Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf vs. Bob Cousy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Cousy and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, 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.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Bob Cousy, who played 14. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Bob Cousy had his rookie season in 1950-51. 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 |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
9 |
2 |
1990-91 to 2000-01 |
Bob Cousy |
14 |
13 |
1950-51 to 1969-70 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
67 |
22.5 |
14.1 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
15.1 |
.413 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.240 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.857 |
Bob Cousy |
69 |
- |
15.6 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.8 |
16.5 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
2 |
- |
14.0 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.5 |
21.0 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
81 |
19.0 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
10.4 |
.421 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.330 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.870 |
Bob Cousy |
66 |
40.6 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
7.8 |
21.0 |
.369 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.7 |
.808 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
3 |
46.0 |
31.0 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
8.7 |
21.7 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
13.7 |
14.7 |
.932 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
81 |
33.5 |
19.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.8 |
17.4 |
.450 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.355 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
.935 |
Bob Cousy |
71 |
41.5 |
19.8 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.5 |
18.6 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.3 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
6 |
45.0 |
25.5 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.7 |
20.0 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
10.2 |
12.2 |
.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 |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
80 |
32.7 |
18.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
16.0 |
.460 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.316 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
.956 |
Bob Cousy |
72 |
39.7 |
19.2 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.8 |
17.5 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.3 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
12 |
28.3 |
12.9 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
12.8 |
.370 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.324 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.935 |
Bob Cousy |
6 |
43.3 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.5 |
19.3 |
.284 |
- |
- |
- |
10.0 |
12.5 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
73 |
28.5 |
16.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.470 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.386 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
.885 |
Bob Cousy |
71 |
38.7 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
7.4 |
18.5 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.807 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
3 |
25.3 |
13.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
11.0 |
.364 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
.167 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.000 |
Bob Cousy |
7 |
42.7 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
7.6 |
19.9 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
6.9 |
.958 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
57 |
35.6 |
19.2 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
16.8 |
.434 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.392 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
.930 |
Bob Cousy |
72 |
38.4 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
6.1 |
17.0 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.8 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
3 |
41.3 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
8.0 |
8.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
9.3 |
18.7 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
8.3 |
.920 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
75 |
28.4 |
13.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
12.3 |
.445 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.382 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.846 |
Bob Cousy |
64 |
36.9 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
7.5 |
19.8 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.9 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
10 |
44.0 |
20.2 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.7 |
20.7 |
.324 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
9.1 |
.747 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
31 |
17.1 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
.377 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.161 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Bob Cousy |
65 |
34.2 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
6.8 |
19.4 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.0 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
11 |
41.5 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
6.1 |
17.8 |
.342 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.8 |
.853 |
Note: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
41 |
11.9 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.759 |
Bob Cousy |
65 |
37.0 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
7.4 |
19.4 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
5.9 |
.855 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
11 |
41.8 |
19.5 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
10.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.5 |
20.1 |
.326 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
8.5 |
.745 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
75 |
34.5 |
19.4 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
7.6 |
19.7 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
13 |
36.0 |
15.3 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
6.2 |
20.2 |
.305 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.765 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
76 |
32.5 |
18.1 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
7.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.8 |
18.2 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
10 |
33.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.0 |
14.7 |
.340 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.8 |
.761 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
75 |
28.2 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
6.2 |
15.7 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
14 |
33.9 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.1 |
17.2 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.684 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
76 |
26.0 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
13 |
30.2 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.5 |
15.7 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.830 |
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 |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
7 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |
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- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Cousy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |