Bob Cousy vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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.

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, 5 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while John Stockton 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1950-51	1984-85
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+13		+10.0			+5.6	+0.2				-0.2	+3.9	+12.4	+.119				+2.3	+2.9	+.020
John Stockton	82	18.2	5.6	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	.471	0.0	0.1	.182	1.7	2.4	.736
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
difference:	+8		+7.2			+4.7	+1.7				-1.0	+2.4	+16.5	+.253				+2.4	+2.5	+.090
John Stockton	10	18.6	6.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.5	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	2.6	3.5	.743

Season 2
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1951-52	1985-86
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+17.0	+14.0			+4.2	+0.7				-0.1	+5.0	+15.3	+.120				+4.1	+5.2	+.031
John Stockton	82	23.6	7.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	2.0	2.8	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.2	.133	2.1	2.5	.839
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
difference:	+1	+27.7	+24.2			+2.5	+2.8				-1.8	+6.4	+17.4	+.129				+11.7	+12.4	+.043
John Stockton	4	18.3	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.3	.529	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889

Season 3
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1952-53	1986-87
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+18.8	+11.9			+4.5	+0.5				-0.5	+3.7	+13.0	+.147				+4.5	+5.5	+.034
John Stockton	82	22.7	7.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.7	2.8	5.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.179	2.2	2.8	.782
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
difference:	+1	+13.6	+15.5			+2.0	+1.8				-0.1	+4.1	+14.2	+.238				+8.2	+9.6	+.067
John Stockton	5	31.4	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	8.0	3.0	0.2	2.2	3.6	3.6	5.8	.621	0.8	1.0	.800	2.0	2.6	.769

Season 4
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1953-54	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+5.0	+4.5			+2.6	+6.6				-0.2	+1.3	+7.9	+.189				+2.4	+3.3	+.053
John Stockton	82	34.7	14.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2	3.0	5.5	9.6	.574	0.3	0.8	.358	3.3	4.0	.840
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
difference:	+5	+0.2	+1.5			+1.2	+8.5					+0.7	+7.1	+.223				+3.2	+4.2	+.024
John Stockton	11	43.5	19.5	1.3	2.8	4.1	14.8	3.4	0.3	4.4	3.3	6.2	12.2	.507	0.4	1.3	.286	6.8	8.3	.824

Season 5
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1954-55	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11		+4.1			+3.0	+5.8				-0.6	+1.3	+7.2	+.141				+1.7	+2.5	+.056
John Stockton	82	38.7	17.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8	2.9	6.1	11.3	.538	0.2	0.8	.242	4.8	5.5	.863
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
difference:	+4	+3.6	+5.6			+2.8	+4.4				-1.3	+2.4	+0.2	+.127				+0.3	+0.1	+.053
John Stockton	3	46.3	27.3	0.7	2.7	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.0	19.7	.508	1.0	1.3	.750	6.3	7.0	.905

Season 6
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1955-56	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+1.0	+1.6			+4.2	+5.6				-0.1		+5.2	+.154				+2.1	+2.3	+.025
John Stockton	78	37.4	17.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	3.0	6.1	11.8	.514	0.6	1.4	.416	4.5	5.5	.819
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
difference:	+2	+2.5	+11.3			+4.8	+6.3				-2.7	+3.5	+4.9	+.080				+4.5	+4.3	+.120
John Stockton	5	38.8	15.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	15.0	1.2	0.0	2.8	4.0	5.8	13.8	.420	0.2	2.6	.077	3.2	4.0	.800

Season 7
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1956-57	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+18	+0.9	+3.4			+1.9	+6.7				-0.7	+1.5	+7.9	+.129				+1.3	+1.6	+.015
John Stockton	82	37.8	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	6.0	11.9	.507	0.7	2.0	.345	4.4	5.3	.836
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
difference:	+1	+2.6	+2.0			+1.4	+4.5				-1.0	+0.3	+8.7	+.213				+2.7	+4.2	+.094
John Stockton	9	41.4	18.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	13.8	2.2	0.2	3.6	3.7	6.4	12.0	.537	1.2	3.0	.407	4.1	4.9	.841

