Bob Cousy vs. Phil Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil 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.

Phil Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Phil Ford: 1978-79 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Phil Ford 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Phil Ford 7

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Phil Ford 4

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Phil Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Phil Ford 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Phil Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Phil Ford 1

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Phil Ford 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Cousy 0 * Phil Ford 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Phil Ford 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Phil Ford 1.8

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Phil Ford 6.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Phil Ford 5,594

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Phil Ford 854

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Phil Ford 3,083

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 589

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 29

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Phil Ford 482

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Phil Ford .467

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford .210 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Phil Ford .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Phil Ford 17.5 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Phil Ford 2.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Phil Ford 8.8 (1981)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 2.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Phil Ford 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Phil Ford 1.7

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Phil Ford 5.7

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Phil Ford 136

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Phil Ford 26

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Phil Ford 85

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 22

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 0

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Phil Ford 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Phil Ford .365

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford .600 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Phil Ford .717

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Phil Ford 17.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Phil Ford 2.4 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Phil Ford 8.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 2.4 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Phil Ford 0.0 (1983)

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.