Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Bob Cousy 1 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Cousy 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Bob Cousy 12

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Bob Cousy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bob Cousy 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bob Cousy 0 *

Assists Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Bob Cousy 8

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bob Cousy 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.