Bob Cousy vs. Jonathan Kuminga Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonathan Kuminga 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, 9 more than Jonathan Kuminga, who played 5. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Jonathan Kuminga had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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	Jonathan Kuminga
Season	1950-51	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	NBA Champion

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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:	+1		+6.3			+3.6	+4.0				-0.6	+2.4	+9.9	+.161				+2.1	+2.6	+.072
Jonathan Kuminga	70	16.9	9.3	0.8	2.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.1	2.1	3.4	6.6	.513	0.7	2.1	.336	1.9	2.7	.684
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:	+14		+8.8			+5.8	+5.5				-3.3	+2.6	+17.2	+.286				+3.7	+4.4	+.064
Jonathan Kuminga	16	8.6	5.2	0.3	1.4	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.9	3.8	.500	0.2	0.8	.231	1.3	1.6	.769

Season 2
	Bob Cousy	Jonathan Kuminga
Season	1951-52	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+1	+19.8	+11.8			+3.0	+4.8				-0.6	+3.9	+13.6	+.156				+4.9	+5.6	+.156
Jonathan Kuminga	67	20.8	9.9	1.0	2.4	3.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	1.4	2.3	3.9	7.4	.525	0.8	2.2	.370	1.3	2.1	.652
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:	+7	+39.9	+27.6			+3.1	+5.8				-3.8	+7.4	+19.3	+.142				+13.2	+13.8	+.376
Jonathan Kuminga	10	6.1	3.4	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.5	1.3	2.4	.542	0.3	0.7	.429	0.5	0.9	.556

Season 3
	Bob Cousy	Jonathan Kuminga
Season	1952-53	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+3	+15.2	+3.7			+1.5	+5.5				-0.9	+0.3	+7.0	+.177				+3.7	+4.3	+.070
Jonathan Kuminga	74	26.3	16.1	1.2	3.6	4.8	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	.529	0.7	2.2	.321	3.0	4.0	.746
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
Jonathan Kuminga	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Bob Cousy	Jonathan Kuminga
Season	1953-54	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Warriors 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:	+25	+15.4	+3.9			+0.9	+5.0				-0.9	+1.3	+5.4	+.069				+2.4	+2.3	+.119
Jonathan Kuminga	47	24.3	15.3	1.2	3.4	4.6	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	1.9	5.5	12.1	.454	1.0	3.2	.305	3.3	5.0	.668
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:	+2	+19.9	+5.7			+2.8	+5.0				-1.7	+0.1	+7.7	+.200				+7.2	+8.6	+.090
Jonathan Kuminga	8	23.4	15.3	0.9	1.6	2.5	1.3	0.5	0.5	1.6	1.6	5.6	11.6	.484	1.3	3.1	.400	2.8	3.9	.710

Season 5
	Bob Cousy	Jonathan Kuminga
Season	1954-55	2025-26
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+67	+7.4	+3.2			+2.0	+3.8				-0.5	+1.1	+7.7	+.184				+2.5	+3.0	+.007
Jonathan Kuminga	4	31.3	18.0	2.5	5.5	8.0	4.0	0.8	0.3	2.5	2.8	6.3	10.8	.581	1.5	3.5	.429	4.0	5.0	.800
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
Jonathan Kuminga	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Bob Cousy played 9 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1956 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in 8 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Bob Cousy got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 5 Assists Leader 8 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP