LaMelo Ball vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and LaMelo Ball 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 in the regular season LaMelo Ball has a better scoring average and DeMarcus Cousins scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that DeMarcus Cousins has better playoff stats. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 1.4 points more than DeMarcus Cousins in his 11 seasons (21.0 points against 19.6). On the other hand DeMarcus Cousins scored a total of 7,943 points more than LaMelo Ball (12,802 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +1.4 | 5 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +7,943 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously DeMarcus Cousins has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | +8.4 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | +167 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +186 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | +332 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | +420 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so DeMarcus Cousins' point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +3.8 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +3.4 | +1.9 | +3.0 | +10.0 | +6 | +423 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +7,943 | +2,846 | +5,851 | +3.8 | +279 | +646 | +3.4 | +2,530 | +3,548 | +10.0 | +6 | +423 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +8.4 | +3.0 | +6.2 | +47.6 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +39.3 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +70.4 | +3 | +20 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +167 | +59 | +124 | +47.6 | +11 | +28 | +39.3 | +38 | +54 | +70.4 | +3 | +20 |
| 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
DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMarcus Cousins played 7 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 19.0 points in a total of 345 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27 ppg and his lowest 8.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 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. |