Nicolas Batum vs. Bob Cousy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Cousy and Nicolas Batum, 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.

Nicolas Batum played 16 years in the NBA, 2 more than Bob Cousy, who played 14. Nicolas Batum had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 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
Nicolas Batum 16 9 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bob Cousy 14 13 1950-51 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2008-091950-51
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 79 18.4 5.4 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.6 .446 0.8 2.1 .369 0.5 0.7 .808
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 10.5 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 .556 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Bob Cousy 2 - 14.0 - - 7.5 6.0 - - - 4.0 4.5 21.0 .214 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 2

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2009-101951-52
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 37 24.8 10.1 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.8 7.2 .519 1.5 3.6 .409 1.2 1.4 .843
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 23.2 8.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.2 2.8 6.2 .459 1.5 3.5 .429 1.0 1.3 .750
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2010-111952-53
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 80 31.5 12.4 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.4 4.6 10.1 .455 1.5 4.3 .345 1.7 2.1 .841
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 25.2 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.3 3.2 7.7 .413 1.2 4.3 .269 0.5 0.7 .750
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2011-121953-54
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 59 30.4 13.9 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.9 10.9 .451 1.8 4.6 .391 2.3 2.7 .836
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2012-131954-55
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 73 38.5 14.3 1.3 4.3 5.6 4.9 1.2 1.1 2.6 1.9 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.1 .372 2.4 2.9 .848
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2013-141955-56
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 82 36.0 13.0 1.4 6.0 7.5 5.1 0.9 0.7 2.5 1.9 4.6 10.0 .465 1.8 4.9 .361 2.0 2.5 .803
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 %
Nicolas Batum 11 41.7 15.2 0.9 6.7 7.6 4.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.9 6.1 12.9 .472 1.9 5.5 .350 1.1 1.4 .800
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2014-151956-57
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 71 33.5 9.4 0.9 5.0 5.9 4.8 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.5 3.4 8.5 .400 1.4 4.4 .324 1.2 1.4 .857
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 %
Nicolas Batum 5 41.8 14.2 1.2 7.4 8.6 5.2 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.2 4.8 14.0 .343 2.6 7.8 .333 2.0 2.6 .769
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2015-161957-58
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 70 35.0 14.9 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 1.6 5.3 12.5 .426 2.0 5.7 .348 2.3 2.7 .849
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 %
Nicolas Batum 5 28.8 11.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.2 3.4 9.0 .378 1.2 4.4 .273 3.4 4.0 .850
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2016-171958-59
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 77 34.0 15.1 0.6 5.6 6.2 5.9 1.1 0.4 2.5 1.4 5.1 12.7 .403 1.8 5.3 .333 3.2 3.7 .856
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2017-181959-60
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 64 31.0 11.6 0.9 3.9 4.8 5.5 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.1 4.2 10.2 .415 1.4 4.3 .336 1.7 2.0 .831
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2018-191960-61
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 75 31.4 9.3 0.9 4.3 5.2 3.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.9 3.4 7.5 .450 1.5 4.0 .389 1.0 1.2 .865
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2019-201961-62
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 22 23.0 3.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.9 1.3 3.7 .346 0.6 2.2 .286 0.4 0.5 .900
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2020-211962-63
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 67 27.4 8.1 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.9 6.1 .464 1.6 4.1 .404 0.7 0.9 .828
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 19 29.2 8.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 2.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.8 5.7 .486 1.5 3.8 .389 1.0 1.2 .826
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

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2021-221969-70
Team Los Angeles ClippersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 59 24.8 8.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.0 6.6 .463 1.8 4.6 .400 0.4 0.6 .658
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Nicolas Batum 78 21.9 6.1 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 4.9 .420 1.6 4.1 .391 0.4 0.6 .708
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 5 18.4 4.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.8 .421 1.2 3.4 .353 0.0 0.0 -
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Nicolas Batum Bob Cousy
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 60 25.5 5.3 1.2 3.0 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.9 4.3 .453 1.2 3.1 .395 0.3 0.4 .714
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 6 28.3 6.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.2 2.0 4.8 .414 1.5 3.7 .409 0.8 1.3 .625
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------