DeMarcus Cousins vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Rudy LaRusso 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.