DeMarcus Cousins vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 David Lee 5

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 David Lee 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 David Lee 625

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 David Lee 329

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 David Lee 189

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 David Lee 43

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 David Lee 14

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 David Lee 8

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) David Lee 0.3 (2017)