DeMarcus Cousins vs. Darius Garland: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Darius Garland 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 average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Darius Garland. 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 in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 0.8 points more than Darius Garland in his 7 seasons (19.6 points against 18.8), and he also scored a total of 5,294 points more (12,802 vs. 7,508).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+0.8
11
Darius Garland 18.8
7

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+5,294
11
Darius Garland 7,508
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+8.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+214).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Darius Garland 17.3
+8.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Darius Garland 381
+214
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+1
Darius Garland 1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+8
Darius Garland 5

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+71
Darius Garland 26

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+143
Darius Garland 173

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+181
Darius Garland 361

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+250
Darius Garland 400

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
+4
Darius Garland 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Darius Garland 2
+2

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Darius Garland 9
+9

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Darius Garland 21
+13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Darius Garland 22
+2

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Darius Garland 0

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:+0.8+0.2+0.9+1.6+4.1+5.6+2.3+3.6+13.1+4+254
Darius Garland 18.8 6.8 15.2 45.1 2.3 6.1 38.7 2.7 3.1 86.8 7 400

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:+5,294+1,823+3,851+0.9+513+1,140+5.6+2,161+3,154+13.1+4+254
Darius Garland 7,508 2,739 6,073 45.1 939 2,428 38.7 1,091 1,257 86.8 7 400

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:+8.9+3.2+8.3+4.8+1.5+4.8+5.0+0.8+0.5+15.3+2
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22

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:+214+78+196+4.8+36+109+5.0+22+16+15.3+2
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+1.8
201181
Darius Garland 12.3
202059

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+0.7
201264
Darius Garland 17.4
202154

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Darius Garland 21.7
+4.6
202268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+1.1
201471
Darius Garland 21.6
202369

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+6.1
201559
Darius Garland 18.0
202457

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+6.3
201665
Darius Garland 20.6
202575

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+10.1
201772
Darius Garland 16.9
202618

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

- DeMarcus Cousins played 6 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2017 to 2022—he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 280 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Darius Garland 20.6
+20.6
20235

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Darius Garland 15.7
+15.7
202412

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Darius Garland 18.0
+18.0
20255

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Darius Garland -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

- During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.