DeMarcus Cousins vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 53

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 48

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .447

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .434

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)