Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.6 | |
| 1951 | 21.7 | |
| 1952 | 19.8 | |
| 1953 | 19.2 | |
| 1954 | 19.2 | |
| 1955 | 18.7 | |
| 1956 | 20.6 | |
| 1957 | 21.7 | |
| 1958 | 20 | |
| 1959 | 19.4 | |
| 1960 | 18.1 | |
| 1961 | 15.7 | |
| 1962 | 13.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bob Cousy ranks #45 in Basketball
Bob Cousy ranks 45th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 357th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1950–1970 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1951, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 6, mvp awards 1, assist titles 8, all-star selections 13.
Immediately ahead sits Toni Kukoč on 83.4, a gap of -1.4 points. Directly behind is Giannis Antetokounmpo on 85.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Bob Cousy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cousy stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1951. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Cousy comparisons
Bob Cousy — frequently asked
- Is Bob Cousy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Cousy ranks 45th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Bob Cousy's GOAT Score?
- 84.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Cousy rank all time?
- 357th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 45th within Basketball.
- Bob Cousy vs Toni Kukoč: who ranks higher?
- Bob Cousy, on 84.8 against Toni Kukoč's 83.4 — a margin of 1.4 points.