Elgin Baylor vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 DeMarcus Cousins 2

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.