Jaylen Brown vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Jaylen Brown 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 Jaylen Brown. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 0.3 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 10 seasons (19.6 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 757 points more (12,802 vs. 12,045).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 10 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +0.3 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 12,045 | 10 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +757 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+10.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,441).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | +10.9 | 8 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +2,441 | 8 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 313 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 509 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | +33 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 613 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | +37 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +7 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2 | +2 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 14 | +14 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +73 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +108 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +110 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 47.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.9 | 10 | 624 |
| difference: | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +2.8 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +0.8 | +1 | +30 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 12,045 | 4,525 | 9,445 | 47.9 | 1,187 | 3,309 | 35.9 | 1,808 | 2,481 | 72.9 | 10 | 624 |
| difference: | +757 | +37 | +479 | +1.9 | +761 | +2,021 | +2.8 | +1,444 | +1,930 | +0.8 | +1 | +30 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +10.9 | +4.2 | +8.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +4.1 | +3.9 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +5 | +115 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +2,441 | +919 | +1,906 | +0.6 | +252 | +714 | +3.9 | +351 | +481 | +2.3 | +5 | +115 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 59 | 124 | 47.6 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 38 | 54 | 70.4 | 3 | 20 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA. In that year—his season 11 in 2022—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 48 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2018 | 18 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 13.9 | +13.9 | 2019 | 9 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2020 | 17 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.1 | +23.1 | 2022 | 24 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2023 | 20 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.9 | +23.9 | 2024 | 19 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 7.6 | +7.6 | 2021 | 7 |
| * season in progress | ||||
DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, DeMarcus Cousins played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.6 points in a total of 5 games. |