League Leaders

Bob Cousy

1951–1969

Career 855 G · 15,882 PTS · 18.6 PPG · 5.0 RPG · 7.7 APG

Seasons leading the NBA
16
43 Top-5 finishes
8 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1952 Best season

Spanning 1952–1959, peaking at 2 titles in 1952.

Led in Total Assists for 8 straight seasons (1952–1959) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

  • 17th League titles 16
  • 31st Top-5 finishes 43

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Total Assists 8 1st 8 yrs (1952–1959) 1952 547 1953 518 1954 557 1955 642 1956 478 1957 463 1958 557 1959 715 1951 #2 1960 #3 1961 #3 1962 #3
Assists per Game 8 1st 8 yrs (1952–1959) 1952 7.7 1953 7.2 1954 7.9 1955 8.9 1956 7.5 1957 7.1 1958 8.6 1959 9.5 1951 #2 1960 #3 1961 #3 1962 #3
Free Throws Made — #3 — 1954 #3
Free Throw Percentage — #3 — 1957 #3
Field Goals Made — #2 — 1951 #3 1952 #3 1953 #2 1954 #2
Total Points — #2 — 1951 #3 1952 #3 1953 #2 1954 #3
Points per Game — #2 — 1951 #3 1953 #2 1954 #2

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1959 2 APG 9.5 AST 715
1958 2 APG 8.6 AST 557
1957 2 APG 7.1 AST 463
1956 2 APG 7.5 AST 478
1955 2 APG 8.9 AST 642
1954 2 APG 7.9 AST 557
1953 2 APG 7.2 AST 518
1952 2 APG 7.7 AST 547

Season Averages

13 seasons
Year Team GP MPG PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1951 BOS 66 40.6 1,433 21.7 421 6.4 441 6.7 — — — 36.9% — 80.8%
1952 BOS 71 41.5 1,407 19.8 449 6.3 547 7.7 — — — 35.2% — 81.6%
1953 BOS 72 39.7 1,383 19.2 394 5.5 518 7.2 — — — 38.5% — 78.7%
1954 BOS 71 38.7 1,504 21.2 424 6.0 557 7.9 — — — 39.7% — 80.7%
1955 BOS 72 38.4 1,356 18.8 492 6.8 642 8.9 — — — 36.0% — 84.4%
1956 BOS 64 36.9 1,319 20.6 309 4.8 478 7.5 — — — 37.8% — 82.1%
1957 BOS 65 34.2 1,167 18.0 322 5.0 463 7.1 — — — 35.3% — 85.0%
1958 BOS 65 37.0 1,297 20.0 359 5.5 557 8.6 — — — 38.4% — 85.5%
1959 BOS 75 34.5 1,455 19.4 352 4.7 715 9.5 — — — 38.4% — 79.2%
1960 BOS 76 32.5 1,378 18.1 331 4.4 587 7.7 — — — 37.1% — 77.9%
1961 BOS 75 28.2 1,175 15.7 261 3.5 584 7.8 — — — 39.1% — 75.4%
1962 BOS 76 26.0 1,003 13.2 193 2.5 515 6.8 — — — 39.7% — 73.5%
1969 CIN 7 4.9 5 0.7 5 0.7 10 1.4 — — — 33.3% — 100.0%
Career — 855 35.3 15,882 18.6 4,312 5.0 6,614 7.7 — — — 37.6% — 80.7%