DeMarcus Cousins vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield 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

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 more than Buddy Hield, who played 10. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Buddy Hield had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Buddy Hield	10	2	2016-17 to 2025-26

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


Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2010-11	2016-17
Team	Sacramento Kings	New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	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:	+1	+5.5	+3.5	+2.3	+3.1	+5.3	+1.0	+0.5	+0.7	-2.1	-2.7	+1.3	+3.0	+.004	+1.8	+4.4	+.224	+2.6	+4.1	+.155
Buddy Hield	82	23.0	10.6	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.5	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.4	4.0	9.4	.426	1.8	4.6	.391	0.8	0.9	.842

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2011-12	2017-18
Team	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+16	+5.2	+4.6	+3.4	+3.6	+7.2	+0.3	+0.4	+0.9	-1.1	-2.1	+1.8	+3.9	+.002	+2.2	+4.9	+.288	+3.2	+4.8	+.175
Buddy Hield	80	25.3	13.5	0.7	3.2	3.8	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.6	1.9	5.2	11.7	.446	2.2	5.1	.431	0.9	1.0	.877

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2012-13	2018-19
Team	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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	+1.4	+3.6	+1.7	+3.3	+4.9	+0.2	+0.7	+0.3	-1.2	-1.1	+1.2	+2.8	+.007	+3.3	+7.6	+.245	+2.1	+3.2	+.148
Buddy Hield	82	31.9	20.7	1.3	3.7	5.0	2.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	2.5	7.6	16.6	.458	3.4	7.9	.427	2.1	2.4	.886

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2013-14	2019-20
Team	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+1	+1.6	+3.5	+2.3	+4.8	+7.1	+0.1	+0.6	+1.1	-1.2	-1.5	+1.4	+0.7	+.067	+3.8	+9.5	+.394	+4.5	+6.5	+.120
Buddy Hield	72	30.8	19.2	0.8	3.8	4.6	3.0	0.9	0.2	2.3	2.3	6.9	16.1	.429	3.8	9.6	.394	1.6	1.9	.846

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2014-15	2020-21
Team	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	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:	+12	+0.2	+7.5	+2.7	+5.2	+8.0		+0.6	+1.3	-2.5	-1.6	+2.7	+4.1	+.061	+4.0	+10.1	+.141	+6.0	+7.7	+.064
Buddy Hield	71	34.3	16.6	0.4	4.3	4.7	3.6	0.9	0.4	1.8	2.5	5.7	14.0	.406	4.0	10.2	.391	1.2	1.5	.846

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2015-16	2021-22
Team	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th 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	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
difference:	+16	+3.7	+11.3	+1.6	+5.6	+7.1	+0.5	+0.7	+1.1	-1.9	-1.3	+3.7	+6.9	+.045	+2.1	+5.6	+.033	+5.9	+8.6	+.156
Buddy Hield	81	30.9	15.6	0.8	3.5	4.4	2.8	0.9	0.3	1.9	2.3	5.5	13.6	.406	3.2	8.8	.366	1.4	1.6	.874

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2016-17	2022-23
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th 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	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
difference:	+8	+3.2	+10.2	+1.3	+4.7	+6.0	+1.8	+0.2	+1.0	-2.0	-1.9	+3.1	+6.9	+.006	+1.8	+3.5	+.064	+5.9	+7.7	+.050
Buddy Hield	80	31.0	16.8	0.8	4.2	5.0	2.8	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	5.9	13.0	.458	3.6	8.5	.425	1.3	1.6	.822

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2017-18	2023-24
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th 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	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
difference:	+36	+10.5	+13.1	+1.5	+8.2	+9.7	+2.6	+0.8	+1.1	-3.8	-1.8	+4.1	+7.9	+.034	+0.4	+0.7	+.032	+5.5	+7.5	+.135
Buddy Hield	84	25.7	12.1	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.8	0.8	0.5	1.2	2.0	4.4	10.1	.436	2.6	6.8	.386	0.6	0.7	.881

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buddy Hield	4	12.8	5.5	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	1.8	4.3	.412	1.5	3.3	.462	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2018-19	2024-25
Team	Golden State Warriors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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9th 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	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
difference:	+52	+3.0	+5.2	+0.8	+4.2	+5.0	+2.0	+0.5	+1.2	-1.3	-2.0	+1.9	+2.8	+.063	+1.6	+3.5	+.096	+2.9	+4.0	+.092
Buddy Hield	82	22.7	11.1	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.6	4.0	9.6	.417	2.5	6.7	.370	0.6	0.8	.828

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
difference:	+4	+10.7	+4.9	+0.4	+1.8	+1.4	+0.6	+0.6	+0.4	-1.3	-1.0	+1.7	+3.8	+.020	+2.4	+4.9	+.179	+0.9	+1.9	+.289
Buddy Hield	12	27.3	12.5	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.1	2.0	4.3	10.4	.416	2.8	6.4	.429	1.1	1.2	.929

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	Buddy Hield
Season	2020-21	2025-26
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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10th 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	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
difference:	+33	+0.1	+1.4	+0.9	+4.0	+4.9	+0.3	+0.2	+0.6	-0.7	-1.6	+0.4	+0.9	+.003	+0.4	+1.3	+.024	+0.9	+1.5	+.272
Buddy Hield	8	17.3	7.5	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.9	1.0	2.8	6.5	.423	1.5	4.6	.324	0.5	0.5	1.000

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
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 1 season more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In that period—his season 11 in 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in the Playoffs.

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years