Vince Carter vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Vince Carter scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while DeMarcus Cousins has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 2.9 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (19.6 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 12,926 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (25,728 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+2.9
11

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+12,926
22
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+9.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,426).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+9.7
11
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,426
11
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
DeMarcus Cousins 2

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+19
DeMarcus Cousins 13

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+88
DeMarcus Cousins 97

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+281
DeMarcus Cousins 316

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+552
DeMarcus Cousins 542

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+823
DeMarcus Cousins 650

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+64
DeMarcus Cousins 4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
DeMarcus Cousins 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
DeMarcus Cousins 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+12
DeMarcus Cousins 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+40
DeMarcus Cousins 0

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+60
DeMarcus Cousins 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+68
DeMarcus Cousins 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 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
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+2.9+1.0+1.4+2.4+0.8+2.0+4.0+1.9+2.8+6.1+11+887
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
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+12,926+4,731+11,415+2.4+1,864+4,880+4.0+1,600+1,671+6.1+11+887
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
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+9.7+3.3+9.0+6.0+0.8+2.6+5.5+2.2+2.4+9.2+8+68
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
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+1,426+498+1,216+6.0+108+324+5.5+322+398+9.2+8+68
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
Vince Carter 18.3
+4.2
199950
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+7.6
200082
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+10.5
200175
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+2.0
200260
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
201471

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
200343
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+3.5
201559

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
200473
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+4.4
201665

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
200577
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+2.5
201772

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
200679
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+1.0
201848

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+8.9
200782
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+12.4
200876
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+11.8
200980
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+7.6
201075
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 11 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 23, from 2011 to 2020—he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 762 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+14.7
200712
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+4.9
201014
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
20225

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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