Gilbert Arenas vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Gilbert Arenas 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Gilbert Arenas 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 1.1 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (20.7 points against 19.6). On the other hand DeMarcus Cousins scored a total of 1,400 points more than Gilbert Arenas (12,802 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+1.1
11
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
11

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+1,400
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+8.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+363).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+8.7
5
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
+363
5
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
DeMarcus Cousins 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+1
DeMarcus Cousins 2

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+16
DeMarcus Cousins 13

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+31
DeMarcus Cousins 97

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
DeMarcus Cousins 316
+18

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
DeMarcus Cousins 542
+91

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
DeMarcus Cousins 650
+113

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+11
DeMarcus Cousins 4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
DeMarcus Cousins 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+7
DeMarcus Cousins 0

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+15
DeMarcus Cousins 0

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
+10
DeMarcus Cousins 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
+6
DeMarcus Cousins 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+5
DeMarcus Cousins 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 20.7 6.7 16.0 42.1 2.0 5.6 35.1 5.2 6.5 80.3 11 552
difference:+1.1+0.3+0.8+3.9+1.3+3.6+2.0+0.2+0.2+6.6+102
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 11,402 3,722 8,850 42.1 1,079 3,077 35.1 2,879 3,584 80.3 11 552
difference:+1,400+840+1,074+3.9+653+1,789+2.0+373+827+6.6+102
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 17.1 5.5 13.5 41.0 1.5 4.9 30.5 4.5 5.9 76.9 5 31
difference:+8.7+2.5+7.3+6.6+0.9+3.5+8.8+2.6+3.2+6.5+2+11
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 530 172 420 41.0 46 151 30.5 140 182 76.9 5 31
difference:+363+113+296+6.6+35+123+8.8+102+128+6.5+2+11
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+3.2
201181

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+0.2
200382
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+2.5
200455
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+2.8
200580
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+5.2
200680
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
201559

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+1.5
200774
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
201665

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
200813
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+7.6
201772

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+14.0
201772

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
201032
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+4.4
201772

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+14.4
201848

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
+12.1
201930

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 3 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 8.9 points in a total of 130 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+23.6
200510
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+34.0
20066
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+10.8
20084
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
20126
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+6.9
20198

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.4 points in a total of 19 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.

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