.2 - - 6.1 9.3 - - - 2.7 6.7 20.7 .324 - - - 6.8 9.1 .747
Jay Humphries 3 41.0 15.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 8.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 5.7 5.7 10.7 .531 0.7 1.7 .400 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 8

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1957-581991-92
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 65 34.2 18.0 - - 5.0 7.1 - - - 2.1 6.8 19.4 .353 - - - 4.3 5.0 .850
Jay Humphries 71 31.8 14.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.6 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.0 5.3 11.3 .469 0.6 2.0 .292 2.7 3.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 11 41.5 18.0 - - 6.5 7.5 - - - 1.8 6.1 17.8 .342 - - - 5.8 6.8 .853
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1958-591992-93
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 65 37.0 20.0 - - 5.5 8.6 - - - 2.1 7.4 19.4 .384 - - - 5.1 5.9 .855
Jay Humphries 78 26.1 8.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.7 3.0 3.7 8.4 .436 0.2 1.0 .200 1.3 1.7 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 11 41.8 19.5 - - 6.9 10.8 - - - 2.5 6.5 20.1 .326 - - - 6.4 8.5 .745
Jay Humphries 5 23.0 5.2 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 6.6 .333 0.4 1.6 .250 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 10

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1959-601993-94
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 75 34.5 19.4 - - 4.7 9.5 - - - 1.9 7.6 19.7 .384 - - - 4.3 5.4 .792
Jay Humphries 75 21.6 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.1 .436 0.5 1.3 .396 0.8 1.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 13 36.0 15.3 - - 3.7 8.9 - - - 2.1 6.2 20.2 .305 - - - 3.0 3.9 .765
Jay Humphries 16 22.3 7.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.9 6.8 .426 0.4 1.4 .318 1.2 1.8 .679

Season 11

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1960-611994-95
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 76 32.5 18.1 - - 4.4 7.7 - - - 2.6 6.8 18.2 .371 - - - 4.6 5.9 .779
Jay Humphries 18 11.2 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.4 1.9 .235 0.1 0.2 .500 0.1 0.2 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 10 33.7 16.7 - - 4.3 9.1 - - - 3.3 5.0 14.7 .340 - - - 6.7 8.8 .761
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1961-62-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 75 28.2 15.7 - - 3.5 7.8 - - - 1.8 6.2 15.7 .391 - - - 3.3 4.4 .754
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 14 33.9 16.0 - - 4.6 8.8 - - - 3.1 6.1 17.2 .357 - - - 3.7 5.4 .684
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1962-63-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 76 26.0 13.2 - - 2.5 6.8 - - - 2.3 5.2 13.0 .397 - - - 2.9 3.9 .735
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 13 30.2 14.1 - - 2.5 8.9 - - - 3.4 5.5 15.7 .353 - - - 3.0 3.6 .830
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Note: Bob Cousy didn't play in 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1968-69.

Season 14

Bob Cousy Jay Humphries
Season 1969-70-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 7 4.9 0.7 - - 0.7 1.4 - - - 1.6 0.1 0.4 .333 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------