Alec Burks vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Alec Burks that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alec Burks

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alec Burks: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alec Burks 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Alec Burks 13 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Alec Burks 4 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Alec Burks 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alec Burks 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alec Burks 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alec Burks 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Alec Burks 0 Bob Cousy 8

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.8 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.0 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.7 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 7,990 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 2,518 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Alec Burks 1,466 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Alec Burks 504 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Alec Burks 152 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Alec Burks 742 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .415 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .383 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .806 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 15.0 (2020) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 4.9 (2022) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 3.0 (2015) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 1.0 (2022) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.3 (2019) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.0 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 1.8 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 220 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 75 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Alec Burks 40 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Alec Burks 8 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Alec Burks 4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Alec Burks 22 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .391 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .323 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .807 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 14.0 (2021) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 5.0 (2021) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.6 (2021) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.5 (2012) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.8 (2020) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.