Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.1 | |
| 2011 | 18.1 | |
| 2012 | 17.1 | |
| 2013 | 22.7 | |
| 2014 | 24.1 | |
| 2015 | 26.9 | |
| 2016 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 25.2 | |
| 2018 | 16.3 | |
| 2019 | 7.4 | |
| 2020 | 8.9 | |
| 2021 | 8.9 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why DeMarcus Cousins ranks #142 in Basketball
DeMarcus Cousins ranks 142nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 818th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 78, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2010–2022 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba all-star selections 4, all-nba selections 2, olympic gold medals 2, career points per game 19.6.
Immediately ahead sits Rebecca Lobo on 81.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Willis Reed on 81.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
DeMarcus Cousins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cousins stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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DeMarcus Cousins — frequently asked
- Is DeMarcus Cousins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. DeMarcus Cousins ranks 142nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.1, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is DeMarcus Cousins's GOAT Score?
- 81.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does DeMarcus Cousins rank all time?
- 818th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 142nd within Basketball.
- DeMarcus Cousins vs Rebecca Lobo: who ranks higher?
- DeMarcus Cousins, on 81.1 against Rebecca Lobo's 81.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.