Bob Cousy vs. John Havlicek Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Havlicek and Bob Cousy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bob Cousy played 14 years in the NBA, 2 less than John Havlicek, who played 16. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while John Havlicek had his rookie season in 1962-63. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bob Cousy |
14 |
13 |
1950-51 to 1969-70 |
John Havlicek |
16 |
13 |
1962-63 to 1977-78 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
69 |
- |
15.6 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.8 |
16.5 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.756 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
27.5 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.6 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.728 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
2 |
- |
14.0 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.5 |
21.0 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.833 |
John Havlicek |
11 |
23.1 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.1 |
11.4 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
66 |
40.6 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
7.8 |
21.0 |
.369 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.7 |
.808 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
32.3 |
19.9 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
19.2 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
3 |
46.0 |
31.0 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
8.7 |
21.7 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
13.7 |
14.7 |
.932 |
John Havlicek |
10 |
28.9 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.1 |
15.9 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.795 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
71 |
41.5 |
19.8 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.5 |
18.6 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.3 |
.816 |
John Havlicek |
75 |
28.9 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
18.9 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
6 |
45.0 |
25.5 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.7 |
20.0 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
10.2 |
12.2 |
.836 |
John Havlicek |
12 |
33.8 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
7.3 |
20.8 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.836 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
72 |
39.7 |
19.2 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.8 |
17.5 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.3 |
.787 |
John Havlicek |
71 |
30.6 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
6 |
43.3 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.5 |
19.3 |
.284 |
- |
- |
- |
10.0 |
12.5 |
.800 |
John Havlicek |
17 |
42.3 |
23.6 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
9.0 |
22.0 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.6 |
.841 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
71 |
38.7 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
7.4 |
18.5 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.807 |
John Havlicek |
81 |
32.1 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
8.4 |
19.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
7 |
42.7 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
7.6 |
19.9 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
6.9 |
.958 |
John Havlicek |
9 |
36.7 |
27.4 |
- |
- |
8.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.6 |
23.6 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.9 |
.803 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
72 |
38.4 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
6.1 |
17.0 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.8 |
.844 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
35.6 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.1 |
18.9 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
3 |
41.3 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
8.0 |
8.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
9.3 |
18.7 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
8.3 |
.920 |
John Havlicek |
19 |
45.4 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
9.7 |
21.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.9 |
.828 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
64 |
36.9 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
7.5 |
19.8 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.9 |
.821 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
38.7 |
21.6 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.4 |
20.8 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
10 |
44.0 |
20.2 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.7 |
20.7 |
.324 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
9.1 |
.747 |
John Havlicek |
18 |
47.2 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.4 |
21.2 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.7 |
.855 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
75 |
34.5 |
19.4 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
7.6 |
19.7 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.792 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
45.1 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
10.9 |
23.9 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.7 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
13 |
36.0 |
15.3 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
6.2 |
20.2 |
.305 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.765 |
John Havlicek |
11 |
47.0 |
27.4 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.8 |
21.4 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
9.0 |
.859 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
76 |
32.5 |
18.1 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
7.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.8 |
18.2 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.779 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
42.1 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.6 |
21.3 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.4 |
.858 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
10 |
33.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.0 |
14.7 |
.340 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.8 |
.761 |
John Havlicek |
12 |
39.9 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
9.3 |
19.6 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.824 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
75 |
28.2 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
6.2 |
15.7 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.754 |
John Havlicek |
76 |
40.7 |
22.6 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
- |
2.6 |
9.0 |
19.8 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
14 |
33.9 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.1 |
17.2 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.684 |
John Havlicek |
18 |
45.1 |
27.1 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
2.4 |
11.1 |
22.8 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.881 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
76 |
26.0 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.735 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
38.2 |
19.2 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
2.8 |
7.8 |
17.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
13 |
30.2 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.5 |
15.7 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.830 |
John Havlicek |
11 |
42.2 |
21.1 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
- |
3.5 |
7.5 |
17.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.9 |
.868 |
Note: Bob Cousy didn't play in 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1968-69.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
7 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
John Havlicek |
76 |
34.2 |
17.0 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
- |
2.7 |
6.6 |
14.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
15 |
33.7 |
13.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
- |
2.1 |
5.3 |
12.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.809 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
79 |
36.9 |
17.7 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
2.6 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
9 |
41.7 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
- |
3.7 |
6.9 |
18.6 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.820 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
82 |
34.1 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
14.8 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.855 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Cousy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |