DeMarcus Cousins vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
DeMarcus Cousins and Kristaps Porzingis are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal) with and average of 19.6 points but DeMarcus Cousins scored a total of 2,807 points more than Kristaps Porzingis (12,802 vs. 9,995).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | 11 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | 10 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +2,807 | 11 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,995 | 10 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Kristaps Porzingis has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+3.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+167).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | +3.5 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | +167 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +74 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 242 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | +74 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 468 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | +141 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 509 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | +3 | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 5 | +5 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 13 | +5 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 27 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
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: | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +9.3 | +1 | +144 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 83.0 | 10 | 510 |
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: | +2,807 | +1,060 | +2,324 | +0.1 | +538 | +1,354 | +3.4 | +1,225 | +1,969 | +9.3 | +1 | +144 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,995 | 3,502 | 7,600 | 46.1 | 964 | 2,642 | 36.5 | 2,027 | 2,442 | 83.0 | 10 | 510 |
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: | +3.5 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +4.6 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +8.0 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +9.4 | +1 | +8 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
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: | +167 | +49 | +127 | +4.6 | +20 | +71 | +8.0 | +49 | +55 | +9.4 | +1 | +8 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 108 | 251 | 43.0 | 31 | 99 | 31.3 | 87 | 109 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 14.1 | 2011 | 81 | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 14.3 | +0.2 | 2016 | 72 |
DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In that year—his season 11 in 2022—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 48 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 23.7 | +23.7 | 2020 | 3 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 13.1 | +13.1 | 2021 | 7 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 12.3 | +12.3 | 2024 | 7 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 7.6 | +7.6 | 2021 | 7 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
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. |