DeMarcus Cousins vs. Nikola Jokic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jokic 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.

Nikola Jokic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nikola Jokic 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Nikola Jokic 9

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Nikola Jokic 5

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Nikola Jokic 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nikola Jokic 2

Finals MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nikola Jokic 1

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nikola Jokic 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Nikola Jokic 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Nikola Jokic 20.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Nikola Jokic 10.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Nikola Jokic 6.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Nikola Jokic 1.2

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Nikola Jokic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Nikola Jokic 14,139

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Nikola Jokic 7,249

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Nikola Jokic 4,667

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Nikola Jokic 822

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Nikola Jokic 491

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Nikola Jokic 675

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Nikola Jokic .557

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Nikola Jokic .350

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Nikola Jokic .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Nikola Jokic 27.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Nikola Jokic 12.1

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Nikola Jokic 7.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Nikola Jokic 1.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Nikola Jokic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Nikola Jokic 1,869

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Nikola Jokic 820

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Nikola Jokic 496

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Nikola Jokic 71

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Nikola Jokic 62

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Nikola Jokic 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Nikola Jokic .528

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Nikola Jokic .412

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Nikola Jokic .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023)