Jerry Bird vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Jerry Bird 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.