DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Mel Davis 22

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Davis 0

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.