DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gary Payton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Gary Payton 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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Gary Payton 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 Gary Payton scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while DeMarcus Cousins has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 3.3 points more than Gary Payton in his 17 seasons (19.6 points against 16.3). On the other hand Gary Payton scored a total of 9,011 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (21,813 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+3.3
11
Gary Payton 16.3
17

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Gary Payton 21,813
+9,011
17

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gary Payton has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+5.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,988).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Gary Payton 14.0
+5.6
15

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Gary Payton 2,155
+1,988
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Gary Payton 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+7
Gary Payton 6

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+21
Gary Payton 76

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Gary Payton 515
+199

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Gary Payton 1,035
+493

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Gary Payton 1,304
+654

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Gary Payton 31
+27

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Gary Payton 5
+5

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Gary Payton 47
+47

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Gary Payton 92
+84

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Gary Payton 150
+130

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Gary Payton 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:+3.3+0.5+1.2+0.6+0.1+0.7+1.4+2.6+3.3+0.8+6+681
Gary Payton 16.3 6.5 14.0 46.6 0.8 2.7 31.7 2.4 3.4 72.9 17 1,335

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:+9,011+4,146+8,774+0.6+706+2,282+1.4+13+69+0.8+6+681
Gary Payton 21,813 8,708 18,698 46.6 1,132 3,570 31.7 3,265 4,480 72.9 17 1,335

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:+5.6+2.6+6.4+3.5+0.3+1.4+7.8+0.1+0.1+0.2+12+134
Gary Payton 14.0 5.6 12.6 44.1 0.9 2.8 31.5 2.0 2.8 70.6 15 154

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:+1,988+796+1,814+3.5+126+407+7.8+270+382+0.2+12+134
Gary Payton 2,155 855 1,938 44.1 137 435 31.5 308 436 70.6 15 154

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+6.9
201181
Gary Payton 7.2
199182

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+8.7
201264
Gary Payton 9.4
199281

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+3.6
201375
Gary Payton 13.5
199382

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+6.2
201471
Gary Payton 16.5
199482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+3.5
201559
Gary Payton 20.6
199582

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+7.6
201665
Gary Payton 19.3
199681

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+5.2
201772
Gary Payton 21.8
199782

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+7.8
201772
Gary Payton 19.2
199882

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+5.3
201772
Gary Payton 21.7
199950

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+1.0
201848
Gary Payton 24.2
200082

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Gary Payton 23.1
+6.8
200179

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Gary Payton 22.1
+13.2
200282

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Gary Payton 20.4
+11.5
200380

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Gary Payton 14.6
+5.6
200482

Gary Payton's additional seasons:

* Gary Payton played 3 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2005 to 2007—he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 226 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.3 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Gary Payton 4.8
+4.8
19915

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Gary Payton 7.6
+7.6
19928

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Gary Payton 12.3
+12.3
199319

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Gary Payton 15.8
+15.8
19945

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Gary Payton 17.8
+17.8
19954

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Gary Payton 20.7
+20.7
199621

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Gary Payton 23.8
+23.8
199712

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Gary Payton 24.0
+24.0
199810

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Gary Payton -
DNP
19990

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Gary Payton 25.8
+25.8
20005

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20198
Gary Payton -
DNP
20010

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Gary Payton 22.2
+14.6
20025

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Gary Payton 18.5
+10.9
20036

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+2.8
20225
Gary Payton 7.8
200422

Gary Payton's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Gary Payton played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 0.

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