DeMarcus Cousins vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year DeMarcus Cousins 0 Chris Paul 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Chris Paul 200

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Chris Paul 31

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)