DeMarcus Cousins vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Payton Pritchard scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 10.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 5 seasons (19.6 points against 9.1), and he also scored a total of 9,649 points more (12,802 vs. 3,153).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +10.5 | 11 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.1 | 5 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +9,649 | 11 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,153 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason DeMarcus Cousins has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+2.4 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+249).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | +2.4 | 3 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | +249 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +274 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 42 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | +406 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 136 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | +348 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 302 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +41 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +14 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +27 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +10.5 | +3.7 | +7.9 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +6.8 | +4.5 | +6.1 | +11.9 | +6 | +307 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.1 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 45.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 5 | 347 |
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: | +9,649 | +3,411 | +7,387 | +0.6 | +235 | +367 | +6.8 | +3,062 | +4,189 | +11.9 | +6 | +307 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,153 | 1,151 | 2,537 | 45.4 | 661 | 1,655 | 39.9 | 190 | 222 | 85.6 | 5 | 347 |
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: | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +4.1 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +12.9 | +2 | +49 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
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: | +249 | +91 | +221 | +4.1 | +70 | +191 | +2.3 | +3 | +12 | +12.9 | +2 | +49 |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 150 | 345 | 43.5 | 81 | 219 | 37.0 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMarcus Cousins played 7 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 18.8 points in a total of 352 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27 ppg and his lowest 8.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2023 | 10 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.4 | +6.4 | 2024 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 11.9 | +11.9 | 2025 | 11 |
DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6. |