DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jim Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson 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.

Jim Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jim Paxson: 1979-80 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jim Paxson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Jim Paxson 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Jim Paxson 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Jim Paxson 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Jim Paxson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Jim Paxson 14.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Jim Paxson 2.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Jim Paxson 2.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Jim Paxson 1.2

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Jim Paxson 11,199

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Jim Paxson 1,593

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Jim Paxson 2,300

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Jim Paxson 951

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Jim Paxson 93

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Jim Paxson 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Jim Paxson .498

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Jim Paxson .225

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Jim Paxson .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Jim Paxson 21.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Jim Paxson 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Jim Paxson 3.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Jim Paxson 1.8 (1981)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Jim Paxson 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Jim Paxson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Jim Paxson 1.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Jim Paxson 1.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jim Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Jim Paxson 554

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Jim Paxson 80

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Jim Paxson 100

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jim Paxson 38

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jim Paxson 4

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Jim Paxson 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Jim Paxson .463

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Jim Paxson .267

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Jim Paxson .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Jim Paxson 23.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Jim Paxson 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Jim Paxson 0.3 (1980)