DeMarcus Cousins vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.