Jaylen Brown vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Jaylen Brown 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
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2025-26
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 10 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 8 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 4 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jaylen Brown 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 19.3 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.7 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 12,045 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 3,335 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,689 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 636 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 236 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Jaylen Brown 624 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .479 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .359 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .729 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 29.0 (2026) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 4.8 (2026) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 19.3 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.7 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.6 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 2,608 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 771 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 346 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 134 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 56 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Jaylen Brown 135 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .482 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .354 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .727 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 23.9 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.9 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)