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.

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.

Career Numbers
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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

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+95
Rudy Gobert 2

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

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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:+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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+11.8
201181
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+9.7
201264
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+8.0
201375
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+8.7
201471
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+10.6
201559
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+11.0
201665
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+11.9
201772
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+10.9
201848
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
+0.7
201930
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Rudy Gobert 13.4
+4.5
202370

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+5.0
202476

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+3.0
202572

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Rudy Gobert 9.9
+0.9
20268

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+14.7
202111

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+4.4
20226

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+7.4
20235

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
20225
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+1.5
202415

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+2.7
20225
Rudy Gobert 7.9
202515

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Rudy Gobert -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress