DeMarcus Cousins vs. Steve Downing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Downing 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.

Steve Downing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Steve Downing 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Steve Downing 2

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Steve Downing 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Steve Downing 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Steve Downing 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Steve Downing 2.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Steve Downing 1.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Steve Downing 0.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Steve Downing 0.2

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Steve Downing 64

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Steve Downing 41

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Steve Downing 11

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Steve Downing 5

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Steve Downing 0

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Steve Downing 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Steve Downing .318

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Steve Downing .550

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Steve Downing 2.7 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Steve Downing 1.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Steve Downing 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Steve Downing 0.2 (1974)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Steve Downing 0.0 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Steve Downing 2.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Steve Downing 2.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Steve Downing 0.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Steve Downing 0.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Steve Downing 2

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Steve Downing 2

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Steve Downing 0

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Steve Downing 0

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Steve Downing 0

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Steve Downing 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Steve Downing .500

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Steve Downing -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

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