DeMarcus Cousins vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace and DeMarcus Cousins 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.

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 Ben Wallace 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	14.1	+13.0	2011	81
Ben Wallace	1.1		1997	34

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	18.1	+15.0	2012	64
Ben Wallace	3.1		1998	67

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	17.1	+11.1	2013	75
Ben Wallace	6.0		1999	46

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	22.7	+17.9	2014	71
Ben Wallace	4.8		2000	81

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	24.1	+17.7	2015	59
Ben Wallace	6.4		2001	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	26.9	+19.3	2016	65
Ben Wallace	7.6		2002	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	27.0	+20.1	2017	72
Ben Wallace	6.9		2003	73

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	27.0	+17.5	2017	72
Ben Wallace	9.5		2004	81

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	27.0	+17.3	2017	72
Ben Wallace	9.7		2005	74

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	25.2	+17.9	2018	48
Ben Wallace	7.3		2006	82

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	16.3	+9.9	2019	30
Ben Wallace	6.4		2007	77

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	8.9	+4.1	2021	41
Ben Wallace	4.8		2008	72

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	8.9	+4.1	2021	41
Ben Wallace	4.8		2008	72

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	9.0	+4.2	2022	48
Ben Wallace	4.8		2008	72

Ben Wallace's additional seasons:

* Ben Wallace played 4 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2009 to 2012—he averaged 3.3 points in a total of 241 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.5 ppg and his lowest 1.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2011	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	1997	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2012	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	1998	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2013	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	1999	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2014	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	2000	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2015	0
Ben Wallace	-	DNP	2001	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2016	0
Ben Wallace	7.3	+7.3	2002	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2017	0
Ben Wallace	8.9	+8.9	2003	17

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2017	0
Ben Wallace	10.3	+10.3	2004	23

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2017	0
Ben Wallace	10.0	+10.0	2005	25

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2018	0
Ben Wallace	4.7	+4.7	2006	18

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	7.6		2019	8
Ben Wallace	8.7	+1.1	2007	10

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	7.6	+4.4	2021	7
Ben Wallace	3.2		2008	13

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	7.6	+4.4	2021	7
Ben Wallace	3.2		2008	13

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	10.6	+7.4	2022	5
Ben Wallace	3.2		2008	13

Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 1.1 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.1 ppg and his lowest 1.1.