Bradley Beal vs. Bob Cousy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Cousy and Bradley Beal, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Bradley Beal and Bob Cousy both played 14 years in the NBA. Bradley Beal had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Bob Cousy had his rookie season in 1950-51. 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
Bradley Beal 14 6 2012-13 to 2025-26
Bob Cousy 14 13 1950-51 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2012-131950-51
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div Semis
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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%
Bradley Beal 56 31.2 13.9 0.8 3.0 3.8 2.4 0.9 0.5 1.6 2.0 5.0 12.3 .410 1.6 4.2 .386 2.2 2.8 .786
difference:+13+1.7+3.1+2.5-0.7+0.8+4.2+.058+1.8+2.5+.030
Bob Cousy 69 - 15.6 - - 6.9 4.9 - - - 2.7 5.8 16.5 .352 - - - 4.0 5.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 2 - 14.0 - - 7.5 6.0 - - - 4.0 4.5 21.0 .214 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 2

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2013-141951-52
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Div Semis
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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%
Bradley Beal 73 34.7 17.1 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.1 6.6 15.7 .419 1.9 4.7 .402 2.0 2.6 .788
difference:+7+5.9+4.6+2.7+3.4-0.8+1.2+5.3+.050+4.2+5.1+.020
Bob Cousy 66 40.6 21.7 - - 6.4 6.7 - - - 2.9 7.8 21.0 .369 - - - 6.2 7.7 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 11 41.6 19.2 1.4 3.6 5.0 4.5 1.6 0.6 2.1 2.8 6.8 16.1 .424 2.0 4.8 .415 3.5 4.5 .796
difference:+8+4.4+11.8+1.0+1.8-1.5+1.9+5.6+.024+10.2+10.2+.136
Bob Cousy 3 46.0 31.0 - - 4.0 6.3 - - - 4.3 8.7 21.7 .400 - - - 13.7 14.7 .932

Season 3

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2014-151952-53
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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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%
Bradley Beal 63 33.4 15.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.1 1.2 0.3 2.0 2.2 5.8 13.5 .427 1.7 4.1 .409 2.1 2.6 .783
difference:+8+8.1+4.5+2.5+4.6-1.0+0.7+5.1+.075+4.6+5.7+.033
Bob Cousy 71 41.5 19.8 - - 6.3 7.7 - - - 3.2 6.5 18.6 .352 - - - 6.7 8.3 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 10 41.8 23.4 1.4 4.1 5.5 4.6 1.6 0.7 2.6 1.9 8.1 20.0 .405 2.3 6.3 .365 4.9 5.9 .831
difference:+4+3.2+2.1+1.3+1.6-1.6+0.4+.022+5.3+6.3+.005
Bob Cousy 6 45.0 25.5 - - 4.2 6.2 - - - 3.5 7.7 20.0 .383 - - - 10.2 12.2 .836

Season 4

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2015-161953-54
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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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%
Bradley Beal 55 31.1 17.4 0.7 2.7 3.4 2.9 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.1 6.5 14.5 .449 1.9 4.9 .387 2.5 3.2 .767
difference:+17+8.6+1.8+2.1+4.3-0.7+0.3+3.0+.064+3.2+4.1+.020
Bob Cousy 72 39.7 19.2 - - 5.5 7.2 - - - 2.8 6.8 17.5 .385 - - - 5.7 7.3 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 6 43.3 21.0 - - 5.3 6.3 - - - 3.3 5.5 19.3 .284 - - - 10.0 12.5 .800

Season 5

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2016-171954-55
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Div 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%
Bradley Beal 77 34.9 23.1 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.0 2.2 8.3 17.2 .482 2.9 7.2 .404 3.7 4.4 .825
difference:+6+3.8+1.9+2.9+4.3-0.1+0.9+1.3+.085+2.8+3.6+.018
Bob Cousy 71 38.7 21.2 - - 6.0 7.8 - - - 2.3 7.4 18.5 .397 - - - 6.5 8.0 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 13 38.8 24.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.7 1.6 0.6 2.1 2.9 9.4 19.9 .471 2.2 7.8 .287 3.8 4.7 .820
difference:+6+3.9+3.1+2.7+6.6-0.8+1.8+.090+2.8+2.2+.138
Bob Cousy 7 42.7 21.7 - - 6.1 9.3 - - - 3.7 7.6 19.9 .381 - - - 6.6 6.9 .958

Season 6

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2017-181955-56
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Semis
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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%
Bradley Beal 82 36.3 22.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 8.3 18.1 .460 2.4 6.5 .375 3.6 4.5 .791
difference:+10+2.1+3.8+2.4+4.4-0.9+2.2+1.1+.100+3.0+3.3+.053
Bob Cousy 72 38.4 18.8 - - 6.8 8.9 - - - 2.9 6.1 17.0 .360 - - - 6.6 7.8 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 6 36.0 23.2 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 3.2 8.2 18.0 .454 3.5 7.5 .467 3.3 3.8 .870
difference:+3+5.3+3.1+4.7+5.9-1.9+1.1+0.7+.046+4.4+4.5+.050
Bob Cousy 3 41.3 26.3 - - 8.0 8.7 - - - 1.3 9.3 18.7 .500 - - - 7.7 8.3 .920

