LaMelo Ball vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)