DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Jayson Tatum 6

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Jayson Tatum 7.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Jayson Tatum 2,236

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Jayson Tatum 713

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Jayson Tatum 430

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jayson Tatum 87

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Jayson Tatum 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Jayson Tatum .359

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Jayson Tatum .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)