Mel Counts vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.