DeMarcus Cousins vs. Josh Giddey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Giddey 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.

Josh Giddey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Josh Giddey 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Josh Giddey 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Josh Giddey 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Josh Giddey 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Josh Giddey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Josh Giddey 13.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Josh Giddey 7.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Josh Giddey 5.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Josh Giddey 0.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Josh Giddey 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Josh Giddey 2,920

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Josh Giddey 1,534

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Josh Giddey 1,200

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Josh Giddey 160

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Josh Giddey 95

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Josh Giddey 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Josh Giddey .464

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Josh Giddey .310

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Josh Giddey .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Josh Giddey 12.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Josh Giddey 5.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Josh Giddey 3.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Josh Giddey 0.3

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Josh Giddey 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Josh Giddey 50

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Josh Giddey 20

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Josh Giddey 13

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Josh Giddey 1

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Josh Giddey 2

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Josh Giddey 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Josh Giddey .474

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Josh Giddey .500

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Josh Giddey .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Josh Giddey 12.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Josh Giddey 5.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Josh Giddey 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Josh Giddey 0.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024)