DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gary Payton 285

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gary Payton 32

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)