DeMarcus Cousins vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook 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 Russell Westbrook 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Russell Westbrook averages 1.4 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (21.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 13,753 points more (26,555 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game			Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins	19.6		11
Russell Westbrook	21.0	+1.4	18

Total Points			Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins	12,802		11
Russell Westbrook	26,555	+13,753	18

Scoring Titles
DeMarcus Cousins	0
Russell Westbrook	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	14.1		2011	81
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+1.2	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	18.1	+2.0	2012	64
Russell Westbrook	16.1		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	17.1		2013	75
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+4.8	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	22.7		2014	71
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+0.9	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	24.1	+0.9	2015	59
Russell Westbrook	23.2		2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	26.9	+5.1	2016	65
Russell Westbrook	21.8		2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	27.0		2017	72
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+1.1	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	25.2	+1.7	2018	48
Russell Westbrook	23.5		2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	16.3		2019	30
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+15.3	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	8.9		2021	41
Russell Westbrook	25.4	+16.5	2018	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	9.0		2022	48
Russell Westbrook	22.9	+13.9	2019	73

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	9.0		2022	48
Russell Westbrook	27.2	+18.2	2020	57

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
DeMarcus Cousins	9.0		2022	48
Russell Westbrook	22.2	+13.2	2021	65

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 5 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 319 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.5 ppg and his lowest 11.1.