Who is better, Cousy or Marčiulionis?
Šarūnas Marčiulionis leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.8 for Bob Cousy — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cousy vs Marčiulionis
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Šarūnas Marčiulionis above Bob Cousy: 85.0 vs 84.8. Šarūnas Marčiulionis leads on Peak, Longevity, Statistics. Bob Cousy leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MarčiulionisWinner
85.0Marčiulionis wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Cousy
84.8Cousy wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇹 Šarūnas Marčiulionis
85.0
Marčiulionis leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Šarūnas Marčiulionis
2. Bob Cousy
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇱🇹 Šarūnas Marčiulionis5 seasons played · career day 1,825288 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bob Cousy5 seasons played · career day 1,82595.5 points per game
-66.8% vs Marčiulionis at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cousy | 0 | 0 | 15.6 | 37.3 | 95.5 | 176.5 |
| 🇱🇹 Marčiulionis | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 288 | 631 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CousyRetired | MarčiulionisRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles | 6 | — |
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Assist titles | 8 | — |
| All-Star selections | 13 | — |
| Career assists | 6,955 | — |
| All-Star MVP | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 2 |
| EuroBasket medals | — | 2 |
| NBA seasons | — | 7 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Marčiulionis85.0
Cousy84.8
FAQ
Where does Cousy beat Marčiulionis?
Cousy scores higher on dominance, honours. Marčiulionis leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Cousy vs Marčiulionis score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cousy: 84.8, Marčiulionis: 85.0.
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