DeMarcus Cousins vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson 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.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 John Paxson 906

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 John Paxson 44

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 John Paxson 109

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 John Paxson 306

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 John Paxson 3

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)