DeMarcus Cousins vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce 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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Paul Pierce is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Paul Pierce 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Paul Pierce averages 0.1 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (19.7 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 13,595 points more (26,397 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
11
Paul Pierce 19.7
+0.1
19

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Paul Pierce 26,397
+13,595
19

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul Pierce has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+10.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,013).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Paul Pierce 18.7
+10.3
14

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Paul Pierce 3,180
+3,013
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+1
Paul Pierce 1

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
Paul Pierce 21
+8

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
Paul Pierce 198
+101

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Paul Pierce 668
+352

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Paul Pierce 1,161
+619

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Paul Pierce 1,322
+672

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Paul Pierce 21
+17

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Paul Pierce 3
+3

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Paul Pierce 16
+16

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Paul Pierce 73
+73

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Paul Pierce 148
+140

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Paul Pierce 165
+145

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Paul Pierce 5
+5

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+0.5+0.7+1.4+0.9+2.3+3.7+0.2+0.3+6.9+8+689
Paul Pierce 19.7 6.5 14.5 44.5 1.6 4.3 36.8 5.2 6.4 80.6 19 1,343

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:+13,595+4,106+9,541+1.4+1,717+4,528+3.7+3,666+4,167+6.9+8+689
Paul Pierce 26,397 8,668 19,465 44.5 2,143 5,816 36.8 6,918 8,578 80.6 19 1,343

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:+10.3+3.0+8.0+5.3+1.0+3.2+3.8+3.2+3.4+12.6+11+150
Paul Pierce 18.7 6.0 14.2 42.3 1.6 4.6 35.5 5.1 6.1 83.0 14 170

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:+3,013+963+2,291+5.3+265+749+3.8+822+982+12.6+11+150
Paul Pierce 3,180 1,022 2,415 42.3 276 777 35.5 860 1,036 83.0 14 170

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Paul Pierce 16.5
+2.4
199948

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Paul Pierce 19.5
+1.4
200073

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Paul Pierce 25.3
+8.2
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471
Paul Pierce 26.1
+3.4
200282

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
201559
Paul Pierce 25.9
+1.8
200379

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+3.9
201665
Paul Pierce 23.0
200480

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+5.4
201772
Paul Pierce 21.6
200582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
201848
Paul Pierce 26.8
+1.6
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Paul Pierce 25.0
+8.7
200747

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Paul Pierce 19.6
+10.7
2008NBA Champion80

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Paul Pierce 20.5
+11.5
200981

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 8 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 19, from 2010 to 2017—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 530 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20010

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Paul Pierce 24.6
+24.6
200216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Paul Pierce 27.1
+27.1
200310

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Paul Pierce 20.8
+20.8
20044

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Paul Pierce 22.9
+22.9
20057

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20060

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20198
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20070

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Paul Pierce 19.7
+12.1
2008NBA Champion26

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
20225
Paul Pierce 21.0
+10.4
200914

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 93 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 1.2.

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