Jim Ard vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Jim Ard 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.