Kobe Bryant vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Kobe Bryant 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.

Kobe Bryant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Kobe Bryant 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 5.4 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (25.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 20,841 points more (33,643 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Kobe Bryant	25.0	+5.4	20
DeMarcus Cousins	19.6		11

Total Points			Seasons
Kobe Bryant	33,643	+20,841	20
DeMarcus Cousins	12,802		11

Scoring Titles
Kobe Bryant	2	+2
DeMarcus Cousins	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	7.6		1997	71
DeMarcus Cousins	14.1	+6.5	2011	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	15.4		1998	79
DeMarcus Cousins	18.1	+2.7	2012	64

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	19.9	+2.8	1999	50
DeMarcus Cousins	17.1		2013	75

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	22.5		2000	66
DeMarcus Cousins	22.7	+0.2	2014	71

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	28.5	+4.4	2001	68
DeMarcus Cousins	24.1		2015	59

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	25.2		2002	80
DeMarcus Cousins	26.9	+1.7	2016	65

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	30.0	+3.0	2003	82
DeMarcus Cousins	27.0		2017	72

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	24.0		2004	65
DeMarcus Cousins	25.2	+1.2	2018	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	27.6	+11.3	2005	66
DeMarcus Cousins	16.3		2019	30

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	35.4	+26.5	2006	80
DeMarcus Cousins	8.9		2021	41

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	31.6	+22.7	2007	77
DeMarcus Cousins	8.9		2021	41

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	28.3	+19.3	2008	82
DeMarcus Cousins	9.0		2022	48

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 8 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 20, from 2009 to 2016—he averaged 25.1 points in a total of 480 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	8.2	+8.2	1997	9
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2011	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	8.7	+8.7	1998	11
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2012	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	19.8	+19.8	1999	8
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2013	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	21.1	+21.1	2000	22
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2014	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	29.4	+29.4	2001	16
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	26.6	+26.6	2002	19
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	32.1	+32.1	2003	12
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	24.5	+24.5	2004	22
DeMarcus Cousins	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	-	DNP	2005	0
DeMarcus Cousins	7.6	+7.6	2019	8

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	27.9	+20.3	2006	7
DeMarcus Cousins	7.6		2021	7

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	32.8	+25.2	2007	5
DeMarcus Cousins	7.6		2021	7

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Kobe Bryant	30.1	+19.5	2008	21
DeMarcus Cousins	10.6		2022	5

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.7 points in a total of 68 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.