DeMarcus Cousins vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.