Bob Cousy
PG · CIN
Seasons 1950-51–1969-70 · 14 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1928
★ Hall of Fame★ MVP13× All-Star12× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Houdini of the Hardwood |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #14 (also #19) |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1928-08-09 |
| College | Holy Cross |
| Drafted | 1950 · Round 1, Pick 4 · TRI |
| Seasons | 1950-51–1969-70 (14) |
Career averages
18.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.5 APG · 924 games · .375 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | BOS | 22 | 69 | — | .352 | — | .756 | 6.9 | 4.9 | — | — | 15.6 | — | .415 |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 23 | 66 | 40.6 | .369 | — | .808 | 6.4 | 6.7 | — | — | 21.7 | 21.5 | .445 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 24 | 71 | 41.5 | .352 | — | .816 | 6.3 | 7.7 | — | — | 19.8 | 21.7 | .446 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 25 | 72 | 39.7 | .385 | — | .787 | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | — | 19.2 | 21.2 | .464 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 26 | 71 | 38.7 | .397 | — | .807 | 6.0 | 7.8 | — | — | 21.2 | 21.7 | .480 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 38.4 | .360 | — | .844 | 6.8 | 8.9 | — | — | 18.8 | 20.3 | .461 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 28 | 64 | 36.9 | .378 | — | .821 | 4.8 | 7.5 | — | — | 20.6 | 21.2 | .452 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 29 | 65 | 34.2 | .353 | — | .850 | 5.0 | 7.1 | — | — | 18.0 | 17.9 | .415 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 30 | 65 | 37.0 | .384 | — | .855 | 5.5 | 8.6 | — | — | 20.0 | 19.9 | .454 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 31 | 75 | 34.5 | .384 | — | .792 | 4.7 | 9.5 | — | — | 19.4 | 18.7 | .439 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 32 | 76 | 32.5 | .371 | — | .779 | 4.4 | 7.7 | — | — | 18.1 | 17.4 | .436 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 33 | 75 | 28.2 | .391 | — | .754 | 3.5 | 7.8 | — | — | 15.7 | 18.5 | .443 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 34 | 76 | 26.0 | .397 | — | .735 | 2.5 | 6.8 | — | — | 13.2 | 16.6 | .448 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 41 | 7 | 4.9 | .333 | — | 1.000 | 0.7 | 1.4 | — | — | 0.7 | 8.6 | .579 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | BOS | 69 | — | — | 401 | 1,138 | .352 | — | — | 276 | 365 | 474 | 341 | — | — | — | 1,078 |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 66 | — | 2,681 | 512 | 1,388 | .369 | — | — | 409 | 506 | 421 | 441 | — | — | — | 1,433 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 71 | — | 2,945 | 464 | 1,320 | .352 | — | — | 479 | 587 | 449 | 547 | — | — | — | 1,407 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 72 | — | 2,857 | 486 | 1,262 | .385 | — | — | 411 | 522 | 394 | 518 | — | — | — | 1,383 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 71 | — | 2,747 | 522 | 1,316 | .397 | — | — | 460 | 570 | 424 | 557 | — | — | — | 1,504 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 72 | — | 2,767 | 440 | 1,223 | .360 | — | — | 476 | 564 | 492 | 642 | — | — | — | 1,356 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 64 | — | 2,364 | 478 | 1,264 | .378 | — | — | 363 | 442 | 309 | 478 | — | — | — | 1,319 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 65 | — | 2,222 | 445 | 1,262 | .353 | — | — | 277 | 326 | 322 | 463 | — | — | — | 1,167 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 65 | — | 2,403 | 484 | 1,260 | .384 | — | — | 329 | 385 | 359 | 557 | — | — | — | 1,297 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 75 | — | 2,588 | 568 | 1,481 | .384 | — | — | 319 | 403 | 352 | 715 | — | — | — | 1,455 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 76 | — | 2,468 | 513 | 1,382 | .371 | — | — | 352 | 452 | 331 | 587 | — | — | — | 1,378 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 75 | — | 2,114 | 462 | 1,181 | .391 | — | — | 251 | 333 | 261 | 584 | — | — | — | 1,175 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 76 | — | 1,975 | 392 | 988 | .397 | — | — | 219 | 298 | 193 | 515 | — | — | — | 1,003 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 7 | — | 34 | 1 | 3 | .333 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Career | 924 | — | — | 6,168 | 16,468 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 4624 | 5756 | 4786 | 6955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,960 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | BOS | 69 | — | — | — | .352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 66 | 40.6 | 6.9 | 18.6 | .369 | — | — | 5.5 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 19.2 |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 71 | 41.5 | 5.7 | 16.1 | .352 | — | — | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | — | — | — | 17.2 |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 72 | 39.7 | 6.1 | 15.9 | .385 | — | — | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 6.5 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 71 | 38.7 | 6.8 | 17.2 | .397 | — | — | 6.0 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.3 | — | — | — | 19.7 |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 72 | 38.4 | 5.7 | 15.9 | .360 | — | — | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | — | — | — | 17.6 |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 64 | 36.9 | 7.3 | 19.2 | .378 | — | — | 5.5 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 7.3 | — | — | — | 20.1 |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 65 | 34.2 | 7.2 | 