Season 7

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2018-191956-57
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Bradley Beal 82 36.9 25.6 1.1 3.9 5.0 5.5 1.5 0.7 2.7 2.8 9.3 19.6 .475 2.5 7.3 .351 4.4 5.5 .808
difference:+18+5.0+0.2+2.0-0.7+1.8+0.2+.097+1.3+1.4+.013
Bob Cousy 64 36.9 20.6 - - 4.8 7.5 - - - 2.1 7.5 19.8 .378 - - - 5.7 6.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 10 44.0 20.2 - - 6.1 9.3 - - - 2.7 6.7 20.7 .324 - - - 6.8 9.1 .747

Season 8

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2019-201957-58
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 57 36.0 30.5 0.9 3.3 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 3.4 2.2 10.4 22.9 .455 3.0 8.4 .353 6.8 8.0 .842
difference:+8+1.8+12.5+0.8+1.0-0.1+3.6+3.5+.102+2.5+3.0+.008
Bob Cousy 65 34.2 18.0 - - 5.0 7.1 - - - 2.1 6.8 19.4 .353 - - - 4.3 5.0 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 11 41.5 18.0 - - 6.5 7.5 - - - 1.8 6.1 17.8 .342 - - - 5.8 6.8 .853

Season 9

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2020-211958-59
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 60 35.8 31.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.3 11.2 23.0 .485 2.2 6.2 .349 6.8 7.7 .889
difference:+5+1.2+11.3+0.8+4.2-0.2+3.8+3.6+.101+1.7+1.8+.034
Bob Cousy 65 37.0 20.0 - - 5.5 8.6 - - - 2.1 7.4 19.4 .384 - - - 5.1 5.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 5 39.0 30.0 1.2 5.0 6.2 4.2 0.8 0.6 4.0 1.2 11.2 24.6 .455 1.4 6.4 .219 6.2 7.2 .861
difference:+6+2.8+10.5+0.7+6.6-1.3+4.7+4.5+.129+0.2+1.3+.116
Bob Cousy 11 41.8 19.5 - - 6.9 10.8 - - - 2.5 6.5 20.1 .326 - - - 6.4 8.5 .745

Season 10

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2021-221959-60
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 40 36.0 23.2 1.0 3.8 4.7 6.6 0.9 0.4 3.4 2.4 8.7 19.3 .451 1.6 5.3 .300 4.2 5.1 .833
difference:+35+1.5+3.8+2.9-0.5+1.1+0.4+.067+0.1+0.3+.041
Bob Cousy 75 34.5 19.4 - - 4.7 9.5 - - - 1.9 7.6 19.7 .384 - - - 4.3 5.4 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 13 36.0 15.3 - - 3.7 8.9 - - - 2.1 6.2 20.2 .305 - - - 3.0 3.9 .765

Season 11

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2022-231960-61
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 50 33.5 23.2 0.8 3.1 3.9 5.4 0.9 0.7 2.9 2.1 8.9 17.6 .506 1.6 4.4 .365 3.8 4.6 .842
difference:+26+1.0+5.1+0.5+2.3-0.5+2.1+0.6+.135+0.8+1.3+.063
Bob Cousy 76 32.5 18.1 - - 4.4 7.7 - - - 2.6 6.8 18.2 .371 - - - 4.6 5.9 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 10 33.7 16.7 - - 4.3 9.1 - - - 3.3 5.0 14.7 .340 - - - 6.7 8.8 .761

Season 12

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2023-241961-62
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 53 33.3 18.2 1.0 3.4 4.4 5.0 1.0 0.5 2.5 2.4 7.1 13.9 .513 1.9 4.4 .430 2.1 2.5 .813
difference:+22+5.1+2.5+0.9+2.8-0.6+0.9+1.8+.122+1.2+1.9+.059
Bob Cousy 75 28.2 15.7 - - 3.5 7.8 - - - 1.8 6.2 15.7 .391 - - - 3.3 4.4 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 4 38.5 16.5 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.5 0.8 0.3 3.3 3.8 6.5 14.8 .441 2.5 5.8 .435 1.0 1.3 .800
difference:+10+4.6+0.5+1.8+4.3-0.7+0.4+2.4+.084+2.7+4.1+.116
Bob Cousy 14 33.9 16.0 - - 4.6 8.8 - - - 3.1 6.1 17.2 .357 - - - 3.7 5.4 .684

Season 13

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2024-251962-63
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 53 32.1 17.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.7 1.1 0.5 1.9 2.6 6.5 13.1 .497 1.9 5.0 .386 2.1 2.6 .803
difference:+23+6.1+3.8+0.8+3.1-0.3+1.3+0.1+.100+0.8+1.3+.068
Bob Cousy 76 26.0 13.2 - - 2.5 6.8 - - - 2.3 5.2 13.0 .397 - - - 2.9 3.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal DNP------ --- ----------
Bob Cousy 13 30.2 14.1 - - 2.5 8.9 - - - 3.4 5.5 15.7 .353 - - - 3.0 3.6 .830

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

Season 14

Bradley Beal Bob Cousy
Season 2025-261969-70
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 2 20.0 5.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.0 4.5 .444 0.5 2.0 .250 1.0 1.0 1.000
difference:+5+15.1+4.8+0.3+0.4-0.9+1.9+4.1+.111+0.6+0.6
Bob Cousy 7 4.9 0.7 - - 0.7 1.4 - - - 1.6 0.1 0.4 .333 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bradley Beal nor Bob Cousy played in the postseason in their season 14