Rick Adelman vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.