Chris Bosh vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Chris Bosh 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 Chris Bosh 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 0.4 points more than Chris Bosh in his 13 seasons (19.6 points against 19.2). On the other hand Chris Bosh scored a total of 4,387 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (17,189 vs. 12,802).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chris Bosh | 19.2 | 13 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +0.4 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chris Bosh | 17,189 | +4,387 | 13 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Chris Bosh has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,221).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chris Bosh | 15.6 | +7.2 | 6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chris Bosh | 1,388 | +1,221 | 6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 422 | +106 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 815 | +273 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 892 | +242 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 1 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 3 | +3 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 23 | +23 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 72 | +64 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 88 | +68 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 1 | +1 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 19.2 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 49.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 79.9 | 13 | 893 |
| difference: | +0.4 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +6.2 | +2 | +239 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 17,189 | 6,209 | 12,581 | 49.4 | 305 | 910 | 33.5 | 4,466 | 5,591 | 79.9 | 13 | 893 |
| difference: | +4,387 | +1,647 | +2,657 | +3.4 | +121 | +378 | +0.4 | +1,214 | +1,180 | +6.2 | +2 | +239 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 15.6 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 47.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 80.0 | 6 | 89 |
| difference: | +7.2 | +2.8 | +6.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +9.6 | +3 | +69 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 1,388 | 515 | 1,088 | 47.3 | 54 | 140 | 38.6 | 304 | 380 | 80.0 | 6 | 89 |
| difference: | +1,221 | +456 | +964 | +0.2 | +43 | +112 | +0.7 | +266 | +326 | +9.6 | +3 | +69 |
| 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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Chris Bosh's additional seasons: | ||||
* Chris Bosh played 1 season more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In that year—his season 13 in 2016—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 53 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | 17.5 | +17.5 | 2007 | 6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | 24.0 | +24.0 | 2008 | 5 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | 18.6 | +18.6 | 2011 | 21 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 10.6 | +10.6 | 2022 | 5 |
Chris Bosh's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Chris Bosh didn't play in the postseason. |