DeMarcus Cousins vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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 Derrick White. 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 6.6 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 6,403 points more (12,802 vs. 6,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+6.6
11
Derrick White 13.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+6,403
11
Derrick White 6,399
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Derrick White has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+4.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+934).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Derrick White 13.3
+4.9
6

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Derrick White 1,101
+934
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Derrick White 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+12
Derrick White 1

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+92
Derrick White 5

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+240
Derrick White 76

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+208
Derrick White 334

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+172
Derrick White 478

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Derrick White 16
+12

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Derrick White 4
+4

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Derrick White 15
+15

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Derrick White 54
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Derrick White 79
+59

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Derrick White 4
+4

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:+6.6+2.5+5.2+1.1+1.2+3.2+3.8+2.9+4.3+11.5+3+160
Derrick White 13.0 4.5 10.0 44.8 1.9 5.2 36.9 2.1 2.4 85.2 8 494

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:+6,403+2,349+4,987+1.1+518+1,272+3.8+2,223+3,203+11.5+3+160
Derrick White 6,399 2,213 4,937 44.8 944 2,560 36.9 1,029 1,208 85.2 8 494

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:+4.9+1.6+3.8+2.0+1.7+4.3+0.1+0.5+15.0+3+63
Derrick White 13.3 4.6 10.0 45.6 2.3 5.7 39.2 1.9 2.2 85.4 6 83

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:+934+319+705+2.0+176+449+0.1+120+131+15.0+3+63
Derrick White 1,101 378 829 45.6 187 477 39.2 158 185 85.4 6 83

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+10.9
201181
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+8.2
201264
Derrick White 9.9
201967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+5.8
201375
Derrick White 11.3
202068

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+7.3
201471
Derrick White 15.4
202136

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+10.9
201559
Derrick White 13.2
202275

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+14.5
201665
Derrick White 12.4
202382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+11.8
201772
Derrick White 15.2
2024NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+8.8
201848
Derrick White 16.4
202576

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 4 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 167 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Derrick White 2.3
+2.3
20183

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Derrick White 15.1
+15.1
20197

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Derrick White -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Derrick White -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Derrick White 8.5
+8.5
202223

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Derrick White 13.4
+13.4
202320

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Derrick White 16.7
+16.7
2024NBA Champion19

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Derrick White 18.8
+18.8
202511

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.