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Magic Johnson vs Bob Cousy Comparison

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Info

Teams

Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers (1979-1991, 1995-1996)
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics (1950-1963), Cincinnati Royals (1969-1970)

Position

Magic Johnson Shooting Guard, Point Guard, Power Forward
Bob Cousy Point Guard

Height

Magic Johnson 6'9"
Bob Cousy 6'1"

Weight

Magic Johnson 215
Bob Cousy 175

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Magic Johnson 5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1988) StarStarStarStarStar
Bob Cousy 6 (1957, 1959-1963) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Finals Appearances

Magic Johnson 9 (1980, 1982-1985, 1987-1989, 1991) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Cousy 7 (1957-1963) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Finals MVP

Magic Johnson 3 (1980, 1982, 1987) StarStarStar
Bob Cousy 0

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Magic Johnson 13 (1980-1991, 1996) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Cousy 13 (1951-1963) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Magic Johnson Yes Inducted in 2002
Bob Cousy Yes Inducted in 1971

Number Retired

Magic Johnson Yes Lakers #32
Bob Cousy Yes Celtics #14

Regular Season MVP

Magic Johnson 3 (1987, 1989-1990) StarStarStar
Bob Cousy 1 (1957) Star

All-NBA First Team

Magic Johnson 9 (1983-1991) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Cousy 10 (1952-1961) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Magic Johnson 12 (1980, 1982-1992) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Bob Cousy 13 (1951-1963) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Magic Johnson No
Bob Cousy No

All-NBA Second Team Team

Magic Johnson 1 (1982) Star
Bob Cousy 2 (1962-1963) StarStar

All-Defensive First Team

Magic Johnson 0
Bob Cousy 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Magic Johnson 0
Bob Cousy 0

NBA Rebound Leader

Magic Johnson 0
Bob Cousy 0

NBA Assist Leader

Magic Johnson 4 (1983-1984, 1986-1987) StarStarStarStar
Bob Cousy 8 (1953-1960) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Magic Johnson 874
Bob Cousy 924

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Magic Johnson 36.9
Bob Cousy 32.6

Points

Magic Johnson 17,239
Bob Cousy 16,960

Assists (Ast)

Magic Johnson 9,921
Bob Cousy 6,955

Rebounds (Reb)

Magic Johnson 6,376
Bob Cousy 4,786

Field Goals Made (FG)

Magic Johnson 6,074
Bob Cousy 6,168

Free Throw Made (FT)

Magic Johnson 4,788
Bob Cousy 4,624

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Magic Johnson 5,649
Bob Cousy 5,756

Points Per Game (PPG)

Magic Johnson 19.7
Bob Cousy 18.4

Assists Per Game (APG)

Magic Johnson 11.4
Bob Cousy 7.5

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Magic Johnson 7.3
Bob Cousy 5.2

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Magic Johnson 52.1%
Bob Cousy 37.5%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Magic Johnson 84.8%
Bob Cousy 80.3%

Minutes Played

Magic Johnson 32,287
Bob Cousy 30,165

True Shooting Percentage

Magic Johnson 60.9%
Bob Cousy 44.6%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Magic Johnson 186
Bob Cousy 109

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Magic Johnson 39.8
Bob Cousy 37.8

Points

Magic Johnson 3,640
Bob Cousy 2,018

Assists (Ast)

Magic Johnson 2,320
Bob Cousy 937

Rebounds (Reb)

Magic Johnson 1,431
Bob Cousy 546

Field Goals Made (FG)

Magic Johnson 1,276
Bob Cousy 689

Free Throw Made (FT)

Magic Johnson 1,040
Bob Cousy 640

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Magic Johnson 1,241
Bob Cousy 799

Points Per Game (PPG)

Magic Johnson 19.6
Bob Cousy 18.5

Assists Per Game (APG)

Magic Johnson 12.5
Bob Cousy 8.6

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Magic Johnson 7.7
Bob Cousy 5.0

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Magic Johnson 50.8%
Bob Cousy 34.2%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Magic Johnson 83.8%
Bob Cousy 80.1%

True Shooting Percentage

Magic Johnson 59.5%
Bob Cousy 42.6%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Magic Johnson 80 (1986-87)
Bob Cousy 76 (1962-63)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Magic Johnson 38.3 (1983-84)
Bob Cousy 41.5 (1952-53)

Points

Magic Johnson 1909 (1986-87)
Bob Cousy 1504 (1954-55)

Assists (Ast)

Magic Johnson 989 (1995-96)
Bob Cousy 715 (1959-60)

Rebounds (Reb)

Magic Johnson 751 (1981-82)
Bob Cousy 492 (1955-56)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Magic Johnson 683 (1986-87)
Bob Cousy 568 (1959-60)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Magic Johnson 567 (1990-91)
Bob Cousy 479 (1952-53)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Magic Johnson 637 (1990-91)
Bob Cousy 587 (1952-53)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Magic Johnson 23.9 (1986-87)
Bob Cousy 21.7 (1951-52)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Magic Johnson 13.1 (1983-84)
Bob Cousy 9.5 (1959-60)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Magic Johnson 9.6 (1981-82)
Bob Cousy 6.9 (1950-51)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Magic Johnson .565% (1983-84)
Bob Cousy .397% (1962-63)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Magic Johnson .911% (1988-89)
Bob Cousy 1% (1969-70)

True Shooting Percentage

Magic Johnson .637% (1984-85)
Bob Cousy .581% (1969-70)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers (1979-1991, 1995-1996)
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics (1950-1963), Cincinnati Royals (1969-1970)

Position

Magic Johnson Shooting Guard, Point Guard, Power Forward
Bob Cousy Point Guard

Height

Magic Johnson 6'9"
Bob Cousy 6'1"

Weight

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Magic Johnson 5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1988)
Bob Cousy 6 (1957, 1959-1963)

Finals Appearances

Magic Johnson 9 (1980, 1982-1985, 1987-1989, 1991)
Bob Cousy 7 (1957-1963)

Finals MVP

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Magic Johnson 13 (1980-1991, 1996)
Bob Cousy 13 (1951-1963)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Magic Johnson Yes Inducted in 2002
Bob Cousy Yes Inducted in 1971

Number Retired

Magic Johnson Yes Lakers #32
Bob Cousy Yes Celtics #14

Regular Season MVP

Magic Johnson 3 (1987, 1989-1990)
Bob Cousy 1 (1957)

All-NBA First Team

Magic Johnson 9 (1983-1991)
Bob Cousy 10 (1952-1961)

All-Star Games

Magic Johnson 12 (1980, 1982-1992)
Bob Cousy 13 (1951-1963)

Rookie of the Year

Magic Johnson No
Bob Cousy No

All-NBA Second Team Team

Magic Johnson 1 (1982)
Bob Cousy 2 (1962-1963)

All-Defensive First Team

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

NBA Scoring Leader

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

NBA Rebound Leader

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

NBA Assist Leader

Magic Johnson 4 (1983-1984, 1986-1987)
Bob Cousy 8 (1953-1960)

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Points

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Assists (Ast)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Rebounds (Reb)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Field Goals Made (FG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Free Throw Made (FT)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Points Per Game (PPG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Assists Per Game (APG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Minutes Played

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

True Shooting Percentage

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Points

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Assists (Ast)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Rebounds (Reb)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Field Goals Made (FG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Free Throw Made (FT)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Points Per Game (PPG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Assists Per Game (APG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

True Shooting Percentage

Magic Johnson Bob Cousy

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