Bill Cartwright vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.