DeMarcus Cousins vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Julius Randle 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 0.6 points more than Julius Randle in his 11 seasons (19.6 points against 19.0). On the other hand Julius Randle scored a total of 715 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (13,517 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+0.6
11
Julius Randle 19.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Julius Randle 13,517
+715
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Julius Randle has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+11 points per game) and he also scored more points (+415).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Julius Randle 19.4
+11.0
3

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Julius Randle 582
+415
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+1
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+2
Julius Randle 11

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+12
Julius Randle 85

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Julius Randle 331
+15

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Julius Randle 618
+76

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Julius Randle 709
+59

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
+3
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Julius Randle 1
+1

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Julius Randle 17
+17

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Julius Randle 27
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Julius Randle 30
+10

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Julius Randle 0

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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:+0.6+0.1+0.6+1.2+0.5+1.6+0.3+1.0+1.3+1.6+56
Julius Randle 19.0 6.9 14.6 47.1 1.2 3.6 33.4 4.0 5.4 75.3 11 710

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:+715+334+460+1.2+424+1,255+0.3+377+595+1.6+56
Julius Randle 13,517 4,896 10,384 47.1 850 2,543 33.4 2,875 3,816 75.3 11 710

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:+11.0+3.6+9.5+5.5+1.3+4.5+6.5+2.4+2.5+11.1+10
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+415+139+346+5.5+47+149+6.5+90+103+11.1+10
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+12.1
201181
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+6.8
201264
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+3.9
201375
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+6.6
201471
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+2.7
201559
Julius Randle 21.4
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+7.4
201665
Julius Randle 19.5
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+2.9
201772
Julius Randle 24.1
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+5.1
201848
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Julius Randle 25.1
+8.8
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Julius Randle 24.0
+15.1
202446

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Julius Randle 18.7
+9.8
202569

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Julius Randle in the NBA.

In that year—his season 12 in 2022—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 48 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Julius Randle 18.0
+18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Julius Randle 16.6
+9.0
202310

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217
Julius Randle -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Julius Randle 21.7
+14.1
202515

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, DeMarcus Cousins played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.6 points in a total of 5 games.