RJ Barrett vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader RJ Barrett 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.