Bob Cousy vs. Terry Porter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Porter 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 3 less than Terry Porter, who played 17. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Terry Porter had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Terry Porter	17	16	1985-86 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1950-51	1985-86
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	79	15.4	7.1	0.4	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.7	2.7	5.7	.474	0.2	0.5	.310	1.6	2.0	.806

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
Terry Porter	4	17.0	6.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.0	0.8	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.0	6.8	.444	0.3	1.5	.167	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 2
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1951-52	1986-87
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	80	33.9	13.1	0.9	3.3	4.2	8.9	2.0	0.1	3.2	2.4	4.7	9.6	.488	0.2	0.8	.217	3.5	4.2	.838

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
Terry Porter	4	37.5	17.0	0.3	4.5	4.8	10.0	2.5	0.5	3.3	3.5	6.0	12.5	.480	0.5	1.3	.400	4.5	5.0	.900


Season 3
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1952-53	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	82	36.5	14.9	0.8	3.8	4.6	10.1	1.8	0.2	3.0	2.5	5.6	10.9	.519	0.3	0.8	.348	3.3	4.0	.846

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
Terry Porter	4	37.3	17.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	7.0	2.5	0.0	3.3	3.3	7.3	13.0	.558	0.3	0.8	.333	2.3	3.3	.692


Season 4
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1953-54	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	81	38.3	17.7	1.0	3.5	4.5	9.5	1.8	0.1	3.1	2.3	6.7	14.1	.471	1.0	2.7	.361	3.4	4.0	.840

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
Terry Porter	3	41.3	22.0	2.0	3.3	5.3	8.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	2.7	8.7	17.3	.500	1.3	3.7	.364	3.3	4.0	.833


Season 5
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1954-55	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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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
Terry Porter	80	34.8	17.6	0.7	2.7	3.4	9.1	1.9	0.1	3.1	1.9	5.6	12.1	.462	1.1	3.0	.374	5.3	5.9	.892

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
Terry Porter	21	38.8	20.6	0.4	2.5	2.9	7.4	1.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.0	13.0	.464	1.9	4.9	.392	6.6	7.9	.842


Season 6
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1955-56	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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
Terry Porter	81	32.9	17.0	0.6	2.8	3.5	8.0	2.0	0.1	2.3	1.9	6.0	11.7	.515	1.6	3.9	.415	3.4	4.2	.823

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
Terry Porter	16	37.2	18.1	0.5	2.3	2.8	6.6	1.5	0.1	2.0	2.0	6.4	12.8	.500	1.1	2.9	.362	4.3	4.9	.861


Season 7
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1956-57	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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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
Terry Porter	82	34.0	18.1	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.8	1.5	0.1	2.3	1.9	6.4	13.8	.461	1.6	4.0	.395	3.8	4.5	.856

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
Terry Porter	21	41.4	21.4	1.2	3.4	4.6	6.7	1.0	0.1	2.2	2.3	7.0	13.6	.516	1.8	3.7	.474	5.7	6.8	.832


Season 8
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1957-58	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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	65	34.2	18.0	-	-	5.0	7.1	-	-	-	2.1	6.8	19.4	.353	-	-	-	4.3	5.0	.850
Terry Porter	81	35.6	18.2	0.7	3.2	3.9	5.2	1.2	0.1	2.5	1.5	6.2	13.7	.454	1.8	4.3	.414	4.0	4.8	.843

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Cousy	11	41.5	18.0	-	-	6.5	7.5	-	-	-	1.8	6.1	17.8	.342	-	-	-	5.8	6.8	.853
Terry Porter	4	38.0	16.5	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	6.8	17.0	.397	0.8	4.8	.158	2.3	2.8	.818


Season 9
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1958-59	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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	65	37.0	20.0	-	-	5.5	8.6	-	-	-	2.1	7.4	19.4	.384	-	-	-	5.1	5.9	.855
Terry Porter	77	26.9	13.1	0.6	2.2	2.8	5.2	1.0	0.2	2.2	1.7	4.5	10.9	.416	1.4	3.7	.390	2.6	3.0	.872

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Cousy	11	41.8	19.5	-	-	6.9	10.8	-	-	-	2.5	6.5	20.1	.326	-	-	-	6.4	8.5	.745
Terry Porter	4	19.0	10.3	0.3	2.8	3.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	3.0	8.8	.343	1.5	3.5	.429	2.8	3.5	.786


Season 10
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1959-60	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	35	22.0	8.9	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.8	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.7	3.0	7.6	.393	1.3	3.3	.386	1.7	2.3	.707

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
Terry Porter	3	7.0	6.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.3	.538	0.7	1.7	.400	1.0	1.7	.600


Season 11
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1960-61	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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
Terry Porter	82	25.3	9.4	0.4	2.1	2.6	5.5	1.1	0.2	2.1	1.9	3.3	7.4	.442	0.9	2.8	.314	2.0	2.5	.785

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
Terry Porter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1961-62	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	82	19.1	6.9	0.4	1.8	2.1	3.6	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.3	2.3	5.5	.416	0.8	2.4	.335	1.5	2.0	.765

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
Terry Porter	3	15.3	5.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	3.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.7	4.3	.385	1.0	3.0	.333	1.0	1.3	.750


Season 13
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1962-63	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	82	21.8	9.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.3	3.2	7.0	.449	1.1	2.8	.395	2.0	2.4	.856

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
Terry Porter	5	37.6	15.8	1.4	3.6	5.0	3.2	1.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	5.4	12.6	.429	2.0	5.0	.400	3.0	3.6	.833

Note: Bob Cousy didn't play in 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1968-69.


Season 14
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	1969-70	1998-99
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Terry Porter	50	27.3	10.5	0.3	2.5	2.8	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.5	1.9	3.4	7.4	.465	1.2	2.8	.411	2.5	3.0	.831

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Cousy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	5	28.2	9.0	0.6	3.2	3.8	3.0	0.6	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	6.4	.469	0.6	2.4	.250	2.4	3.0	.800


Season 15
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	-	1999-00
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	68	23.7	9.4	0.4	2.5	2.8	3.3	0.7	0.1	1.5	1.2	3.0	6.8	.447	1.3	3.0	.435	2.0	2.5	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Cousy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	4	22.3	5.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.5	0.0	1.8	1.0	2.0	7.8	.258	1.0	3.5	.286	0.0	0.0	-


Season 16
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	-	2000-01
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	80	21.0	7.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.1	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.1	2.5	5.5	.448	1.1	2.6	.424	1.2	1.5	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Cousy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	13	25.1	8.3	0.1	1.8	1.8	3.4	0.8	0.0	1.7	1.2	3.0	6.6	.453	1.0	3.0	.333	1.3	1.7	.773


Season 17
	Bob Cousy	Terry Porter
Season	-	2001-02
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	72	18.0	5.5	0.2	2.1	2.3	2.8	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.2	1.9	4.5	.424	0.8	2.0	.415	0.9	1.2	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Cousy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	10	13.0	3.3	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.5	.371	0.5	1.7	.294	0.2	0.4	.500

Bob Cousy vs. Terry Porter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Porter 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17