DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gerry Ward - 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.