DeMarcus Cousins vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas 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 / 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, 7 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 4. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Cameron Thomas 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
Cameron Thomas 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMarcus Cousins Cameron Thomas
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+10.9+5.6+2.5+3.8+6.2+1.3+0.5+0.7-2.5-3.1+2.0+4.9+.003+0.7+2.4+.103+2.1+3.4+.142
Cameron Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
DeMarcus Cousins Cameron Thomas
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+13.9+7.5+4.0+5.3+9.3+0.2+1.1+1.1-1.6-3.0+3.5+7.6+.007+0.9+2.1+.240+1.5+2.7+.166
Cameron Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
DeMarcus Cousins Cameron Thomas
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+0.9+5.4+2.6+4.2+6.7+0.2+0.7+0.5-1.1-1.5+1.6+4.2+.023+2.1+5.7+.182+0.1+0.5+.118
Cameron Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMarcus Cousins Cameron Thomas
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+46+1.2+1.3+2.5+5.9+8.4+0.9+0.9+1.2-1.0-2.0+0.3+1.4+.058+2.7+7.7+.349+0.8+2.4+.155
Cameron Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 7 seasons more than Cameron Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2015 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Cameron Thomas, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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