20.4 | .353 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 7.5 | — | — | — | 18.9 |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 65 | 37.0 | 7.3 | 18.9 | .384 | — | — | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 8.3 | — | — | — | 19.4 |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 75 | 34.5 | 7.9 | 20.6 | .384 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 9.9 | — | — | — | 20.2 |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 76 | 32.5 | 7.5 | 20.2 | .371 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 8.6 | — | — | — | 20.1 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 75 | 28.2 | 7.9 | 20.1 | .391 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 9.9 | — | — | — | 20.0 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 76 | 26.0 | 7.1 | 18.0 | .397 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 9.4 | — | — | — | 18.3 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 7 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .333 | — | — | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 10.6 | — | — | — | 5.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | BOS | 69 | — | — | .415 | — | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 66 | 2,681 | 21.5 | .445 | — | 4.9 | 2.8 | 7.7 | .138 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 71 | 2,945 | 21.7 | .446 | — | 4.7 | 2.5 | 7.2 | .117 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 72 | 2,857 | 21.2 | .464 | — | 6.5 | 1.6 | 8.1 | .137 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 71 | 2,747 | 21.7 | .480 | — | 6.3 | 1.5 | 7.8 | .137 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 72 | 2,767 | 20.3 | .461 | — | 4.3 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .119 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 64 | 2,364 | 21.2 | .452 | — | 4.0 | 4.7 | 8.8 | .178 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 65 | 2,222 | 17.9 | .415 | — | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | .116 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 65 | 2,403 | 19.9 | .454 | — | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.7 | .174 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 75 | 2,588 | 18.7 | .439 | — | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | .145 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 76 | 2,468 | 17.4 | .436 | — | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | .140 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 75 | 2,114 | 18.5 | .443 | — | 0.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | .144 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 76 | 1,975 | 16.6 | .448 | — | 0.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | .126 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 7 | 34 | 8.6 | .579 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .101 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91.0 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 2 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .214 | — | .307 |
| 1951-52 | 3 | 46.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .551 |
| 1952-53 | 6 | 37.0 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .451 | — | .570 |
| 1953-54 | 6 | 43.3 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .284 | — | .420 |
| 1954-55 | 7 | 36.3 | 22.0 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .462 | — | .574 |
| 1955-56 | 3 | 41.3 | 26.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .593 |
| 1956-57 | 10 | 44.0 | 20.2 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .324 | — | .408 |
| 1957-58 | 11 | 41.5 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .342 | — | .432 |
| 1958-59 | 11 | 41.8 | 19.5 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .326 | — | .409 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 36.0 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .305 | — | .350 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 33.7 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .340 | — | .450 |
| 1961-62 | 14 | 33.9 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .357 | — | .408 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 30.2 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .353 | — | .406 |
| Career | 109 | 36.9 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .349 | — | .435 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 441 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 376–65 |
| Away | 421 | 17.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 183–238 |
| In wins | 559 | 18.7 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 559–0 |
| In losses | 303 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0–303 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 100 | 19.2 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 68–32 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 102 | 18.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 73–29 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 141 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 89–52 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 106 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 68–38 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 143 | 19.4 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 88–55 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Bob Cousy's career stats?
Bob Cousy has averaged 18.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.5 APG over 14 seasons (1950-51–1969-70).
How tall is Bob Cousy?
Bob Cousy is 6-1 (175 lb).
When was Bob Cousy drafted?
Bob Cousy was drafted in 1950, round 1, pick 4.