Steven Adams vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Steven Adams 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Steven Adams scored more points in the postseason. 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 10.8 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (19.6 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 6,020 points more (12,802 vs. 6,782).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+10.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,782
12
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+6,020
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason DeMarcus Cousins has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+0.9 points per game) while Steven Adams scored more points (+382).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
+0.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+382
8
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
DeMarcus Cousins 13
+13

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
DeMarcus Cousins 97
+97

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
DeMarcus Cousins 316
+276

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 320
DeMarcus Cousins 542
+222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 734
+84
DeMarcus Cousins 650

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
+32
DeMarcus Cousins 4

Playoffs

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
+14
DeMarcus Cousins 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+43
DeMarcus Cousins 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+10
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
Steven Adams 8.8 3.7 6.2 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.4 12 770
difference:+10.8+3.3+9.0+12.7+0.7+2.0+27.2+3.5+3.9+20.3+1+116
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
Steven Adams 6,782 2,818 4,807 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,145 2,143 53.4 12 770
difference:+6,020+1,744+5,117+12.7+425+1,271+27.2+2,107+2,268+20.3+1+116
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
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+0.9+0.1+1.2+13.8+0.6+1.4+39.3+0.5+0.1+17.0+5+53
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
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+382+165+241+13.8+11+25+39.3+63+135+17.0+5+53
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
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+10.8
201181

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+10.4
201264

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+9.1
201375

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+11.4
201471

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+10.2
201559

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+13.0
201665

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+16.1
201772

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+17.6
201848

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
+9.4
201930

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
+0.3
202141

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
202558
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
+5.1
202248

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.5
20266
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
+2.5
202248

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Steven Adams in the NBA.

In that year—his season 13 in 2022—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 48 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
201618
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+8.0
20175
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
+10.5
20186
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+11.8
20195
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+10.1
20207
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+4.2
20198

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 5.7
20257
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+4.9
20225

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP *
20260
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
* 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.

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