DeMarcus Cousins vs. Sam Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Perkins 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.

Sam Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Sam Perkins 17

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Sam Perkins 15

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Sam Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Sam Perkins 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Sam Perkins 6.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Sam Perkins 0.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Sam Perkins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Sam Perkins 15,324

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Sam Perkins 7,666

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Sam Perkins 1,975

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Sam Perkins 1,105

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Sam Perkins 933

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Sam Perkins 1,286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Sam Perkins .459

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Sam Perkins .362

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Sam Perkins .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Sam Perkins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Sam Perkins 5.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Sam Perkins 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Sam Perkins 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Sam Perkins 1,861

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Sam Perkins 936

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Sam Perkins 246

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Sam Perkins 118

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Sam Perkins 126

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Sam Perkins 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Sam Perkins .444

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Sam Perkins .363

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Sam Perkins .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991)