DeMarcus Cousins vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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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Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring stats than DeMarcus Cousins in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 3.5 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (23.1 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 2,078 points more (14,880 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
11
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
+3.5
10

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
+2,078
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+822).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+11.4
5

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
+822
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+5

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+26

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Karl-Anthony Towns 433
+117

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Karl-Anthony Towns 626
+84

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+5
Karl-Anthony Towns 645

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+27

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Karl-Anthony Towns 47
+39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Karl-Anthony Towns 50
+30

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 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:+3.5+1.5+1.0+6.4+1.0+2.3+6.9+0.6+1.4+10.0+1+9
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1 8.5 16.2 52.4 1.7 4.3 40.0 4.4 5.3 83.7 10 645

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:+2,078+898+500+6.4+691+1,502+6.9+409+1,016+10.0+1+9
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880 5,460 10,424 52.4 1,117 2,790 40.0 2,843 3,395 83.7 10 645

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:+11.4+3.9+8.3+0.0+0.9+2.9+4.3+2.5+2.6+12.7+2+30
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 6.9 14.5 47.6 1.5 4.3 35.0 4.4 5.3 83.1 5 50

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:+822+287+603+0.0+64+186+4.3+184+213+12.7+2+30
Karl-Anthony Towns 989 346 727 47.6 75 214 35.0 222 267 83.1 5 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+4.2
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+7.0
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+4.2
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+1.7
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
201559
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+2.4
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+2.1
201665
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+2.4
201772
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+4.4
201848
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+5.5
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+15.5
202572

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 2 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2022 to 2022—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 96 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+11.5
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+13.8
202518

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.6 points in a total of 10 games.

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