DeMarcus Cousins vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.