DeMarcus Cousins vs. Micheal Ray Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Micheal Ray Richardson 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.

Micheal Ray Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 M. Richardson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 M. Richardson 8

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 M. Richardson 4

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 M. Richardson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 M. Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 M. Richardson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 M. Richardson 2

Assists Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 M. Richardson 1

Steals Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 M. Richardson 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 M. Richardson 14.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 M. Richardson 7.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 M. Richardson 2.6

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 M. Richardson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 M. Richardson 8,253

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 M. Richardson 3,056

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 M. Richardson 3,899

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 M. Richardson 1,463

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 M. Richardson 206

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 M. Richardson 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 M. Richardson .457

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 M. Richardson .220 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 M. Richardson .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) M. Richardson 20.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) M. Richardson 6.9 (1981)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) M. Richardson 10.1 (1980)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) M. Richardson 3.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) M. Richardson 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 M. Richardson 15.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 M. Richardson 7.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 M. Richardson 2.8

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 M. Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 M. Richardson 282

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 M. Richardson 99

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 M. Richardson 129

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 M. Richardson 50

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 M. Richardson 4

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 M. Richardson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 M. Richardson .386

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 M. Richardson .207 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 M. Richardson .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) M. Richardson 18.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) M. Richardson 9.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) M. Richardson 11.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) M. Richardson 3.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) M. Richardson 0.4 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.