DeMarcus Cousins vs. Joe Johnson: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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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 Joe Johnson, with 18 seasons played from 2002 to 2022, 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. Joe Johnson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson
Points
243rd
50th
+300th
88th
Rebounds
142nd
279th
+300th
200th
Assists
+300th
73rd
+300th
99th
Steals
256th
151st
+300th
124th
Blocks
176th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years1118313

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Joe Johnson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson
Points
81st
225th
+300th
239th
Rebounds
49th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
242nd
+300th
+300th
Steals
129th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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 Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
243rd
50th
193 12,802 vs. 20,4077,605
Rebounds
142nd
279th
137 6,664 vs. 5,0591,605
Assists
+300th
73rd
+227 1,979 vs. 5,0013,022
Steals
256th
151st
105 874 vs. 1,071197
Blocks
176th
+300th
+124 742 vs. 260482
Offensive Rebounds
170th
+300th
+130 1,692 vs. 1,067625
Defensive Rebounds
98th
168th
70 4,972 vs. 3,992980
Field Goals Made
293rd
48th
245 4,562 vs. 7,8233,261
Field Goals Attempted
294th
34th
260 9,924 vs. 17,7207,796
3-Pointers Made
+300th
21st
+279 426 vs. 1,9781,552
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
20th
+280 1,288 vs. 5,3314,043
Free Throws Made
145th
209th
64 3,252 vs. 2,783469
Free Throws Attempted
123rd
228th
105 4,411 vs. 3,468943

Games and Years:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
30th
+270 654 vs. 1,277623
Seasons
+300th
27th
+273 11 vs. 187

Triple-Doubles:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
69th
202nd
133 9 vs. 27

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
84th
138th
54 13 vs. 67
50+ point games
49th
-
2 vs. 02
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
88th
+212 167 vs. 1,8281,661
Rebounds
+300th
200th
+100 70 vs. 506436
Assists
+300th
99th
+201 30 vs. 369339
Steals
+300th
124th
+176 10 vs. 9686
Blocks
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 199
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
212nd
+88 18 vs. 11698
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
142nd
+158 52 vs. 390338
Field Goals Made
+300th
79th
+221 59 vs. 703644
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
66th
+234 124 vs. 1,6471,523
3-Pointers Made
+300th
56th
+244 11 vs. 158147
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
48th
+252 28 vs. 466438
Free Throws Made
+300th
178th
+122 38 vs. 264226
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
190th
+110 54 vs. 339285

Games and Years:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 20 vs. 120100
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 3 vs. 1310

Triple-Doubles:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
81st
225th
144 19.57 vs. 15.983.59
Rebounds per game
49th
+300th
+251 10.19 vs. 3.966.23
Assists per game
+300th
242nd
+58 3.03 vs. 3.920.89
Steals per game
129th
+300th
+171 1.34 vs. 0.840.50
Blocks per game
138th
+300th
+162 1.13 vs. 0.200.93
Offensive Rebounds per game
76th
+300th
+224 2.59 vs. 0.841.75
Defensive Rebounds per game
26th
+300th
+274 7.60 vs. 3.134.48
Field Goals Made per game
122nd
219th
97 6.98 vs. 6.130.85
Field Goals Attempted per game
113rd
185th
72 15.17 vs. 13.881.30
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
166th
+134 0.65 vs. 1.550.90
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
116th
+184 1.97 vs. 4.172.21
Free Throws Made per game
57th
+300th
+243 4.97 vs. 2.182.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
41st
+300th
+259 6.74 vs. 2.724.03

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Joe Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
239th
+61 8.35 vs. 15.236.88
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.50 vs. 4.220.72
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.50 vs. 3.081.58
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.800.30
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.160.34
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.90 vs. 0.970.07
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.60 vs. 3.250.65
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
229th
+71 2.95 vs. 5.862.91
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
197th
+103 6.20 vs. 13.737.53
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
203rd
+97 0.55 vs. 1.320.77
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
171st
+129 1.40 vs. 3.882.48
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.90 vs. 2.200.30
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.70 vs. 2.830.13

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.