DeMarcus Cousins vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Swen Nater 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Swen Nater 226

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Swen Nater 2

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.