DeMarcus Cousins vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Austin Reaves, who played 5. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| DeMarcus Cousins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2010-11 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +20 | +5.3 | +6.8 | +2.0 | +3.6 | +5.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -2.7 | +2.9 | +7.2 | +.029 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +.150 | +1.8 | +3.1 | +.152 |
| Austin Reaves | 61 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .459 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .317 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .839 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| DeMarcus Cousins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +5.1 | +3.6 | +4.3 | +8.0 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -2.3 | +3.0 | +7.9 | +.081 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +.255 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +.162 | |
| Austin Reaves | 64 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .529 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .398 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .864 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 36.2 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .464 | 2.4 | 5.5 | .443 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .895 |
Season 3 |
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| DeMarcus Cousins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
| Others | - | NBA Cup Champion |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +2.3 | +3.4 | +5.6 | +2.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -1.7 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +.021 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +.185 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +.115 |
| Austin Reaves | 82 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .486 | 1.9 | 5.1 | .367 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .853 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 34.8 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 12.6 | .476 | 1.4 | 5.2 | .269 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .895 |
Season 4 |
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| DeMarcus Cousins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.5 | +2.5 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +7.2 | +2.9 | +0.4 | +1.0 | -1.1 | -1.7 | +1.8 | +2.6 | +.036 | +2.7 | +7.2 | +.377 | +1.7 | +3.4 | +.151 |
| Austin Reaves | 73 | 34.9 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.2 | .460 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .377 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .877 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 39.2 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 14.6 | .411 | 3.0 | 9.4 | .319 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .857 |
Season 5 |
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| DeMarcus Cousins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +52 | +3.8 | +7.0 | +2.5 | +4.9 | +7.6 | +5.7 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -0.9 | -2.0 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +.022 | +3.0 | +8.6 | +.094 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +.121 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 37.9 | 31.1 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 19.3 | .489 | 3.0 | 8.7 | .344 | 9.3 | 10.3 | .903 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* DeMarcus Cousins played 6 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2016 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Austin Reaves, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Star Game |