DeMarcus Cousins vs. Keith Erickson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keith Erickson and DeMarcus Cousins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

DeMarcus Cousins played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Keith Erickson, who played 12. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Keith Erickson had his rookie season in 1965-66. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22
Keith Erickson 12 7 1965-66 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2010-111965-66
Team Sacramento KingsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 81 28.5 14.1 2.7 6.0 8.6 2.5 1.0 0.8 3.3 4.1 5.3 12.4 .430 0.0 0.2 .167 3.4 5.0 .687
Keith Erickson 64 10.1 3.6 - - 2.5 0.6 - - - 1.4 1.5 4.2 .356 - - - 0.7 1.0 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2011-121966-67
Team Sacramento KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 64 30.5 18.1 4.1 6.8 11.0 1.6 1.5 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.0 15.6 .448 0.0 0.2 .143 4.1 5.8 .702
Keith Erickson 76 19.1 7.7 - - 4.5 1.6 - - - 2.6 3.1 8.4 .367 - - - 1.5 2.1 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 3 22.7 8.0 - - 3.7 1.3 - - - 4.0 4.0 9.0 .444 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2012-131967-68
Team Sacramento KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 75 30.5 17.1 3.0 7.0 9.9 2.7 1.4 0.7 3.0 3.6 6.4 13.8 .465 0.1 0.3 .182 4.2 5.6 .738
Keith Erickson 78 28.9 12.2 - - 5.4 3.4 - - - 3.5 4.8 12.1 .401 - - - 2.5 3.3 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 5 36.6 13.0 - - 8.2 2.2 - - - 3.8 5.0 13.0 .385 - - - 3.0 3.4 .882

Season 4

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2013-141968-69
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 71 32.4 22.7 3.1 8.6 11.7 2.9 1.5 1.3 3.5 3.8 8.3 16.8 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 8.4 .726
Keith Erickson 77 25.6 8.4 - - 4.0 2.5 - - - 2.9 3.4 8.2 .420 - - - 1.6 2.3 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 18 24.8 7.1 - - 4.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 3.1 7.9 .394 - - - 0.8 1.4 .600

Season 5

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2014-151969-70
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 59 34.1 24.1 3.1 9.5 12.7 3.6 1.5 1.7 4.3 4.1 8.4 18.1 .467 0.0 0.1 .250 7.2 9.2 .782
Keith Erickson 68 25.8 8.9 - - 4.5 3.1 - - - 2.6 3.8 8.3 .458 - - - 1.3 1.8 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 17 32.5 9.9 - - 4.5 4.4 - - - 2.6 4.2 9.0 .464 - - - 1.6 2.1 .771

Season 6

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2015-161970-71
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 65 34.6 26.9 2.4 9.1 11.5 3.3 1.6 1.4 3.8 3.6 9.2 20.5 .451 1.1 3.2 .333 7.3 10.2 .718
Keith Erickson 73 31.1 11.3 - - 5.5 3.1 - - - 3.3 5.1 10.7 .471 - - - 1.2 1.5 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 8 39.1 15.6 - - 5.6 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.8 12.4 .545 - - - 2.1 2.8 .773

Season 7

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2016-171971-72
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 72 34.2 27.0 2.1 8.9 11.0 4.6 1.4 1.3 3.7 3.9 9.0 19.9 .452 1.8 5.0 .361 7.2 9.3 .772
Keith Erickson 15 17.5 5.7 - - 2.6 2.3 - - - 1.7 2.7 5.5 .482 - - - 0.4 0.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2017-181972-73
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 48 36.2 25.2 2.2 10.7 12.9 5.4 1.6 1.6 5.0 3.8 8.5 18.0 .470 2.2 6.1 .354 6.1 8.2 .746
Keith Erickson 76 25.3 9.0 - - 4.4 3.2 - - - 2.5 3.9 9.2 .430 - - - 1.2 1.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 17 23.8 8.6 - - 3.5 1.8 - - - 3.1 3.9 8.6 .449 - - - 0.9 1.3 .682

Season 9

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2018-191973-74
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 30 25.7 16.3 1.4 6.8 8.2 3.6 1.3 1.5 2.4 3.6 5.9 12.4 .480 0.9 3.2 .274 3.5 4.8 .736
Keith Erickson 66 30.8 14.6 1.4 4.8 6.3 3.1 1.0 0.3 - 2.9 6.0 12.5 .477 - - - 2.7 3.3 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 8 16.6 7.6 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.4 0.6 0.8 2.4 3.0 2.6 6.6 .396 0.4 1.5 .250 2.0 3.1 .640
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------

Note: DeMarcus Cousins didn't play in 2019-20.

Season 10

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2020-211974-75
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 41 17.4 8.9 1.3 5.1 6.4 1.9 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.6 3.2 7.4 .426 1.1 3.3 .348 1.4 2.0 .728
Keith Erickson 49 30.0 12.3 1.4 3.5 5.0 3.5 1.0 0.2 - 3.1 4.8 11.4 .425 - - - 2.7 3.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 7 8.3 7.6 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.9 2.7 6.0 .452 0.6 1.4 .400 1.6 2.0 .786
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season 2021-221975-76
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 48 14.9 9.0 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.8 2.9 3.1 6.8 .460 0.8 2.5 .303 2.0 2.6 .760
Keith Erickson 74 25.0 10.1 1.4 3.1 4.5 2.5 1.1 0.1 - 2.6 4.1 8.8 .470 - - - 1.8 2.1 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins 5 11.4 10.6 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.8 5.8 .655 0.8 1.2 .667 2.2 3.0 .733
Keith Erickson 19 22.4 11.3 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 3.2 4.2 9.1 .462 - - - 2.9 3.6 .809

Season 12

DeMarcus Cousins Keith Erickson
Season -1976-77
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson 50 19.0 6.4 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 - 2.4 2.8 5.9 .483 - - - 0.7 1.0 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Keith Erickson ------- --- ----------