Bruce Bowen vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Cousy 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Bob Cousy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Bob Cousy 0

Assists Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Bob Cousy 8

* 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 Bruce Bowen 6.1 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.