DeMarcus Cousins vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Bernard King 230

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Bernard King 121

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Bernard King 65

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bernard King 24

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bernard King 6

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.