Bob Cousy vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Gus Williams 2

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Gus Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 291

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 40

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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.