DeMarcus Cousins vs. Alan Henderson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alan Henderson 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 Alan Henderson, who played 12. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Alan Henderson had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Alan Henderson 12 6 1995-96 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2010-111995-96
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Alan Henderson 79 17.9 6.4 2.1 2.4 4.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.7 2.4 5.5 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.5 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 10 14.5 5.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 2.3 4.0 .575 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .700

Season 2

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2011-121996-97
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Alan Henderson 30 16.7 6.6 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 2.4 2.6 5.4 .475 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 10 13.6 5.8 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.6 1.9 3.4 .559 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 3

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2012-131997-98
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Alan Henderson 69 29.0 14.3 2.9 3.5 6.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.3 10.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .500 3.7 5.6 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 4 31.5 12.8 2.5 3.0 5.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.5 3.3 5.0 9.5 .526 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 4.5 .611

Season 4

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2013-141998-99
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Alan Henderson 38 30.1 12.5 2.6 3.9 6.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.5 4.9 11.1 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.9 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2014-151999-00
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
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
Alan Henderson 82 33.8 13.2 3.2 3.7 7.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.7 2.8 5.2 11.3 .461 0.0 0.1 .100 2.7 4.1 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2015-162000-01
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
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 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
Alan Henderson 73 24.8 10.5 2.5 3.1 5.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.2 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.7 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2016-172001-02
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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
Alan Henderson 26 16.2 5.5 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.3 4.5 .509 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.9 1.7 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2017-182002-03
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
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
Alan Henderson 82 18.2 4.8 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.9 4.0 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2018-192003-04
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
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
Alan Henderson 6 11.3 4.0 1.8 1.7 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667
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
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 10

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles ClippersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks 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 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
Alan Henderson 78 15.4 3.5 2.1 2.4 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.9 1.5 2.8 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .539
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
Alan Henderson 9 9.8 2.0 1.2 0.7 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.9 1.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 11

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 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
Alan Henderson 51 10.4 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.8 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .673
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
Alan Henderson 2 4.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

DeMarcus Cousins Alan Henderson
Season -2006-07
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
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 ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 38 11.0 3.1 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.1 1.8 .642 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------