DeMarcus Cousins vs. Don Putman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Putman 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.

Don Putman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Don Putman: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Don Putman 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Don Putman 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Don Putman 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Don Putman 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Don Putman 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Don Putman 4.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Don Putman 1.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Don Putman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Don Putman 1,030

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Don Putman 285

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Don Putman 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Don Putman .262

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Don Putman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Don Putman .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Don Putman 6.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Don Putman 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Don Putman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Don Putman 3.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Don Putman 0.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Don Putman 42

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Don Putman 10

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Don Putman 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Don Putman .215

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Don Putman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Don Putman .421

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Don Putman 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Don Putman 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Don Putman - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.