DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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 Jermaine O'Neal 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 6.4 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 507 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (13,309 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+6.4
11
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+507
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jermaine O'Neal has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+3.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+957).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
+3.2
14

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+957
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+12
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+55
Jermaine O'Neal 42

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+50
Jermaine O'Neal 266

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+300

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+57

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+3

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+24

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+44

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+62

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

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:+6.4+1.9+4.3+0.7+0.7+1.9+18.4+2.0+2.5+2.2+7+357
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+507+582+1,101+0.7+412+1,193+18.4+245+203+2.2+7+357
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+3.2+1.3+3.8+5.0+0.6+1.2+39.3+1.2+1.6+1.4+11+77
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+957+354+846+5.0+11+12+39.3+260+361+1.4+11+77
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+10.0
201181
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+13.6
201264
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+14.6
201375
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+18.8
201471
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+11.2
201559
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+7.9
201665
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+6.2
201772
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+5.1
201848
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+8.0
200544

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+11.2
200651

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Jermaine O'Neal 19.4
+10.4
200769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+4.6
200842

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 6 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2009 to 2014—he averaged 10.2 points in a total of 286 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
+1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
+1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
+17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
+19.2
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+8.4
200513

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+13.4
20066

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20080

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.2 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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