Bob Cousy vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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, 7 more than P.J. Washington, who played 7. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bob Cousy 14 13 1950-51 to 1969-70
P.J. Washington 7 1 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+11+3.4+1.5+2.8+1.2+6.3+.103+2.5+3.0+.109
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+10.1+8.8+0.1+4.2-0.2+3.1+10.3+.071+4.5+5.4+.063
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
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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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+14.3+9.5+1.1+5.4-0.9+2.7+10.4+.118+5.8+7.1+.100
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1953-542022-23
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+7.1+3.5+0.6+4.8-0.2+0.9+4.1+.059+4.0+4.9+.057
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1954-552023-24
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+8.3+8.3+0.4+5.9+2.6+7.4+.039+5.1+6.0+.124
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+7.0+8.7+0.5+7.9-0.7+3.1+9.3+.046+4.8+4.4+.249
P.J. Washington 22 35.7 13.0 1.5 5.1 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.6 .427 2.1 6.1 .348 1.8 2.5 .709

Season 6
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1955-562024-25
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+6.2+4.1+1.0+6.6-0.6+0.8+5.3+.093+4.1+4.3+.122
P.J. Washington 57 32.2 14.7 1.4 6.3 7.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.3 5.3 11.7 .453 1.6 4.2 .381 2.5 3.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Bob Cousy P.J. Washington
Season 1956-572025-26
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+60+2.1+3.8+2.7+5.0-0.2+1.0+7.5+.153+3.7+3.4+.250
P.J. Washington 4 34.8 16.8 1.3 6.3 7.5 2.5 1.0 0.8 3.3 2.3 6.5 12.3 .531 1.8 4.0 .438 2.0 3.5 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Bob Cousy played 7 seasons more than P.J. Washington in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1958 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in 6 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.

In those 7 extra years over P.J. Washington, Bob Cousy got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 Assists Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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