Alex Caruso vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Alex Caruso to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Alex Caruso scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 12.7 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 9,945 points more (12,802 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +12.7 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +9,945 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason DeMarcus Cousins has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+0.8 points per game) while Alex Caruso scored more points (+242).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | +0.8 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | +242 | 4 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 13 | +13 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +311 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | +428 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | +280 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +43 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | +11 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | +31 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
| difference: | +12.7 | +4.6 | +9.7 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +4.5 | +4.0 | +5.4 | +2.1 | +3 | +237 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | 7.0 | 15.2 | 46.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 73.7 | 11 | 654 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 1,005 | 2,282 | 44.0 | 425 | 1,130 | 37.6 | 422 | 557 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
| difference: | +9,945 | +3,557 | +7,642 | +1.9 | +1 | +158 | +4.5 | +2,830 | +3,854 | +2.1 | +3 | +237 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | 4,562 | 9,924 | 46.0 | 426 | 1,288 | 33.1 | 3,252 | 4,411 | 73.7 | 11 | 654 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 42.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
| difference: | +0.8 | +0.4 | +4.8 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +3.8 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +9.9 | +1 | +34 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 47.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 39.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 70.4 | 3 | 20 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 143 | 334 | 42.8 | 66 | 186 | 35.5 | 57 | 71 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
| difference: | +242 | +84 | +210 | +4.8 | +55 | +158 | +3.8 | +19 | +17 | +9.9 | +1 | +34 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 59 | 124 | 47.6 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 38 | 54 | 70.4 | 3 | 20 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMarcus Cousins played 3 seasons more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 119 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 8.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2020 | 21 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2021 | 6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | 9.2 | +9.2 | 2025 | 23 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.4 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6. |