DeMarcus Cousins vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard 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.

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Damian Lillard is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by DeMarcus Cousins.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring stats than DeMarcus Cousins in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 5.5 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (25.1 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 9,796 points more (22,598 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
11
Damian Lillard 25.1
+5.5
13

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Damian Lillard 22,598
+9,796
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+16.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,548).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Damian Lillard 25.2
+16.8
10

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,548
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
Damian Lillard 15
+13

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
Damian Lillard 60
+47

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
Damian Lillard 265
+168

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Damian Lillard 650
+334

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Damian Lillard 882
+340

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Damian Lillard 900
+250

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
+4
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 23
+23

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 46
+46

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Damian Lillard 66
+58

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Damian Lillard 67
+47

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654
difference:+5.5+1.1+3.2+2.1+2.4+6.4+4.0+0.8+0.2+16.2+2+246
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654
difference:+9,796+2,704+6,644+2.1+2,378+6,268+4.0+2,010+1,442+16.2+2+246
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20
difference:+16.8+5.0+13.3+6.7+2.7+7.5+2.5+4.1+4.1+18.9+7+48
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20
difference:+1,548+482+1,200+6.7+211+575+2.5+373+406+18.9+7+48
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Damian Lillard 19.0
+4.9
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Damian Lillard 20.7
+2.6
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Damian Lillard 21.0
+3.9
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471
Damian Lillard 25.1
+2.4
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
201559
Damian Lillard 27.0
+2.9
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
201665
Damian Lillard 26.9
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+1.2
201772
Damian Lillard 25.8
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
201848
Damian Lillard 30.0
+4.8
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Damian Lillard 28.8
+12.5
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Damian Lillard 24.0
+15.1
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Damian Lillard 32.2
+23.2
202358

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 2 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 24.6 points in a total of 131 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Damian Lillard 21.6
+21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Damian Lillard 24.3
+24.3
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Damian Lillard 34.3
+26.7
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 7 games.

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