Bob Cousy vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Norm Nixon 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Norm Nixon 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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.