DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jameer Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jameer Nelson 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.

Jameer Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Jameer Nelson 14

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Jameer Nelson 6

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Jameer Nelson 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Jameer Nelson 11.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Jameer Nelson 3.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Jameer Nelson 5.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Jameer Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Jameer Nelson 9,940

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Jameer Nelson 2,595

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Jameer Nelson 4,508

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Jameer Nelson 772

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Jameer Nelson 68

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Jameer Nelson 878

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Jameer Nelson .436

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Jameer Nelson .368

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Jameer Nelson .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Jameer Nelson 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Jameer Nelson 3.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Jameer Nelson 4.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jameer Nelson 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Jameer Nelson 661

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Jameer Nelson 154

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Jameer Nelson 204

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jameer Nelson 37

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jameer Nelson 3

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Jameer Nelson 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Jameer Nelson .445

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Jameer Nelson .372

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Jameer Nelson .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012)