Bob Cousy
- Seasons
- 1950-51 to 1969-70
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- Aug 9, 1928
- College
- Holy Cross
- Draft
- 1950, round 1, pick 4
6Championships
1MVP awards
12All-League teams
13All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.9
- True shooting
- .446
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 91.0
- WS per 48
- .139
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 8.8
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.87
- Finals appearances
- 7
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 8 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | BOS | 22 | 69 | – | – | .415 | .352 | – | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1951-52 | BOS | 23 | 66 | 2,681 | 21.5 | .445 | .369 | – | 4.9 | 2.8 | 7.7 | .138 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1952-53 | BOS | 24 | 71 | 2,945 | 21.7 | .446 | .352 | – | 4.7 | 2.5 | 7.2 | .117 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 25 | 72 | 2,857 | 21.2 | .464 | .385 | – | 6.5 | 1.6 | 8.1 | .137 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 26 | 71 | 2,747 | 21.7 | .480 | .397 | – | 6.3 | 1.5 | 7.8 | .137 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1955-56 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 2,767 | 20.3 | .461 | .360 | – | 4.3 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .119 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | BOS | 28 | 64 | 2,364 | 21.2 | .452 | .378 | – | 4.0 | 4.7 | 8.8 | .178 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | BOS | 29 | 65 | 2,222 | 17.9 | .415 | .353 | – | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | .116 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | BOS | 30 | 65 | 2,403 | 19.9 | .454 | .384 | – | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.7 | .174 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | BOS | 31 | 75 | 2,588 | 18.7 | .439 | .384 | – | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | .145 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | BOS | 32 | 76 | 2,468 | 17.4 | .436 | .371 | – | 0.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | .140 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 33 | 75 | 2,114 | 18.5 | .443 | .391 | – | 0.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | .144 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 34 | 76 | 1,975 | 16.6 | .448 | .397 | – | 0.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | .126 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 41 | 7 | 34 | 8.6 | .579 | .333 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .101 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.