DeMarcus Cousins vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)