Tim Bassett vs. Bob Cousy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Cousy and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Bob Cousy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 6

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Bob Cousy 14

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Bob Cousy 13

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 12

Assists Leader Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Bob Cousy 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Bob Cousy 5.2

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Bob Cousy 7.5

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Bob Cousy 16,960

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Bob Cousy 4,786

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Bob Cousy 6,955

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Bob Cousy 924

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Bob Cousy .375

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Bob Cousy .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Bob Cousy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Bob Cousy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Bob Cousy 5.0

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Bob Cousy 8.6

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Bob Cousy 2,018

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Bob Cousy 546

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy 937

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Bob Cousy - n/a **

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Bob Cousy 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Bob Cousy .342

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Bob Cousy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Bob Cousy .801

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Bob Cousy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) 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.