DeMarcus Cousins vs. John Starks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Starks 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.

John Starks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 John Starks 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 John Starks 13

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 John Starks 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 John Starks 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 John Starks 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 John Starks 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 John Starks 12.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 John Starks 2.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 John Starks 3.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 John Starks 1.1

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 John Starks 10,829

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 John Starks 2,129

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 John Starks 3,085

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 John Starks 951

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 John Starks 106

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 John Starks 866

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 John Starks .412

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 John Starks .340

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 John Starks .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) John Starks 19.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) John Starks 3.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) John Starks 5.9 (1994)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) John Starks 1.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) John Starks 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 John Starks 14.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 John Starks 2.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 John Starks 4.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 John Starks 1.3

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 John Starks 1,363

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 John Starks 271

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 John Starks 393

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 John Starks 120

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 John Starks 9

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 John Starks 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 John Starks .421

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 John Starks .371

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 John Starks .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) John Starks 16.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) John Starks 4.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) John Starks 6.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) John Starks 1.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) John Starks 0.3 (2001)