DeMarcus Cousins vs. Ernie Grunfeld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Grunfeld 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.

Ernie Grunfeld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Ernie Grunfeld: 1977-78 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Ernie Grunfeld 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Ernie Grunfeld 9

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Ernie Grunfeld 5

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Ernie Grunfeld 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Ernie Grunfeld 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Ernie Grunfeld 7.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Ernie Grunfeld 2.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Ernie Grunfeld 2.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Ernie Grunfeld 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Ernie Grunfeld 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Ernie Grunfeld 5,124

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Ernie Grunfeld 1,815

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Ernie Grunfeld 1,419

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Ernie Grunfeld 472

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Ernie Grunfeld 134

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Ernie Grunfeld 693

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Ernie Grunfeld .477

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Ernie Grunfeld .337 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Ernie Grunfeld .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Ernie Grunfeld 12.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Ernie Grunfeld 4.4 (1979)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Ernie Grunfeld 3.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Ernie Grunfeld 0.9 (1982)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Ernie Grunfeld 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Ernie Grunfeld 8.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Ernie Grunfeld 2.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Ernie Grunfeld 2.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Ernie Grunfeld 1.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Ernie Grunfeld 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Ernie Grunfeld 375

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Ernie Grunfeld 92

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Ernie Grunfeld 121

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Ernie Grunfeld 43

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Ernie Grunfeld 12

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Ernie Grunfeld 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Ernie Grunfeld .488

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Ernie Grunfeld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Ernie Grunfeld .827

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Ernie Grunfeld 16.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Ernie Grunfeld 4.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Ernie Grunfeld 5.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Ernie Grunfeld 2.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Ernie Grunfeld 0.6 (1981)

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