Bam Adebayo vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2024-25
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)