DeMarcus Cousins vs. Sherman Douglas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sherman Douglas 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 Sherman Douglas, who played 12. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Sherman Douglas had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Sherman Douglas 12 4 1989-90 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2010-111989-90
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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
Sherman Douglas 81 30.5 14.3 0.9 1.7 2.5 7.6 1.8 0.1 3.0 2.3 5.7 11.6 .494 0.1 0.4 .161 2.8 4.0 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2011-121990-91
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
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 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
Sherman Douglas 73 35.1 18.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 8.5 1.7 0.1 3.7 2.4 7.3 14.5 .504 0.1 0.4 .129 3.9 5.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2012-131991-92
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 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
Sherman Douglas 42 17.9 7.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.1 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.9 2.8 6.0 .462 0.0 0.2 .100 1.7 2.5 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 6 10.8 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.5 4.2 .360 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 4

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2013-141992-93
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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
Sherman Douglas 79 24.5 7.8 0.8 1.2 2.1 6.4 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 3.3 6.7 .498 0.1 0.4 .207 1.1 1.9 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 4 41.5 11.0 3.0 3.5 6.5 9.5 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 4.3 11.3 .378 0.0 0.8 .000 2.5 3.8 .667

Season 5

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2014-151993-94
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Sherman Douglas 78 35.8 13.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 8.8 1.1 0.1 3.0 2.2 5.4 11.8 .462 0.2 0.7 .232 2.3 3.5 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2015-161994-95
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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
Sherman Douglas 65 31.5 14.7 0.7 1.9 2.6 6.9 1.2 0.0 2.5 2.3 5.6 11.8 .475 0.3 1.3 .244 3.1 4.6 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 4 42.0 15.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 8.3 1.0 0.3 4.3 3.0 6.0 17.0 .353 1.0 3.0 .333 2.0 2.8 .727

Season 7

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2016-171995-96
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansBoston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Sherman Douglas 79 29.6 11.3 0.7 1.6 2.3 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.5 2.1 4.4 8.7 .504 0.5 1.4 .364 2.0 2.8 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2017-181996-97
Team New Orleans PelicansMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Sherman Douglas 79 29.3 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.4 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.4 3.9 7.7 .502 0.5 1.4 .333 1.4 2.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2018-191997-98
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsNets Lost East 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 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
Sherman Douglas 80 21.2 8.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 4.0 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.2 6.4 .495 0.2 0.6 .304 1.4 2.2 .669
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
Sherman Douglas 3 42.0 18.3 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.3 2.0 0.0 4.3 1.7 7.7 14.7 .523 0.7 1.7 .400 2.3 3.3 .700

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

Season 10

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Sherman Douglas 30 28.1 8.2 0.5 1.4 1.9 4.1 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.8 3.2 7.3 .438 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 2.9 .632
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
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 11

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Denver NuggetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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
Sherman Douglas 20 15.5 6.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.2 1.3 2.3 4.5 .500 0.3 0.8 .313 1.3 1.4 .893
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
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 12

DeMarcus Cousins Sherman Douglas
Season -2000-01
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 59 18.5 5.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 5.1 .403 0.1 0.7 .200 1.5 1.9 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------