Paolo Banchero vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Paolo Banchero 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
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2025-26
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 4 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 2 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.4 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.1 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 4,547 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,441 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 934 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 170 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 121 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Paolo Banchero 203 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .444 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .317 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.9 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 9.0 (2026) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.4 (2026) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 28.0 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.5 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.1 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.7 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 336 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 102 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 49 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 11 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 8 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Paolo Banchero 12 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .447 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .418 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .711 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 29.4 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.2 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2025) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)