DeMarcus Cousins vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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.

John Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 John Salley 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 John Salley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 John Salley 916

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 John Salley 451

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 John Salley 983

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 John Salley 588

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 John Salley 104

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 John Salley 49

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 John Salley 159

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) John Salley 2.8 (1992)