DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)