Jalen Brunson vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Jalen Brunson 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 DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Jalen Brunson. 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, DeMarcus Cousins averages 1.4 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 18.2), and he also scored a total of 3,825 points more (12,802 vs. 8,977).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
8
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+1.4
11

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,977
8
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+3,825
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+17 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,534).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+17.0
5
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+1,534
5
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
DeMarcus Cousins 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+1
DeMarcus Cousins 2

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+5
DeMarcus Cousins 13

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
DeMarcus Cousins 97
+16

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 207
DeMarcus Cousins 316
+109

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 378
DeMarcus Cousins 542
+164

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 479
DeMarcus Cousins 650
+171

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
+9
DeMarcus Cousins 4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
DeMarcus Cousins 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
DeMarcus Cousins 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+48
DeMarcus Cousins 0

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+53
DeMarcus Cousins 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
+47
DeMarcus Cousins 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
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
Jalen Brunson 18.2 6.7 13.7 48.9 1.6 4.1 38.8 3.2 3.9 82.3 8 492
difference:+1.4+0.3+1.5+2.9+0.9+2.1+5.7+1.8+2.8+8.6+3+162
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
Jalen Brunson 8,977 3,296 6,745 48.9 791 2,038 38.8 1,594 1,936 82.3 8 492
difference:+3,825+1,266+3,179+2.9+365+750+5.7+1,658+2,475+8.6+3+162
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
Jalen Brunson 25.4 9.0 19.7 46.0 2.0 5.8 34.2 5.3 6.4 82.6 5 67
difference:+17.0+6.0+13.5+1.6+1.4+4.4+5.1+3.4+3.7+12.2+2+47
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
Jalen Brunson 1,701 606 1,318 46.0 132 386 34.2 357 432 82.6 5 67
difference:+1,534+547+1,194+1.6+121+358+5.1+319+378+12.2+2+47
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
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+4.8
201181

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+9.9
201264

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+4.5
201375

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+6.4
201471

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
202368
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+0.1
201559

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+1.8
202477
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
201665

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
202565
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+1.0
201772

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+4.2
20265
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
201772

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 4 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 167 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+8.0
20217
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+29.4
202518
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
* season in progress

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.4 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.

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