Complete Stats Comparison of DeMarcus Cousins and LeBron James

Here you have a complete side-by-side comparison of all the stats recorded by DeMarcus Cousins and LeBron James 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)	0	11 seasons
LeBron James	3 (points, assists, steals)	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	22 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
LeBron James	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	5 (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)	18 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	2 stats	0 stats
LeBron James	7 stats	12 stats	2 stats
they are tied			1 stat

Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
All the stats
Player	Better Career Average	Better Career Total	Better Percentage
DeMarcus Cousins	1 stat	2 stats	1 stat
LeBron James	10 stats	12 stats	2 stats
they are tied	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, LeBron James 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 (+1.4), defensive rebounds (+1.2), total rebounds (+2.7) and blocks (+0.4)

- LeBron James has better averages in points (+7.4), field goals made (+2.9), 3-pointers made (+0.9), free throws made (+0.5), assists (+4.4) and steals (+0.2)

- DeMarcus Cousins has higher (worst) average in personal fouls (+1.9)

- LeBron James has higher (worst) average in turnovers (+0.2)

- LeBron James has higher averages in field goals attempted (+4.4), 3-pointers attempted (+2.7) and free throws attempted (+0.8)

NBA Regular Season, Career Stats Per Game

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	19.6
LeBron James	27.0	+7.4

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	7.0
LeBron James	9.9	+2.9

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	15.2
LeBron James	19.6	+4.4

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	0.7
LeBron James	1.6	+0.9

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	2.0
LeBron James	4.7	+2.7

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	5.0
LeBron James	5.5	+0.5

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	6.7
LeBron James	7.5	+0.8

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	2.6	+1.4
LeBron James	1.2

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	7.6	+1.2
LeBron James	6.4

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	10.2	+2.7
LeBron James	7.5

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	3.0
LeBron James	7.4	+4.4

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	1.3
LeBron James	1.5	+0.2

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	1.1	+0.4
LeBron James	0.7

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	3.3
LeBron James	3.5	+0.2

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	3.7	+1.9
LeBron James	1.8

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, LeBron James has more total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than DeMarcus Cousins.

Who has more total stats in the Regular Season?

- LeBron James played more years (+11) and games (+908), and has more points (+29,382), field goals made (+10,926), 3-pointers made (+2,133), free throws made (+5,397), offensive rebounds (+107), defensive rebounds (+4,960), total rebounds (+5,067), assists (+9,605), steals (+1,471) and blocks (+408)

- LeBron James has more turnovers (+3,322) and personal fouls (+360)

- LeBron James has more field goals attempted (+20,659), 3-pointers attempted (+6,034) and free throws attempted (+7,324)

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Totals

Years

DeMarcus Cousins	11
LeBron James	22	+11

Games

DeMarcus Cousins	654
LeBron James	1,562	+908

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	12,802
LeBron James	42,184	+29,382

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	4,562
LeBron James	15,488	+10,926

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	9,924
LeBron James	30,583	+20,659

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	426
LeBron James	2,559	+2,133

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	1,288
LeBron James	7,322	+6,034

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	3,252
LeBron James	8,649	+5,397

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	4,411
LeBron James	11,735	+7,324

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	1,692
LeBron James	1,799	+107

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	4,972
LeBron James	9,932	+4,960

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	6,664
LeBron James	11,731	+5,067

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	1,979
LeBron James	11,584	+9,605

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	874
LeBron James	2,345	+1,471

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	742
LeBron James	1,150	+408

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	2,149
LeBron James	5,471	+3,322

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	2,421
LeBron James	2,781	+360

Comparison of Percentages in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, LeBron James has better field goal percentage and 3-point percentage than DeMarcus Cousins. They are tied in free throw percentage.

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	46.0%
LeBron James	50.6%	+4.6

3-Point Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	33.1%
LeBron James	34.9%	+1.8

Free Throw Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	73.7%
LeBron James	73.7%

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

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

Who has higher averages in the Playoffs?

- LeBron James has better averages in points (+20.0), field goals made (+7.2), 3-pointers made (+1.0), free throws made (+4.5), offensive rebounds (+0.6), defensive rebounds (+4.9), total rebounds (+5.5), assists (+5.7), steals (+1.2) and blocks (+0.5)

- LeBron James has higher (worst) average in turnovers (+2.0)

- LeBron James has higher averages in field goals attempted (+14.3), 3-pointers attempted (+3.5) and free throws attempted (+5.9)

NBA Playoffs, Career Stats Per Game

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	8.4
LeBron James	28.4	+20.0

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	3.0
LeBron James	10.2	+7.2

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	6.2
LeBron James	20.5	+14.3

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	0.6
LeBron James	1.6	+1.0

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	1.4
LeBron James	4.9	+3.5

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	1.9
LeBron James	6.4	+4.5

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	2.7
LeBron James	8.6	+5.9

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	0.9
LeBron James	1.5	+0.6

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	2.6
LeBron James	7.5	+4.9

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	3.5
LeBron James	9.0	+5.5

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	1.5
LeBron James	7.2	+5.7

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	0.5
LeBron James	1.7	+1.2

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	0.5
LeBron James	1.0	+0.5

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	1.6
LeBron James	3.6	+2.0

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	2.3
LeBron James	2.3

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

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

Who has more total stats in the Playoffs?

- LeBron James played more years (+15) and games (+272), and has more points (+8,122), field goals made (+2,912), 3-pointers made (+469), free throws made (+1,829), offensive rebounds (+424), defensive rebounds (+2,134), total rebounds (+2,558), assists (+2,065), steals (+483) and blocks (+274)

- LeBron James has more turnovers (+1,016) and personal fouls (+617)

- LeBron James has more field goals attempted (+5,860), 3-pointers attempted (+1,415) and free throws attempted (+2,465)

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Totals

Years

DeMarcus Cousins	3
LeBron James	18	+15

Games

DeMarcus Cousins	20
LeBron James	292	+272

Points

DeMarcus Cousins	167
LeBron James	8,289	+8,122

Field Goals Made

DeMarcus Cousins	59
LeBron James	2,971	+2,912

Field Goals Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	124
LeBron James	5,984	+5,860

3-Pointers Made

DeMarcus Cousins	11
LeBron James	480	+469

3-Pointers Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	28
LeBron James	1,443	+1,415

Free Throws Made

DeMarcus Cousins	38
LeBron James	1,867	+1,829

Free Throws Attempted

DeMarcus Cousins	54
LeBron James	2,519	+2,465

Offensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	18
LeBron James	442	+424

Defensive Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	52
LeBron James	2,186	+2,134

Total Rebounds

DeMarcus Cousins	70
LeBron James	2,628	+2,558

Assists

DeMarcus Cousins	30
LeBron James	2,095	+2,065

Steals

DeMarcus Cousins	10
LeBron James	493	+483

Blocks

DeMarcus Cousins	10
LeBron James	284	+274

Turnovers
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	31
LeBron James	1,047	+1,016

Personal Fouls
(lower is better)

DeMarcus Cousins	46
LeBron James	663	+617

Comparison of Percentages in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

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

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	47.6%
LeBron James	49.6%	+2.0

3-Point Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	39.3%	+6.0
LeBron James	33.3%

Free Throw Percentage

DeMarcus Cousins	70.4%
LeBron James	74.1%	+3.7