DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Gene Shue 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gene Shue - 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.