OG Anunoby vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and OG Anunoby 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 OG Anunoby. 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 6.6 points more than OG Anunoby in his 9 seasons (19.6 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 6,192 points more (12,802 vs. 6,610).

Points Per Game

Seasons
OG Anunoby 13.0
9
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+6.6
11

Total Points

Seasons
OG Anunoby 6,610
9
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+6,192
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason OG Anunoby has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+5.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+561).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 13.5
+5.1
5
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 728
+561
5
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2

40+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 1
DeMarcus Cousins 13
+12

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 12
DeMarcus Cousins 97
+85

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 111
DeMarcus Cousins 316
+205

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 315
DeMarcus Cousins 542
+227

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 495
DeMarcus Cousins 650
+155

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 15
+11
DeMarcus Cousins 4

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 13
+13
DeMarcus Cousins 0

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 37
+29
DeMarcus Cousins 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 54
+34
DeMarcus Cousins 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 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
OG Anunoby 13.0 4.9 10.3 47.4 1.8 4.7 37.6 1.5 1.9 76.1 9 510
difference:+6.6+2.1+4.9+1.4+1.1+2.7+4.5+3.5+4.8+2.4+2+144
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
OG Anunoby 6,610 2,482 5,236 47.4 905 2,408 37.6 741 974 76.1 9 510
difference:+6,192+2,080+4,688+1.4+479+1,120+4.5+2,511+3,437+2.4+2+144
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
OG Anunoby 13.5 4.9 10.7 46.0 1.9 5.0 37.3 1.7 2.3 73.8 5 54
difference:+5.1+1.9+4.5+1.5+1.3+3.6+2.0+0.2+0.4+3.4+2+34
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
OG Anunoby 728 267 580 46.0 101 271 37.3 93 126 73.8 5 54
difference:+561+208+456+1.5+90+243+2.0+55+72+3.4+2+34
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 5.9
201874
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+8.2
201181

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.0
2019NBA Champion67
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+11.1
201264

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.6
202069
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+6.5
201375

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.9
202143
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+6.8
201471

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 17.1
202248
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+7.0
201559

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 16.8
202367
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+10.1
201665

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 14.7
202450
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+12.3
201772

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 14.7
202450
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+12.3
201772

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 18.0
202574
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+9.0
201772

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.4
202618
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+9.8
201848

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 4 seasons more than OG Anunoby in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 160 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.9
+7.9
201810
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
2019NBA Champion0
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.5
+10.5
202011
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
20210
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 17.3
+17.3
20226
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
20230
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.1
+15.1
20249
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.1
+15.1
20249
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 16.3
+16.3
202518
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP *
20260
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
* season in progress

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 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.

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