Season 8
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1957-58	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+2.4	+2.2			+1.7	+6.6				-0.8	+1.3	+7.9	+.129				+0.5	+0.5	+.008
John Stockton	82	36.6	15.8	0.8	2.5	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5	2.9	5.5	11.5	.482	1.0	2.5	.407	3.8	4.5	.842
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
difference:	+5	+2.6	+3.2			+3.6	+6.1				-0.6	+1.3	+6.4	+.081				+1.7	+1.9	+.020
John Stockton	16	38.9	14.8	0.6	2.3	2.9	13.6	2.1	0.3	3.6	2.4	4.8	11.4	.423	1.1	3.6	.310	4.1	4.9	.833

Season 9
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1958-59	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+2.1	+4.9			+2.6	+3.4				-0.6	+2.1	+8.4	+.102				+1.5	+1.4	+.057
John Stockton	82	34.9	15.1	0.8	2.1	2.9	12.0	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.7	5.3	11.0	.486	0.9	2.3	.385	3.6	4.5	.798
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
difference:	+6	+3.2	+6.3			+4.5	+0.2				-0.7	+1.9	+9.9	+.125				+3.4	+4.9	+.088
John Stockton	5	38.6	13.2	1.0	1.4	2.4	11.0	2.4	0.0	3.0	3.2	4.6	10.2	.451	1.0	2.6	.385	3.0	3.6	.833

Season 10
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1959-60	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+1.7	+4.3			+1.6	+3.1				-1.0	+2.0	+9.1	+.144				+1.0	+1.3	+.013
John Stockton	82	36.2	15.1	0.9	2.3	3.1	12.6	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.9	5.6	10.6	.528	0.6	1.8	.322	3.3	4.1	.805
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
difference:	+3	+1.3	+0.9			+0.4	+0.9				-0.7	+0.7	+8.1	+.151				+0.2		+.045
John Stockton	16	37.3	14.4	0.9	2.4	3.3	9.8	1.7	0.5	2.5	2.8	5.5	12.1	.456	0.3	1.5	.167	3.2	3.9	.810

Season 11
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1960-61	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+2.5	+3.4			+1.3	+4.6					+1.6	+8.6	+.171				+1.6	+2.2	+.025
John Stockton	82	35.0	14.7	0.7	2.4	3.1	12.3	2.4	0.3	3.3	2.6	5.2	9.6	.542	1.2	2.8	.449	3.0	3.7	.804
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
difference:	+5	+4.9	+1.1			+0.9	+1.1				-0.7	+1.8	+0.1	+.119				+4.1	+5.4	+.004
John Stockton	5	38.6	17.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	10.2	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.6	6.8	14.8	.459	1.6	4.0	.400	2.6	3.4	.765

Season 12
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1961-62	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+7.3	+1.0			+0.7	+3.4				-0.7	+0.8	+5.7	+.147				+0.4	+1.0	+.076
John Stockton	82	35.5	14.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	11.2	1.7	0.2	3.0	2.5	5.4	10.0	.538	1.2	2.7	.422	2.9	3.4	.830
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
difference:	+4	+3.8	+4.9			+1.4	+2.0				-0.3	+2.2	+8.5	+.089				+1.0	+2.1	+.130
John Stockton	18	37.7	11.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	10.8	1.6	0.4	3.2	2.8	3.9	8.7	.446	0.6	2.1	.289	2.7	3.3	.814

Season 13
	Bob Cousy	John Stockton
Season	1962-63	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+9.3	+1.2			+0.3	+3.7				-0.1	+0.1	+3.7	+.151				+0.5	+0.1	+.111
John Stockton	82	35.3	14.4	0.5	2.2	2.8	10.5	2.0	0.2	3.0	2.4	5.1	9.3	.548	0.9	2.2	.422	3.4	4.0	.846
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
difference:	+7	+6.7	+2.0			+1.4	+0.7				-0.8	+0.2	+4.8	+.168				+0.9	+0.9	+.026
John Stockton	20	36.9	16.1	0.9	3.0	3.9	9.6	1.7	0.3	3.1	2.6	5.7	10.9	.521	1.0	2.5	.380	3.9	4.5	.856

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

Additional Years
* John Stockton played 5 seasons more than Bob Cousy in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 15 to 19, from 1999 to 2003—John Stockton played in 5 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Bob Cousy, John Stockton got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game