Matt Barnes vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Matt Barnes that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Matt Barnes

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)