DeMarcus Cousins vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam 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 DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Pascal Siakam. 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 1.5 points more than Pascal Siakam in his 10 seasons (19.6 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 1,372 points more (12,802 vs. 11,430).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+1.5
11
Pascal Siakam 18.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+1,372
11
Pascal Siakam 11,430
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Pascal Siakam has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+9.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,517).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Pascal Siakam 18.1
+9.7
7

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Pascal Siakam 1,684
+1,517
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+1
Pascal Siakam 1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+8
Pascal Siakam 5

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+25
Pascal Siakam 72

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+33
Pascal Siakam 283

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+35
Pascal Siakam 507

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+31
Pascal Siakam 619

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Pascal Siakam 14
+10

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Pascal Siakam 8
+8

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Pascal Siakam 39
+39

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Pascal Siakam 80
+72

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Pascal Siakam 91
+71

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Pascal Siakam 2
+2

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:+1.5+0.1+1.3+3.8+0.4+1.3+0.9+1.9+2.6+2.3+1+21
Pascal Siakam 18.1 6.9 13.9 49.8 1.1 3.3 34.0 3.1 4.1 76.0 10 633

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:+1,372+193+1,154+3.8+276+775+0.9+1,262+1,791+2.3+1+21
Pascal Siakam 11,430 4,369 8,770 49.8 702 2,063 34.0 1,990 2,620 76.0 10 633

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:+9.7+4.1+8.3+1.5+0.4+1.9+8.4+1.0+1.3+1.5+4+73
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

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:+1,517+601+1,222+1.5+84+279+8.4+231+320+1.5+4+73
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+9.9
201181
Pascal Siakam 4.2
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+10.8
201264
Pascal Siakam 7.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+0.2
201375
Pascal Siakam 16.9
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471
Pascal Siakam 22.9
+0.2
202060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+2.7
201559
Pascal Siakam 21.4
202156

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+4.1
201665
Pascal Siakam 22.8
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+2.8
201772
Pascal Siakam 24.2
202371

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+3.5
201848
Pascal Siakam 21.7
202480

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Pascal Siakam 20.2
+3.9
202578

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Pascal Siakam 26.3
+17.4
20264

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Pascal Siakam 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 gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Pascal Siakam 6.6
+6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Pascal Siakam 19.0
+19.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Pascal Siakam 17.0
+17.0
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Pascal Siakam 22.8
+22.8
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Pascal Siakam 21.6
+21.6
202417

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Pascal Siakam 20.5
+12.9
202523

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217
Pascal Siakam -
DNP *
20260
* 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.