DeMarcus Cousins vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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 Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Gene Short 48

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Gene Short 10

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Gene Short 3

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Gene Short .352

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

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Gene Short -

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Gene Short -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gene Short -

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Gene Short -

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Gene Short -

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

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.