Greg Ballard vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Bob Cousy

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Greg Ballard 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Greg Ballard 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) Bob Cousy - n/a **

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.