DeMarcus Cousins vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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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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 DeAndre Jordan 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.

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 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 11.1 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (19.6 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 3,319 points more (12,802 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+11.1
11
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+3,319
11
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason DeMarcus Cousins has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+0.4 points per game) while DeAndre Jordan scored more points (+416).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
+0.4
3
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
DeAndre Jordan 583
+416
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
DeAndre Jordan 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+13
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+96
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+268
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+109
DeAndre Jordan 433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
DeAndre Jordan 1,046
+396

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
DeAndre Jordan 65
+61

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
DeAndre Jordan 5
+5

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
DeAndre Jordan 27
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
DeAndre Jordan 61
+41

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
DeAndre Jordan 12
+12

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:+11.1+3.5+10.0+21.4+0.7+2.0+17.7+3.4+3.3+26.2+6+457
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111

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:+3,319+706+4,199+21.4+424+1,275+17.7+1,483+683+26.2+6+457
DeAndre Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111

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:+0.4+0.1+1.8+19.4+0.6+1.4+39.3+0.3+2.6+30.0+7+53
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

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:+416+154+194+19.4+11+27+39.3+119+335+30.0+7+53
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+9.8
201181
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+13.3
201264
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+10.0
201375
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+15.3
201471
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+15.3
201559
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+16.5
201665
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+15.5
201772
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+14.3
201772
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+14.3
201772
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+13.2
201848
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
+5.3
201930
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
+0.6
202141
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
+1.5
202248
DeAndre Jordan 7.5
202157

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 4 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 179 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
+4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
+3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
+9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
+13.1
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
+15.4
20177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20198
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20210

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.6 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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