DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray 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 Jamal Murray. 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 1.6 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 3,179 points more (12,802 vs. 9,623).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+1.6
11
Jamal Murray 18.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+3,179
11
Jamal Murray 9,623
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+15.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,709).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Jamal Murray 23.7
+15.3
5

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,709
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
Jamal Murray 2

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+7
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+41
Jamal Murray 56

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+93
Jamal Murray 223

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+100
Jamal Murray 442

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+121
Jamal Murray 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Jamal Murray 7
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jamal Murray 19
+19

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jamal Murray 49
+49

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Jamal Murray 77
+69

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Jamal Murray 79
+59

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jamal Murray 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:+1.6+0.4+0.6+0.4+1.4+3.6+5.0+2.4+3.8+13.3+3+118
Jamal Murray 18.0 6.6 14.6 45.5 2.1 5.6 38.1 2.6 2.9 87.0 8 536

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:+3,179+1,011+2,125+0.4+720+1,716+5.0+1,877+2,831+13.3+3+118
Jamal Murray 9,623 3,551 7,799 45.5 1,146 3,004 38.1 1,375 1,580 87.0 8 536

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:+15.3+5.8+13.2+1.9+2.0+5.4+1.0+1.6+1.1+20.0+2+59
Jamal Murray 23.7 8.8 19.4 45.7 2.6 6.8 38.3 3.5 3.8 90.4 5 79

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:+1,709+639+1,405+1.9+195+510+1.0+236+249+20.0+2+59
Jamal Murray 1,876 698 1,529 45.7 206 538 38.3 274 303 90.4 5 79

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+4.2
201181
Jamal Murray 9.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+1.4
201264
Jamal Murray 16.7
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Jamal Murray 18.2
+1.1
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+4.2
201471
Jamal Murray 18.5
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+2.9
201559
Jamal Murray 21.2
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+6.9
201665
Jamal Murray 20.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+5.8
201772
Jamal Murray 21.2
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+5.6
201772
Jamal Murray 21.4
202567

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 6 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2017 to 2022—he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 280 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Jamal Murray 21.3
+21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Jamal Murray 26.5
+26.5
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Jamal Murray 26.1
+26.1
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Jamal Murray 20.6
+20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Jamal Murray 21.8
+21.8
202514

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.

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