Bob Cousy vs. Lionel Hollins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Hollins 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.

Lionel Hollins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Lionel Hollins: 1975-76 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Lionel Hollins 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Lionel Hollins 10

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Lionel Hollins 8

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Lionel Hollins 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Lionel Hollins 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Lionel Hollins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Lionel Hollins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Lionel Hollins 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Lionel Hollins 2

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Lionel Hollins 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Lionel Hollins 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Lionel Hollins 2.4

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Lionel Hollins 4.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Lionel Hollins 7,809

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Lionel Hollins 1,601

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Lionel Hollins 3,006

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 1,053

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 192

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Lionel Hollins 673

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Lionel Hollins .444

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins .149 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Lionel Hollins .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Lionel Hollins 15.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Lionel Hollins 3.4 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Lionel Hollins 6.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 2.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.5 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Lionel Hollins 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Lionel Hollins 2.7

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Lionel Hollins 4.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Lionel Hollins 911

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Lionel Hollins 207

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Lionel Hollins 344

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 114

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 11

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Lionel Hollins 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Lionel Hollins .411

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Lionel Hollins .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Lionel Hollins 17.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Lionel Hollins 4.8 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Lionel Hollins 6.3 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 2.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.5 (1984)

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.