DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gus Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Johnson 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.

Gus Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Gus Johnson: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gus Johnson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gus Johnson 10

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gus Johnson 5

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gus Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Gus Johnson 4

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gus Johnson 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gus Johnson 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gus Johnson 17.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gus Johnson 12.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gus Johnson 2.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gus Johnson 9,944

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gus Johnson 7,379

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gus Johnson 1,541

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gus Johnson 582

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gus Johnson .440

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gus Johnson .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gus Johnson 20.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gus Johnson 17.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gus Johnson 3.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gus Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gus Johnson 13.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gus Johnson 9.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gus Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gus Johnson 452

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gus Johnson 330

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gus Johnson 76

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gus Johnson 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gus Johnson .397

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gus Johnson .760

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gus Johnson 18.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gus Johnson 11.4 (1970)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gus Johnson 3.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gus Johnson - 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.