DeMarcus Cousins vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.