Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 DeMarcus Cousins 3

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * DeMarcus Cousins 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 DeMarcus Cousins 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 DeMarcus Cousins 2

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 DeMarcus Cousins 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * DeMarcus Cousins 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * DeMarcus Cousins 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,030 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,702 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,392 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 977 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,080 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 876 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)