DeMarcus Cousins vs. Barry Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Nelson 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.

Barry Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Barry Nelson 1

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Barry Nelson 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Barry Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Barry Nelson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Barry Nelson 0.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Barry Nelson 0.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Barry Nelson 35

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Barry Nelson 20

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Barry Nelson 7

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Barry Nelson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Barry Nelson .417

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Barry Nelson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Barry Nelson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Barry Nelson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Barry Nelson 0.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Barry Nelson 0.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Barry Nelson 0

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Barry Nelson 1

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Barry Nelson 1

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Barry Nelson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Barry Nelson -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Barry Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.