Nick Collison vs. Bob Cousy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Cousy and Nick Collison, 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.

Nick Collison and Bob Cousy both played 14 years in the NBA. Nick Collison had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Nick Collison 14 7 2004-05 to 2017-18
Bob Cousy 14 13 1950-51 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2004-051950-51
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Nick Collison 82 17.0 5.6 1.9 2.7 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 3.1 2.3 4.3 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .703
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 %
Nick Collison 11 19.7 8.4 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.6 3.4 5.5 .607 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.5 2.5 .630
Bob Cousy 2 - 14.0 - - 7.5 6.0 - - - 4.0 4.5 21.0 .214 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 2

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2005-061951-52
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Nick Collison 66 21.9 7.5 2.2 3.4 5.6 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.2 3.1 6.0 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .699
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy 3 46.0 31.0 - - 4.0 6.3 - - - 4.3 8.7 21.7 .400 - - - 13.7 14.7 .932

Season 3

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2006-071952-53
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Nick Collison 82 29.0 9.6 2.8 5.3 8.1 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.5 3.5 3.9 7.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.4 .774
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy 6 45.0 25.5 - - 4.2 6.2 - - - 3.5 7.7 20.0 .383 - - - 10.2 12.2 .836

Season 4

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2007-081953-54
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Nick Collison 78 28.5 9.8 3.3 6.1 9.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.5 3.2 4.1 8.2 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .737
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy 6 43.3 21.0 - - 5.3 6.3 - - - 3.3 5.5 19.3 .284 - - - 10.0 12.5 .800

Season 5

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2008-091954-55
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Nick Collison 71 25.8 8.2 2.5 4.3 6.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.4 3.4 6.0 .568 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .721
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy 7 42.7 21.7 - - 6.1 9.3 - - - 3.7 7.6 19.9 .381 - - - 6.6 6.9 .958

Season 6

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2009-101955-56
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Nick Collison 75 20.8 5.9 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 3.1 2.4 4.1 .589 0.0 0.1 .250 1.0 1.4 .692
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 %
Nick Collison 6 21.5 3.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.7 3.3 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.2 .429
Bob Cousy 3 41.3 26.3 - - 8.0 8.7 - - - 1.3 9.3 18.7 .500 - - - 7.7 8.3 .920

Season 7

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2010-111956-57
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 71 21.5 4.6 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 1.9 3.4 .566 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .753
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 %
Nick Collison 17 24.3 6.7 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 3.7 2.8 4.5 .632 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .783
Bob Cousy 10 44.0 20.2 - - 6.1 9.3 - - - 2.7 6.7 20.7 .324 - - - 6.8 9.1 .747

Season 8

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2011-121957-58
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 63 20.7 4.5 1.9 2.5 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.4 1.9 3.2 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .710
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 %
Nick Collison 20 16.6 3.5 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 1.7 2.6 .647 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .429
Bob Cousy 11 41.5 18.0 - - 6.5 7.5 - - - 1.8 6.1 17.8 .342 - - - 5.8 6.8 .853

Season 9

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2012-131958-59
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 81 19.5 5.1 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.4 2.2 3.7 .595 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .769
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 %
Nick Collison 11 16.2 5.0 2.3 2.4 4.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.9 3.4 2.0 4.3 .468 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.1 .917
Bob Cousy 11 41.8 19.5 - - 6.9 10.8 - - - 2.5 6.5 20.1 .326 - - - 6.4 8.5 .745

Season 10

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2013-141959-60
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 81 16.7 4.2 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.2 .235 0.8 1.1 .710
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 %
Nick Collison 17 10.8 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.7 .414 0.1 0.3 .400 0.4 0.6 .700
Bob Cousy 13 36.0 15.3 - - 3.7 8.9 - - - 2.1 6.2 20.2 .305 - - - 3.0 3.9 .765

Season 11

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2014-151960-61
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 66 16.7 4.1 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 2.4 1.6 3.8 .419 0.2 0.9 .267 0.7 1.0 .692
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy 10 33.7 16.7 - - 4.3 9.1 - - - 3.3 5.0 14.7 .340 - - - 6.7 8.8 .761

Season 12

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2015-161961-62
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 59 11.8 2.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 0.8 1.8 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .697
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 %
Nick Collison 9 8.8 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.4 0.7 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
Bob Cousy 14 33.9 16.0 - - 4.6 8.8 - - - 3.1 6.1 17.2 .357 - - - 3.7 5.4 .684

Season 13

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2016-171962-63
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Collison 20 6.4 1.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.2 .609 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .625
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
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.

Season 14

Nick Collison Bob Cousy
Season 2017-181969-70
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Nick Collison 15 5.0 2.1 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 .684 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.9 .385
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 %
Nick Collison ------- --- ----------
Bob Cousy ------- --- ----------