Bob Cousy vs. Don Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Ford 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.

Don Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Don Ford 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Don Ford 7

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Don Ford 3

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Don Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Don Ford 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Don Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Don Ford 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Don Ford 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Don Ford 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Don Ford 3.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Don Ford 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Don Ford 3,016

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Don Ford 1,691

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Don Ford 647

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 274

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 139

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Don Ford 474

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Don Ford .464

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Don Ford .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Don Ford 9.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Don Ford 4.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Don Ford 1.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 0.9 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 0.6 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Don Ford 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Don Ford 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Don Ford 2.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Don Ford 144

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Don Ford 85

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Don Ford 44

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 21

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 6

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Don Ford 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Don Ford .443

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Don Ford .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Don Ford 10.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Don Ford 5.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Don Ford 3.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don Ford 0.4 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.