DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mike James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike James 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.
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 Mike James, who played 12. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Mike James had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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 |
Mike James |
12 |
3 |
2001-02 to 2013-14 |
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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 |
Mike James |
15 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.349 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.381 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.571 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
78 |
22.1 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
.373 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.294 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
81 |
27.1 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
8.1 |
.414 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.377 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
22 |
8.8 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.396 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.429 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.563 |
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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 |
Mike James |
74 |
25.1 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
10.1 |
.441 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.386 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.752 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
7 |
24.6 |
11.6 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
.468 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
.958 |
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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 |
Mike James |
79 |
37.0 |
20.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
15.5 |
.469 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
.442 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
82 |
25.2 |
10.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
.422 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.372 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
54 |
13.3 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
.348 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.320 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
4 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Mike James |
61 |
27.0 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
.383 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.375 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.829 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
4 |
11.5 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.300 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: DeMarcus Cousins didn't play in 2019-20.
Note: Mike James didn't play in 2010-11.
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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 |
Mike James |
11 |
10.9 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.408 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.600 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.875 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
45 |
19.2 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
.373 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.384 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.793 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
11 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.238 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.200 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |