Bob Cousy vs. Zach Randolph Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach Randolph 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 less than Zach Randolph, who played 17. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Zach Randolph had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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 achivements, 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
Zach Randolph 17 9 2001-02 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1950-512001-02
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Zach Randolph 41 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.6 .449 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
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
Zach Randolph 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1951-522002-03
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Zach Randolph 77 16.9 8.4 1.8 2.6 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.4 6.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .758
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
Zach Randolph 7 29.3 13.9 3.1 5.6 8.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.9 2.4 4.6 8.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .892

Season 3

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1952-532003-04
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Zach Randolph 81 37.9 20.1 3.0 7.5 10.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 3.0 2.8 8.2 16.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .200 3.7 4.9 .761
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1953-542004-05
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Zach Randolph 46 34.8 18.9 3.1 6.5 9.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.2 16.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.5 .815
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1954-552005-06
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 74 34.4 18.0 2.6 5.4 8.0 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.2 16.6 .436 0.2 0.7 .291 3.3 4.6 .714
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1955-562006-07
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 68 35.7 23.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 2.2 0.8 0.2 3.2 2.7 8.8 18.9 .467 0.2 0.7 .292 5.8 7.1 .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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1956-572007-08
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 69 32.5 17.6 2.7 7.6 10.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 2.7 2.8 7.0 15.3 .459 0.3 1.2 .275 3.2 4.2 .772
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1957-582008-09
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 50 35.1 20.8 3.1 6.9 10.1 2.1 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.3 17.5 .475 0.6 1.9 .330 3.6 4.9 .734
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1958-592009-10
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 81 37.7 20.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.8 8.0 16.5 .488 0.2 0.6 .288 4.5 5.7 .778
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
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1959-602010-11
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 75 36.3 20.1 4.3 7.8 12.2 2.2 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 8.0 15.8 .503 0.1 0.6 .186 4.0 5.3 .758
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
Zach Randolph 13 39.6 22.2 3.3 7.5 10.8 2.4 1.1 0.8 2.1 3.5 7.7 17.2 .446 0.2 0.6 .250 6.7 8.2 .821

Season 11

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1960-612011-12
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 28 26.3 11.6 2.8 5.3 8.0 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.0 4.7 10.2 .463 0.1 0.3 .250 2.1 3.1 .659
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
Zach Randolph 7 35.4 13.7 3.9 6.0 9.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.6 5.3 12.6 .420 0.0 0.6 .000 3.1 5.0 .629

Season 12

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1961-622012-13
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 76 34.3 15.4 4.1 7.2 11.2 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.2 13.5 .460 0.0 0.3 .087 3.0 3.9 .750
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
Zach Randolph 15 36.9 17.4 3.9 6.1 10.0 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 3.5 6.6 14.3 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 6.3 .670

Season 13

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1962-632013-14
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Zach Randolph 79 34.2 17.4 3.4 6.7 10.1 2.5 0.7 0.3 2.3 2.7 7.1 15.2 .467 0.0 0.3 .100 3.2 4.3 .742
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
Zach Randolph 6 39.0 18.2 2.8 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 7.0 17.3 .404 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 6.8 .610

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

Season 14

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season 1969-702014-15
Team Cincinnati RoyalsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy 7 4.9 0.7 - - 0.7 1.4 - - - 1.6 0.1 0.4 .333 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Zach Randolph 71 32.5 16.1 3.2 7.4 10.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.4 13.1 .487 0.1 0.3 .350 3.2 4.2 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 11 34.7 15.6 2.9 5.5 8.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 2.1 3.4 6.5 15.3 .423 0.1 0.5 .200 2.6 3.0 .879

Season 15

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season -2015-16
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 68 29.6 15.3 2.6 5.1 7.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.1 6.3 13.3 .475 0.1 0.4 .231 2.5 3.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 4 30.0 13.0 3.8 5.0 8.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 5.8 15.5 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 16

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season -2016-17
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 73 24.5 14.1 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.9 5.9 13.2 .449 0.3 1.3 .223 1.9 2.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 6 31.8 13.2 1.5 6.7 8.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 5.8 13.8 .422 0.2 1.2 .143 1.3 1.8 .727

Season 17

Bob Cousy Zach Randolph
Season -2017-18
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph 59 25.6 14.5 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.1 12.9 .473 0.9 2.5 .347 1.4 1.8 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------