DeMarcus Cousins vs. Ivica Zubac: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ivica Zubac 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 average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Ivica Zubac. 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 9.4 points more than Ivica Zubac in his 9 seasons (19.6 points against 10.2), and he also scored a total of 6,849 points more (12,802 vs. 5,953).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+9.4
11
Ivica Zubac 10.2
9

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+6,849
11
Ivica Zubac 5,953
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Ivica Zubac has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+343).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Ivica Zubac 9.8
+1.4
6

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Ivica Zubac 510
+343
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Ivica Zubac 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+13
Ivica Zubac 0

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+94
Ivica Zubac 3

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+271
Ivica Zubac 45

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+239
Ivica Zubac 303

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+95
Ivica Zubac 555

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Ivica Zubac 29
+25

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Ivica Zubac 3
+3

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Ivica Zubac 26
+18

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Ivica Zubac 48
+28

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Ivica Zubac 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:+9.4+2.8+8.4+15.6+0.7+2.0+24.8+3.2+4.3+1.1+2+70
Ivica Zubac 10.2 4.2 6.8 61.6 0.0 0.0 8.3 1.8 2.4 72.6 9 584

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:+6,849+2,105+5,936+15.6+425+1,276+24.8+2,214+2,981+1.1+2+70
Ivica Zubac 5,953 2,457 3,988 61.6 1 12 8.3 1,038 1,430 72.6 9 584

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:+1.4+0.8+0.2+12.1+0.6+1.4+39.3+0.2+0.2+2.4+3+32
Ivica Zubac 9.8 3.8 6.4 59.7 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.9 72.8 6 52

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:+343+141+211+12.1+11+28+39.3+72+97+2.4+3+32
Ivica Zubac 510 200 335 59.7 0 0 - 110 151 72.8 6 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+6.6
201181
Ivica Zubac 7.5
201738

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+14.4
201264
Ivica Zubac 3.7
201843

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+8.2
201375
Ivica Zubac 8.9
201959

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+14.4
201471
Ivica Zubac 8.3
202072

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+15.1
201559
Ivica Zubac 9.0
202172

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+16.6
201665
Ivica Zubac 10.3
202276

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+16.2
201772
Ivica Zubac 10.8
202376

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+13.5
201848
Ivica Zubac 11.7
202468

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Ivica Zubac 16.8
+0.5
202580

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 2 seasons more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 8.9 points in a total of 89 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Ivica Zubac -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Ivica Zubac -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Ivica Zubac 5.0
+5.0
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Ivica Zubac 9.1
+9.1
202013

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Ivica Zubac 6.3
+6.3
202117

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Ivica Zubac -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Ivica Zubac 9.2
+9.2
20235

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Ivica Zubac 16.2
+16.2
20246

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Ivica Zubac 17.4
+9.8
20257

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 12 games.

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