DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)