Charles Barkley vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins and Charles Barkley that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Charles Barkley

vs.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Barkley: 1984-85 to 1999-00
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Barkley 0 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Charles Barkley 16 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Charles Barkley 13 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Charles Barkley 11 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Barkley 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-NBA First Team Charles Barkley 5 DeMarcus Cousins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Barkley 11 DeMarcus Cousins 2

Rebounds Leader Charles Barkley 1 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 22.1 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 11.7 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.5 DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.8 DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 23,757 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 12,546 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Charles Barkley 4,215 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Charles Barkley 1,648 DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 888 DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Charles Barkley 1,073 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .541 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .266 DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .735 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 28.3 (1988) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 14.6 (1987) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 5.1 (1993) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.2 (1986) DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1986) DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 23.0 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 12.9 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.9 DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 2,833 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 1,582 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Charles Barkley 482 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Charles Barkley 193 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 108 DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Charles Barkley 123 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .513 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .255 DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .717 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 27.6 (1994) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 15.8 (1986) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 6.0 (1991) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.5 (1994) DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1987) DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)