DeMarcus Cousins vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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