DeMarcus Cousins vs. Sam Lacey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Lacey 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.

Sam Lacey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Sam Lacey 13

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Sam Lacey 4

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Sam Lacey 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Sam Lacey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Sam Lacey 9.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Sam Lacey 3.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Sam Lacey 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Sam Lacey 10,303

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Sam Lacey 9,687

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Sam Lacey 3,754

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Sam Lacey 999 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Sam Lacey 1,160 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Sam Lacey 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Sam Lacey .441

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Sam Lacey .188 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Sam Lacey .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Sam Lacey 9.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Sam Lacey 9.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Sam Lacey 5.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Sam Lacey 1.9 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Sam Lacey 274

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Sam Lacey 287

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Sam Lacey 144

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Sam Lacey 56 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Sam Lacey 44 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Sam Lacey 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Sam Lacey .401

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Sam Lacey .250 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Sam Lacey .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.