Bob Cousy vs. Ty Jerome Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ty Jerome 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, 8 more than Ty Jerome, who played 6. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Ty Jerome 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.

Rookie Season
	Bob Cousy	Ty Jerome
Season	1950-51	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
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:	+38		+12.3			+5.4	+3.5				-1.8	+4.6	+12.9	+.016				+3.6	+4.8	+.006
Ty Jerome	31	10.6	3.3	0.2	1.3	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.2	3.6	.336	0.5	1.6	.280	0.4	0.5	.750
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
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Bob Cousy	Ty Jerome
Season	1951-52	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	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:	+33	+16.7	+11.0			+3.6	+3.1				-1.1	+3.9	+12.3	+.077				+5.4	+6.7	+.043
Ty Jerome	33	23.9	10.7	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.6	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.8	3.9	8.7	.446	2.2	5.1	.423	0.8	1.0	.765
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
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Bob Cousy	Ty Jerome
Season	1952-53	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Oklahoma City Thunder
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:	+23	+24.8	+12.7			+4.7	+5.4				-1.7	+3.9	+11.8	+.026				+5.9	+7.3	+.007
Ty Jerome	48	16.7	7.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.5	2.6	6.8	.378	1.1	3.9	.290	0.8	1.0	.809
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
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Bob Cousy	Ty Jerome
Season	1953-54	2022-23
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	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:	+27	+21.6	+12.3			+3.8	+4.2				-1.4	+4.2	+12.1	+.103				+4.9	+6.4	+.140
Ty Jerome	45	18.1	6.9	0.2	1.6	1.7	3.0	0.5	0.1	0.7	1.4	2.6	5.4	.488	0.8	2.0	.389	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	6	43.3	21.0	-	-	5.3	6.3	-	-	-	3.3	5.5	19.3	.284	-	-	-	10.0	12.5	.800
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Bob Cousy	Ty Jerome
Season	1954-55	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
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:	+69	+31.2	+19.2			+5.5	+6.3				-1.3	+6.4	+16.5	+.103				+6.5	+8.0
Ty Jerome	2	7.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	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	7	42.7	21.7	-	-	6.1	9.3	-	-	-	3.7	7.6	19.9	.381	-	-	-	6.6	6.9	.958
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Bob Cousy	Ty Jerome
Season	1955-56	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+2	+18.5	+6.3			+4.3	+5.5				-1.4	+1.5	+8.2	+.156				+4.8	+5.7	+.028
Ty Jerome	70	19.9	12.5	0.7	1.8	2.5	3.4	1.1	0.0	1.3	1.5	4.6	8.8	.516	1.6	3.6	.439	1.8	2.1	.872
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:	+6	+20.1	+14.6			+5.6	+5.1				-0.5	+5.2	+8.5	+.098				+5.8	+6.1	+.070
Ty Jerome	9	21.2	11.7	0.6	1.9	2.4	3.6	0.6	0.1	1.2	1.8	4.1	10.2	.402	1.6	4.0	.389	1.9	2.2	.850

Additional Years
* Bob Cousy played 8 seasons more than Ty Jerome in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1957 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in 7 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Ty Jerome, Bob Cousy got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Season MVP 5 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 Assists Leader 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP