Complete Stats Comparison of DeMarcus Cousins and James Harden

Here you have a complete side-by-side comparison of all the stats recorded by DeMarcus Cousins and James Harden during their NBA careers. First we show you a summary of who had better numbers on each statistical category and then we compare in detail the performance of each of these stars in the regular season and the Playoffs, both in total stats and averages per game.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth comparison includes all the numbers, if you prefer a simplified version of this analysis with only the basic statistics, you will find it at the career comparison of these two NBA stars.

On this page we compare:

Who has better stats? Main stats / All stats
Regular Season: Averages / Totals / Pecentages
Playoffs: Averages / Totals / Pecentages

Main Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Years
DeMarcus Cousins	2 (rebounds, blocks)	2 (rebounds, blocks)	11 seasons
James Harden	3 (points, assists, steals)	3 (points, assists, steals)	16 seasons

Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Years
DeMarcus Cousins	0	0	3 Playoffs
James Harden	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	16 Playoffs

All Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
All the stats
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Better Percentage
DeMarcus Cousins	5 stats	5 stats	1 stat
James Harden	7 stats	9 stats	2 stats

Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
All the stats
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Better Percentage
DeMarcus Cousins	3 stats	2 stats	2 stats
James Harden	9 stats	12 stats	1 stat

- "Better Career Total" includes games and years played as stats.

- For turnovers and personal fouls, lower numbers are better.

- Field goal, free-throw and three-point attempts are not included on these tables since it can't be said that higher is better.

Now, lets compare all their stats in detail, one by one...

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, out of the five main statistical categories, James Harden has better averages in points, assists and steals while DeMarcus Cousins has better averages in rebounds and blocks.

Who has higher averages in the Regular Season?

- DeMarcus Cousins has better averages in offensive rebounds (+1.8), defensive rebounds (+2.7), total rebounds (+4.6) and blocks (+0.5)

- James Harden has better averages in points (+4.5), field goals made (+0.1), 3-pointers made (+2.1), free throws made (+2.1), assists (+4.2) and steals (+0.2)

- DeMarcus Cousins has higher (worst) average in personal fouls (+1.2)

- James Harden has higher (worst) average in turnovers (+0.4)

- James Harden has higher averages in field goals attempted (+1.0), 3-pointers attempted (+5.6) and free throws attempted (+1.5)

NBA Regular Season, Career Stats Per Game

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	19.6
James Harden	24.1	+4.5

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	7.0
James Harden	7.1	+0.1

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	15.2
James Harden	16.2	+1.0

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	0.7
James Harden	2.8	+2.1

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	2.0
James Harden	7.6	+5.6

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	5.0
James Harden	7.1	+2.1

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	6.7
James Harden	8.2	+1.5

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	2.6	+1.8
James Harden	0.8

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	7.6	+2.7
James Harden	4.9

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	10.2	+4.6
James Harden	5.6

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	3.0
James Harden	7.2	+4.2

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	1.3
James Harden	1.5	+0.2

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	1.1	+0.5
James Harden	0.6

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	3.3
James Harden	3.7	+0.4

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	3.7	+1.2
James Harden	2.5

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, out of the five main statistical categories, James Harden has more total points, assists and steals while DeMarcus Cousins has more total rebounds and blocks.

Who has more total stats in the Regular Season?

- DeMarcus Cousins has more offensive rebounds (+821), total rebounds (+191) and blocks (+87)

- James Harden played more years (+5) and games (+497), and has more points (+14,885), field goals made (+3,612), 3-pointers made (+2,749), free throws made (+4,912), defensive rebounds (+630), assists (+6,337) and steals (+841)

- James Harden has more turnovers (+2,111) and personal fouls (+436)

- James Harden has more field goals attempted (+8,686), 3-pointers attempted (+7,462) and free throws attempted (+5,067)

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Totals

Years

DeMarcus Cousins	11
James Harden	16	+5

Games

DeMarcus Cousins	654
James Harden	1,151	+497

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	12,802
James Harden	27,687	+14,885

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	4,562
James Harden	8,174	+3,612

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	9,924
James Harden	18,610	+8,686

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	426
James Harden	3,175	+2,749

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	1,288
James Harden	8,750	+7,462

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	3,252
James Harden	8,164	+4,912

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	4,411
James Harden	9,478	+5,067

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	1,692	+821
James Harden	871

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	4,972
James Harden	5,602	+630

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	6,664	+191
James Harden	6,473

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	1,979
James Harden	8,316	+6,337

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	874
James Harden	1,715	+841

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	742	+87
James Harden	655

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	2,149
James Harden	4,260	+2,111

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	2,421
James Harden	2,857	+436

Comparison of Percentages in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, James Harden has better 3-point percentage and free throw percentage while DeMarcus Cousins has better field goal percentage.

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	46.0%	+2.1
James Harden	43.9%

3-Point Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	33.1%
James Harden	36.3%	+3.2

Free Throw Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	73.7%
James Harden	86.1%	+12.4

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, James Harden has better averages in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than DeMarcus Cousins.

Who has higher averages in the Playoffs?

- DeMarcus Cousins has better average in offensive rebounds (+0.2)

- James Harden has better averages in points (+14.1), field goals made (+3.8), 3-pointers made (+1.9), free throws made (+4.5), defensive rebounds (+2.2), total rebounds (+2.0), assists (+5.0), steals (+1.1) and blocks (+0.1)

- James Harden has higher (worst) averages in turnovers (+1.8) and personal fouls (+0.7)

- James Harden has higher averages in field goals attempted (+9.8), 3-pointers attempted (+6.0) and free throws attempted (+4.7)

NBA Playoffs, Career Stats Per Game

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	8.4
James Harden	22.5	+14.1

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	3.0
James Harden	6.8	+3.8

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	6.2
James Harden	16.0	+9.8

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	0.6
James Harden	2.5	+1.9

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	1.4
James Harden	7.4	+6.0

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	1.9
James Harden	6.4	+4.5

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	2.7
James Harden	7.4	+4.7

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	0.9	+0.2
James Harden	0.7

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	2.6
James Harden	4.8	+2.2

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	3.5
James Harden	5.5	+2.0

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	1.5
James Harden	6.5	+5.0

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	0.5
James Harden	1.6	+1.1

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	0.5
James Harden	0.6	+0.1

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	1.6
James Harden	3.4	+1.8

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	2.3
James Harden	3.0	+0.7

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, James Harden has more total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than DeMarcus Cousins.

Who has more total stats in the Playoffs?

- James Harden played more years (+13) and games (+153), and has more points (+3,728), field goals made (+1,114), 3-pointers made (+423), free throws made (+1,077), offensive rebounds (+108), defensive rebounds (+770), total rebounds (+878), assists (+1,095), steals (+272) and blocks (+88)

- James Harden has more turnovers (+559) and personal fouls (+466)

- James Harden has more field goals attempted (+2,636), 3-pointers attempted (+1,247) and free throws attempted (+1,229)

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Totals

Years

DeMarcus Cousins	3
James Harden	16	+13

Games

DeMarcus Cousins	20
James Harden	173	+153

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	167
James Harden	3,895	+3,728

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	59
James Harden	1,173	+1,114

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	124
James Harden	2,760	+2,636

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	11
James Harden	434	+423

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	28
James Harden	1,275	+1,247

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	38
James Harden	1,115	+1,077

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	54
James Harden	1,283	+1,229

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	18
James Harden	126	+108

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	52
James Harden	822	+770

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	70
James Harden	948	+878

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	30
James Harden	1,125	+1,095

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	10
James Harden	282	+272

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	10
James Harden	98	+88

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	31
James Harden	590	+559

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	46
James Harden	512	+466

Comparison of Percentages in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, DeMarcus Cousins has better field goal percentage and 3-point percentage while James Harden has better free throw percentage.

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	47.6%	+5.1
James Harden	42.5%

3-Point Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	39.3%	+5.3
James Harden	34.0%

Free Throw Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	70.4%
James Harden	86.9%	+16.5