DeMarcus Cousins vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton 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.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Al Thornton 152

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Al Thornton -

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Al Thornton -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Al Thornton -

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Al Thornton -