Bob Cousy vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Ben Simmons 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Ben Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Ben Simmons 2

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Ben Simmons 0

Steals Leader Bob Cousy 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Cousy 0 * Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.