DeMarcus Cousins vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Dwyane Wade 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 2.4 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (22.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 10,363 points more (23,165 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
11
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+2.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+10,363
16

Scoring Titles

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+13.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,787).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+13.9
13

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,787
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
Dwyane Wade 3
+1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
Dwyane Wade 34
+21

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
Dwyane Wade 220
+123

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Dwyane Wade 629
+313

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Dwyane Wade 970
+428

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+401

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
+1
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dwyane Wade 111
+111

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Dwyane Wade 171
+163

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Dwyane Wade 177
+157

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dwyane Wade 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:+2.4+1.0+1.5+2.0+0.2+0.2+3.8+0.4+0.4+2.8+5+400
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

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:+10,363+3,892+7,693+2.0+123+586+3.8+2,456+3,052+2.8+5+400
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+13.9+5.2+11.1+0.2+0.3+5.5+3.5+4.2+7.6+10+157
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+3,787+1,391+2,938+0.2+92+277+5.5+913+1,166+7.6+10+157
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+2.1
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+6.0
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+10.1
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+4.7
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
201559
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+0.5
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
201665
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+3.3
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+0.4
201772
Dwyane Wade 26.6
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
201848
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+0.3
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+5.8
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+12.3
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+10.1
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+12.5
201562

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 4 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 16, from 2016 to 2019—he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 273 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+23.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+29.1
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+15.2
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+8.3
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+10.2
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.9 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.

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