DeMarcus Cousins vs. Nikola Jovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jovic 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
Nikola Jovic: 2022-23 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nikola Jovic 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Nikola Jovic 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Nikola Jovic 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Nikola Jovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Nikola Jovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Nikola Jovic 8.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Nikola Jovic 3.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Nikola Jovic 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Nikola Jovic 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Nikola Jovic 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Nikola Jovic 928

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Nikola Jovic 403

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Nikola Jovic 231

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Nikola Jovic 70

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Nikola Jovic 29

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Nikola Jovic 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Nikola Jovic .450

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Nikola Jovic .370

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Nikola Jovic .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Nikola Jovic 10.7 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Nikola Jovic 4.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Nikola Jovic 2.8 (2025)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Nikola Jovic 0.8 (2025)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Nikola Jovic 0.3 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Nikola Jovic 5.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Nikola Jovic 3.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Nikola Jovic 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Nikola Jovic 0.5

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Nikola Jovic 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Nikola Jovic 87

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Nikola Jovic 54

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Nikola Jovic 17

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Nikola Jovic 8

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Nikola Jovic 4

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Nikola Jovic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Nikola Jovic .400

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Nikola Jovic .313

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Nikola Jovic .923

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Nikola Jovic 9.5 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Nikola Jovic 6.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Nikola Jovic 2.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Nikola Jovic 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Nikola Jovic 0.6 (2024)