DeMarcus Cousins vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Louie Nelson -

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Louie Nelson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.