DeMarcus Cousins vs. Kosta Koufos Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kosta Koufos 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 / Games against each other

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 and Kosta Koufos both played 11 years in the NBA. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Kosta Koufos had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Kosta Koufos	11	6	2008-09 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2010-11	2008-09
Team	Sacramento Kings	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Kosta Koufos	48	11.8	4.7	1.0	1.8	2.9	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.5	1.5	2.0	3.9	.508	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2011-12	2009-10
Team	Sacramento Kings	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 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
Kosta Koufos	36	4.8	1.5	0.4	0.8	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.3	.468	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.600

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	9	3.4	0.9	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.1	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2012-13	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Kosta Koufos	50	8.7	3.2	1.1	1.5	2.6	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.6	1.2	1.4	3.0	.453	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.558

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2013-14	2011-12
Team	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Kosta Koufos	48	16.5	5.5	2.0	3.4	5.4	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.7	2.0	2.4	4.0	.599	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.1	.600

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	3	8.7	0.7	1.3	2.3	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.7	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2014-15	2012-13
Team	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Kosta Koufos	81	22.4	8.0	2.6	4.3	6.9	0.4	0.5	1.3	0.7	3.0	3.6	6.3	.581	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.3	.558

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	6	16.7	3.3	1.5	2.0	3.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.3	2.2	1.2	3.2	.368	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.8	1.0	.833


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2015-16	2013-14
Team	Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Kosta Koufos	80	16.9	6.4	2.0	3.2	5.2	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.8	2.3	2.8	5.7	.495	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.645

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	7	6.4	2.6	1.0	1.1	2.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.0	2.3	.438	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2016-17	2014-15
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 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	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
Kosta Koufos	81	16.6	5.2	1.5	3.8	5.3	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.9	1.8	2.2	4.4	.508	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.647

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	11	11.5	3.4	1.7	1.8	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.5	2.8	.548	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.600


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2017-18	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Kosta Koufos	78	19.0	6.8	2.2	3.3	5.4	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.6	2.4	3.0	5.7	.532	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.548

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosta Koufos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2018-19	2016-17
Team	Golden State Warriors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	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	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
Kosta Koufos	71	20.0	6.6	1.7	4.0	5.7	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.9	2.4	3.0	5.5	.551	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.613

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
Kosta Koufos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2020-21	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	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	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
Kosta Koufos	71	19.6	6.7	2.1	4.5	6.6	1.2	0.7	0.5	0.7	2.1	3.1	5.5	.571	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.446

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
Kosta Koufos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kosta Koufos
Season	2021-22	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Kosta Koufos	42	12.0	3.7	1.2	3.0	4.2	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.7	3.6	.477	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.6	.417

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
Kosta Koufos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Kosta Koufos Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kosta Koufos 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11