Malcolm Brogdon vs. Bob Cousy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Cousy and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Bob Cousy, who played 14. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Malcolm Brogdon	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25
Bob Cousy	14	13	1950-51 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2016-17	1950-51
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Div Semis

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	75	26.4	10.2	0.6	2.2	2.8	4.2	1.1	0.2	1.5	1.9	3.9	8.5	.457	1.0	2.6	.404	1.5	1.7	.865
difference:	+6		+5.4			+4.1	+0.7				-0.8	+1.9	+8.0	+.105				+2.5	+3.6	+.109
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	6	30.5	9.0	0.5	3.8	4.3	3.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.0	3.7	9.2	.400	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+4		+5.0			+3.2	+2.5				-2.0	+0.8	+11.8	+.186				+5.0	+6.0
Bob Cousy	2	-	14.0	-	-	7.5	6.0	-	-	-	4.0	4.5	21.0	.214	-	-	-	5.0	6.0	.833


Season 2
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2017-18	1951-52
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Div Semis

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	48	29.9	13.0	0.5	2.8	3.3	3.2	0.9	0.3	1.4	2.7	5.1	10.5	.485	1.3	3.4	.385	1.6	1.8	.882
difference:	+18	+10.7	+8.7			+3.1	+3.5				-0.2	+2.7	+10.5	+.116				+4.6	+5.9	+.074
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	26.6	8.7	0.4	3.0	3.4	2.4	0.1	0.0	1.7	2.0	3.4	7.9	.436	0.7	2.7	.263	1.1	1.4	.800
difference:	+4	+19.4	+22.3			+0.6	+3.9				-2.3	+5.3	+13.8	+.036				+12.6	+13.3	+.132
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2018-19	1952-53
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	64	28.6	15.6	1.0	3.5	4.5	3.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.6	5.9	11.7	.505	1.6	3.8	.426	2.2	2.4	.928
difference:	+7	+12.9	+4.2			+1.8	+4.5				-1.6	+0.6	+6.9	+.153				+4.5	+5.9	+.112
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	7	28.3	13.0	0.9	4.0	4.9	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.3	5.0	11.1	.449	2.0	5.3	.378	1.0	1.6	.636
difference:	+1	+16.7	+12.5			+0.7	+2.8				-1.2	+2.7	+8.9	+.066				+9.2	+10.6	+.200
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2019-20	1953-54
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	54	30.9	16.5	0.9	4.0	4.9	7.1	0.6	0.2	2.4	1.8	6.0	13.8	.438	1.4	4.3	.326	3.1	3.4	.892
difference:	+18	+8.8	+2.7			+0.6	+0.1				-1.0	+0.8	+3.7	+.053				+2.6	+3.9	+.105
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	4	40.0	21.5	0.0	4.3	4.3	10.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.5	16.3	.400	2.3	6.0	.375	6.3	7.0	.893
difference:	+2	+3.3	+0.5			+1.0	+3.7				-0.8	+1.0	+3.0	+.116				+3.7	+5.5	+.093
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2020-21	1954-55
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	56	34.5	21.2	1.0	4.2	5.3	5.9	0.9	0.3	2.1	2.0	7.9	17.5	.453	2.6	6.7	.388	2.7	3.2	.864
difference:	+15	+4.2				+0.7	+1.9				-0.3	+0.5	+1.0	+.056				+3.8	+4.8	+.057
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2021-22	1955-56
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div 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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	36	33.5	19.1	0.9	4.2	5.1	5.9	0.8	0.4	2.1	2.0	6.8	15.1	.448	1.6	5.2	.312	4.0	4.6	.856
difference:	+36	+4.9	+0.3			+1.7	+3.0				-0.9	+0.7	+1.9	+.088				+2.6	+3.2	+.012
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2022-23	1956-57
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	67	26.0	14.9	0.6	3.6	4.2	3.7	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.3	10.9	.484	2.0	4.4	.444	2.4	2.7	.870
difference:	+3	+10.9	+5.7			+0.6	+3.8				-0.5	+2.2	+8.9	+.106				+3.3	+4.2	+.049
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	19	24.9	11.9	0.7	2.8	3.5	2.9	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.3	10.3	.418	1.7	4.6	.379	1.5	1.8	.829
difference:	+9	+19.1	+8.3			+2.6	+6.4				-1.2	+2.4	+10.4	+.094				+5.3	+7.3	+.082
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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2023-24	1957-58
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	39	28.7	15.7	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.5	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.5	5.6	12.7	.440	2.1	5.1	.412	2.4	3.0	.819
difference:	+26	+5.5	+2.3			+1.2	+1.6				-0.6	+1.2	+6.7	+.087				+1.9	+2.0	+.031
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	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
	Malcolm Brogdon	Bob Cousy
Season	2024-25	1958-59
Team	Washington Wizards	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Malcolm Brogdon	24	23.5	12.7	0.9	2.9	3.8	4.1	0.5	0.2	1.6	1.3	4.3	10.0	.433	0.7	2.3	.286	3.4	3.8	.880
difference:	+41	+13.5	+7.3			+1.7	+4.5				-0.8	+3.1	+9.4	+.049				+1.7	+2.1	+.025
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malcolm Brogdon	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Cousy	11	41.8	19.5	-	-	6.9	10.8	-	-	-	2.5	6.5	20.1	.326	-	-	-	6.4	8.5	.745


Additional Years
* Bob Cousy played 5 seasons more than Malcolm Brogdon in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 1960 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in 4 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 5 extra years over Malcolm Brogdon, Bob Cousy got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Assists Leader 4 All-Star Game

Malcolm Brogdon vs. Bob Cousy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Cousy and Malcolm Brogdon, 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

Additional Years