Chauncey Billups vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Chauncey Billups 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 Chauncey Billups scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while DeMarcus Cousins has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 4.4 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (19.6 points against 15.2). On the other hand Chauncey Billups scored a total of 3,000 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (15,802 vs. 12,802).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 17 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +4.4 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | +3,000 | 17 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Chauncey Billups has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+8.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,359).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | +8.9 | 12 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | +2,359 | 12 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 13 | +13 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 308 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +8 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 776 | +234 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 1,027 | +377 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | +12 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 1 | +1 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 10 | +10 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 57 | +57 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 123 | +115 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 143 | +123 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 3 | +3 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +4.4 | +2.5 | +4.3 | +4.5 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +5.6 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +15.7 | +6 | +389 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 4,738 | 11,413 | 41.5 | 1,830 | 4,725 | 38.7 | 4,496 | 5,029 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +3,000 | +176 | +1,489 | +4.5 | +1,404 | +3,437 | +5.6 | +1,244 | +618 | +15.7 | +6 | +389 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +8.9 | +2.0 | +6.1 | +6.5 | +1.2 | +3.6 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +3.4 | +17.6 | +9 | +126 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 737 | 1,793 | 41.1 | 267 | 729 | 36.6 | 785 | 892 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +2,359 | +678 | +1,669 | +6.5 | +256 | +701 | +2.7 | +747 | +838 | +17.6 | +9 | +126 |
| 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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Chauncey Billups' additional seasons: | ||||
* Chauncey Billups played 7 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2008 to 2014—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 363 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 1.0 | +1.0 | 2001 | 3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 22.0 | +22.0 | 2002 | 3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2003 | 14 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |