DeMarcus Cousins vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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 Klay Thompson 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 0.5 points more than Klay Thompson in his 12 seasons (19.6 points against 19.1). On the other hand Klay Thompson scored a total of 3,734 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (16,536 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+0.5
11
Klay Thompson 19.1
12

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Klay Thompson 16,536
+3,734
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Klay Thompson has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+10.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,865).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Klay Thompson 19.2
+10.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Klay Thompson 3,032
+2,865
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
Klay Thompson 4
+2

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
Klay Thompson 18
+5

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+19
Klay Thompson 78

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Klay Thompson 392
+76

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Klay Thompson 764
+222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Klay Thompson 860
+210

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Klay Thompson 5
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Klay Thompson 17
+17

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Klay Thompson 75
+75

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Klay Thompson 143
+135

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Klay Thompson 158
+138

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Klay Thompson 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:+0.5+0.1+0.6+0.9+2.4+5.6+8.0+3.2+4.6+12.3+1+211
Klay Thompson 19.1 7.1 15.8 45.1 3.1 7.6 41.1 1.8 2.1 86.0 12 865

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:+3,734+1,593+3,735+0.9+2,271+5,275+8.0+1,723+2,633+12.3+1+211
Klay Thompson 16,536 6,155 13,659 45.1 2,697 6,563 41.1 1,529 1,778 86.0 12 865

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:+10.8+4.1+10.2+4.0+2.6+6.4+1.2+0.1+0.6+14.1+6+138
Klay Thompson 19.2 7.1 16.4 43.6 3.2 7.8 40.5 1.8 2.1 84.5 9 158

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:+2,865+1,067+2,461+4.0+490+1,209+1.2+241+276+14.1+6+138
Klay Thompson 3,032 1,126 2,585 43.6 501 1,237 40.5 279 330 84.5 9 158

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+1.6
201181
Klay Thompson 12.5
201266

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+1.5
201264
Klay Thompson 16.6
201382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Klay Thompson 18.4
+1.3
201481

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+1.0
201471
Klay Thompson 21.7
2015NBA Champion77

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+2.0
201559
Klay Thompson 22.1
201680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+4.6
201665
Klay Thompson 22.3
2017NBA Champion78

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+7.0
201772
Klay Thompson 20.0
2018NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+3.7
201848
Klay Thompson 21.5
201978

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Klay Thompson 20.4
+4.1
2022NBA Champion32

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Klay Thompson 21.9
+13.0
202369

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Klay Thompson 17.9
+8.9
202477

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Klay Thompson 14.0
+5.0
202572

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Klay Thompson in the NBA.

In that year—his season 13 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
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Klay Thompson 15.2
+15.2
201312

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Klay Thompson 16.4
+16.4
20147

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Klay Thompson 18.6
+18.6
2015NBA Champion21

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Klay Thompson 24.3
+24.3
201624

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Klay Thompson 15.0
+15.0
2017NBA Champion17

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Klay Thompson 19.6
+19.6
2018NBA Champion21

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Klay Thompson 20.7
+20.7
201921

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Klay Thompson 19.0
+11.4
2022NBA Champion22

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Klay Thompson 18.5
+10.9
202313

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20250

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.

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