DeMarcus Cousins vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Rudy Gobert. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 7 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 13 seasons (19.6 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 2,265 points more (12,802 vs. 10,537).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +7.0 | 11 |
| Rudy Gobert | 12.6 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +2,265 | 11 |
| Rudy Gobert | 10,537 | 13 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+864).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 12.3 | +3.9 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 1,031 | +864 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 13 | +13 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +208 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 108 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 576 | +34 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 817 | +167 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 20 | +16 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 6 | +6 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 59 | +51 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 83 | +63 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 1 | +1 | ||
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: | +7.0 | +2.3 | +8.0 | +19.7 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +33.1 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +9.7 | +2 | +183 |
| Rudy Gobert | 12.6 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 64.0 | 13 | 837 |
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: | +2,265 | +627 | +3,931 | +19.7 | +426 | +1,271 | +33.1 | +585 | +246 | +9.7 | +2 | +183 |
| Rudy Gobert | 10,537 | 3,935 | 5,993 | 65.7 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 2,667 | 4,165 | 64.0 | 13 | 837 |
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: | +3.9 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +16.5 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +39.3 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +9.6 | +6 | +64 |
| Rudy Gobert | 12.3 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 64.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 60.8 | 9 | 84 |
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: | +864 | +323 | +472 | +16.5 | +11 | +27 | +39.3 | +229 | +385 | +9.6 | +6 | +64 |
| Rudy Gobert | 1,031 | 382 | 596 | 64.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 267 | 439 | 60.8 | 9 | 84 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 11.6 | +11.6 | 2017 | 9 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2018 | 11 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 11.2 | +11.2 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2020 | 7 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2021 | 11 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 10.6 | +10.6 | 2022 | 5 |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||