Gilbert Arenas vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.