DeMarcus Cousins vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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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Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while DeMarcus Cousins scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 5.6 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (25.2 points against 19.6). On the other hand DeMarcus Cousins scored a total of 493 points more than Trae Young (12,802 vs. 12,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
11
Trae Young 25.2
+5.6
8

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+493
11
Trae Young 12,309
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+18 points per game) and he also scored more points (+546).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Trae Young 26.4
+18.0
3

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Trae Young 713
+546
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
Trae Young 2

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
Trae Young 34
+21

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
Trae Young 164
+67

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Trae Young 345
+29

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+75
Trae Young 467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+162
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
+4
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Trae Young 12
+12

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Trae Young 21
+21

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Trae Young 25
+17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Trae Young 27
+7

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Trae Young 0

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:+5.6+1.0+3.3+2.8+1.9+5.5+2.0+1.6+0.9+13.6+3+166
Trae Young 25.2 8.0 18.5 43.2 2.6 7.5 35.1 6.6 7.6 87.3 8 488

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:+493+671+919+2.8+856+2,366+2.0+7+693+13.6+3+166
Trae Young 12,309 3,891 9,005 43.2 1,282 3,654 35.1 3,245 3,718 87.3 8 488

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:+18.0+5.6+15.2+7.4+2.0+7.3+9.6+4.7+5.1+14.8+7
Trae Young 26.4 8.6 21.4 40.2 2.6 8.7 29.7 6.6 7.8 85.2 3 27

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:+546+173+453+7.4+59+208+9.6+141+156+14.8+7
Trae Young 713 232 577 40.2 70 236 29.7 179 210 85.2 3 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Trae Young 19.1
+5.0
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Trae Young 29.6
+11.5
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Trae Young 25.3
+8.2
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471
Trae Young 28.4
+5.7
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
201559
Trae Young 26.2
+2.1
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+1.2
201665
Trae Young 25.7
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+2.8
201772
Trae Young 24.2
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+7.4
201848
Trae Young 17.8
20265

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 4 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 160 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Trae Young 29.2
+29.2
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.

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