Steven Adams vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Steven Adams 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
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2025-26
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 12 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,782 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,172 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,155 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Steven Adams 652 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Steven Adams 707 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Steven Adams 770 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .586 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Steven Adams 73 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)