DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gene James 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gene James 95

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gene James 2

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.