DeMarcus Cousins vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Bob Pettit - 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.