Rick Carlisle vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.