DeMarcus Cousins vs. Chris Paul: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare DeMarcus Cousins and Chris Paul all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where DeMarcus Cousins, with a career spanning 11 seasons from 2011 to 2022, and Chris Paul, with 20 seasons played from 2006 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Chris Paul
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul
Points
243rd
36th
+300th
31st
Rebounds
142nd
196th
+300th
99th
Assists
+300th
2nd
+300th
5th
Steals
256th
2nd
+300th
11th
Blocks
176th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years1120315

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Chris Paul
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul
Points
81st
182nd
+300th
94th
Rebounds
49th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
6th
+300th
14th
Steals
129th
11th
+300th
14th
Blocks
138th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
243rd
36th
207 12,802 vs. 23,01110,209
Rebounds
142nd
196th
54 6,664 vs. 5,978686
Assists
+300th
2nd
+298 1,979 vs. 12,49910,520
Steals
256th
2nd
254 874 vs. 2,7171,843
Blocks
176th
+300th
+124 742 vs. 222520
Offensive Rebounds
170th
+300th
+130 1,692 vs. 792900
Defensive Rebounds
98th
80th
18 4,972 vs. 5,186214
Field Goals Made
293rd
41st
252 4,562 vs. 8,1473,585
Field Goals Attempted
294th
38th
256 9,924 vs. 17,3527,428
3-Pointers Made
+300th
26th
+274 426 vs. 1,8601,434
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
24th
+276 1,288 vs. 5,0293,741
Free Throws Made
145th
44th
101 3,252 vs. 4,8571,605
Free Throws Attempted
123rd
67th
56 4,411 vs. 5,5791,168

Games and Years:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
15th
+285 654 vs. 1,354700
Seasons
+300th
7th
+293 11 vs. 209

Triple-Doubles:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
69th
34th
35 9 vs. 189

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
84th
121st
37 13 vs. 85
50+ point games
49th
-
2 vs. 02
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
31st
+269 167 vs. 2,9812,814
Rebounds
+300th
99th
+201 70 vs. 730660
Assists
+300th
5th
+295 30 vs. 1,2331,203
Steals
+300th
11th
+289 10 vs. 287277
Blocks
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 3121
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
241st
+59 18 vs. 10688
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 52 vs. 624572
Field Goals Made
+300th
30th
+270 59 vs. 1,1061,047
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
32nd
+268 124 vs. 2,2872,163
3-Pointers Made
+300th
21st
+279 11 vs. 244233
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
22nd
+278 28 vs. 654626
Free Throws Made
+300th
53rd
+247 38 vs. 525487
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
61st
+239 54 vs. 615561

Games and Years:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
48th
+252 20 vs. 149129
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 3 vs. 1512

Triple-Doubles:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
20th
0 vs. 33

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
81st
182nd
101 19.57 vs. 16.992.58
Rebounds per game
49th
+300th
+251 10.19 vs. 4.425.77
Assists per game
+300th
6th
+294 3.03 vs. 9.236.21
Steals per game
129th
11th
118 1.34 vs. 2.010.67
Blocks per game
138th
+300th
+162 1.13 vs. 0.160.97
Offensive Rebounds per game
76th
+300th
+224 2.59 vs. 0.582.00
Defensive Rebounds per game
26th
+300th
+274 7.60 vs. 3.833.77
Field Goals Made per game
122nd
236th
114 6.98 vs. 6.020.96
Field Goals Attempted per game
113rd
253rd
140 15.17 vs. 12.822.36
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
233rd
+67 0.65 vs. 1.370.72
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
166th
+134 1.97 vs. 3.711.74
Free Throws Made per game
57th
173rd
116 4.97 vs. 3.591.39
Free Throws Attempted per game
41st
239th
198 6.74 vs. 4.122.62

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Chris Paul Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
94th
+206 8.35 vs. 20.0111.66
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.50 vs. 4.901.40
Assists per game
+300th
14th
+286 1.50 vs. 8.286.78
Steals per game
+300th
14th
+286 0.50 vs. 1.931.43
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.210.29
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.90 vs. 0.710.19
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
243rd
+57 2.60 vs. 4.191.59
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
99th
+201 2.95 vs. 7.424.47
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
133rd
+167 6.20 vs. 15.359.15
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
120th
+180 0.55 vs. 1.641.09
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
134th
+166 1.40 vs. 4.392.99
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
229th
+71 1.90 vs. 3.521.62
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
299th
+1 2.70 vs. 4.131.43

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.