DeMarcus Cousins vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year DeMarcus Cousins 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)