Bob Cousy vs. Seth Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Seth Curry 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 Seth Curry, who played 11. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Seth Curry had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Seth Curry	11	5	2013-14 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1950-51	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+67		+14.1			+6.4	+4.9				-2.7	+5.3	+15.0	+.019				+4.0	+5.3
Seth Curry	2	6.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.0	0.0	-

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
Seth Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1951-52	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+64	+36.6	+21.7			+5.4	+6.2				-1.9	+7.8	+19.5	+.369				+6.2	+7.7
Seth Curry	2	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-

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
Seth Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1952-53	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
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:	+27	+25.8	+13.0			+4.9	+6.2				-2.3	+4.2	+13.5	+.103				+5.7	+7.1	+.017
Seth Curry	44	15.7	6.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.3	5.1	.455	1.1	2.5	.450	1.0	1.2	.833

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
Seth Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1953-54	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+2	+10.7	+6.4			+2.9	+4.5				-1.0	+2.0	+7.5	+.096				+4.5	+5.9	+.063
Seth Curry	70	29.0	12.8	0.4	2.2	2.6	2.7	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.8	4.8	10.0	.481	2.0	4.6	.425	1.2	1.4	.850

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
Seth Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Seth Curry didn't play in 2017-18.


Season 5
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1954-55	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+3	+19.8	+13.3			+4.4	+6.9				-1.0	+4.5	+12.2	+.059				+5.9	+7.3	+.039
Seth Curry	74	18.9	7.9	0.4	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.3	2.9	6.3	.456	1.5	3.4	.450	0.6	0.7	.846

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:	+9	+22.3	+16.1			+4.5	+8.5				-2.0	+5.7	+14.8	+.015				+6.0	+6.2	+.140
Seth Curry	16	20.4	5.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.4	1.7	1.9	5.1	.366	1.3	3.3	.404	0.6	0.7	.818


Season 6
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1955-56	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Mavericks 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:	+8	+13.8	+6.4			+4.5	+7.0				-1.1	+1.7	+8.0	+.135				+5.3	+6.3	+.019
Seth Curry	64	24.6	12.4	0.4	1.8	2.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.8	4.4	9.0	.495	2.3	5.0	.452	1.3	1.5	.825

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:	+3	+12.5	+13.5			+6.2	+7.4				-1.0	+4.1	+9.9	+.085				+6.9	+7.5	+.080
Seth Curry	6	28.8	12.8	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.3	1.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.2	8.8	.585	1.7	3.5	.476	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 7
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1956-57	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East 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:	+7	+8.2	+8.1			+2.4	+4.8				-0.4	+3.0	+10.1	+.089				+4.5	+5.5	+.075
Seth Curry	57	28.7	12.5	0.2	2.2	2.4	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.1	1.7	4.5	9.7	.467	2.2	4.9	.450	1.2	1.4	.896

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:	+2	+12.2	+1.4			+3.8	+7.0				-0.1	+0.4	+8.4	+.254				+5.5	+7.5	+.042
Seth Curry	12	31.8	18.8	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.8	7.1	12.3	.578	3.4	6.8	.506	1.3	1.6	.789


Season 8
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1957-58	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+0.9	+3.0			+1.9	+3.5				-0.2	+1.2	+7.9	+.134				+3.0	+3.5	+.022
Seth Curry	64	33.3	15.0	0.3	2.8	3.1	3.6	0.8	0.2	1.7	2.3	5.6	11.5	.487	2.5	5.8	.422	1.3	1.5	.872

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:	+7	+8.5	+3.5			+4.0	+4.5				-2.0	+0.6	+8.0	+.222				+5.3	+6.0	+.186
Seth Curry	4	33.0	14.5	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	3.8	5.5	9.8	.564	3.0	5.8	.522	0.5	0.8	.667


Season 9
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1958-59	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost East 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:	+4	+17.1	+10.8			+3.9	+7.0				-0.5	+4.0	+12.0	+.079				+4.3	+5.0	+.072
Seth Curry	61	19.9	9.2	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.6	3.4	7.4	.463	1.5	3.8	.405	0.8	0.9	.927

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:	+8	+22.5	+11.2			+5.9	+8.8				-1.8	+3.2	+13.8	+.200				+5.7	+7.5	+.078
Seth Curry	3	19.3	8.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	3.3	6.3	.526	1.0	3.0	.333	0.7	1.0	.667


Season 10
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1959-60	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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:	+31	+20.5	+14.3			+3.2	+8.5				-1.0	+5.8	+15.1	+.008				+3.7	+4.7	+.111
Seth Curry	44	14.0	5.1	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.9	1.8	4.6	.392	0.9	2.5	.352	0.6	0.7	.903

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
Seth Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bob Cousy	Seth Curry
Season	1960-61	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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:	+8	+16.9	+11.6			+2.7	+6.8				-1.7	+4.4	+13.2	+.107				+4.1	+5.3	+.067
Seth Curry	68	15.6	6.5	0.4	1.3	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.9	2.4	5.0	.478	1.2	2.7	.456	0.5	0.6	.846

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
Seth Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Bob Cousy played 3 seasons more than Seth Curry in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 14, from 1962 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in two Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 3 extra years over Seth Curry, Bob Cousy got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Star Game

Bob Cousy vs. Seth Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Seth Curry 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years