Rick Brunson vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

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

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)