DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gary Payton II 10

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gary Payton II 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gary Payton II 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Gary Payton II 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gary Payton II 5.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gary Payton II 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gary Payton II 1,497

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gary Payton II 777

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gary Payton II 316

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gary Payton II 263

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gary Payton II 80

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gary Payton II 277

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gary Payton II .556

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Gary Payton II .335

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gary Payton II .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gary Payton II 6.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gary Payton II 3.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gary Payton II 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gary Payton II 211

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gary Payton II 105

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gary Payton II 41

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gary Payton II 32

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gary Payton II 13

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gary Payton II 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gary Payton II .593

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Gary Payton II .396

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gary Payton II 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)