DeMarcus Cousins vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell 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 / 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 and D'Angelo Russell both played 11 years in the NBA. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
D'Angelo Russell	11	4	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2010-11	2015-16
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second 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	+0.3	+0.9	+2.1	+3.2	+5.2	+0.8	+0.2	+0.6	-0.8	-2.3	+0.4	+0.4	+.020	+1.6	+4.4	+.184	+1.6	+2.6	+.050
D'Angelo Russell	80	28.2	13.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	2.5	1.8	4.9	12.0	.410	1.6	4.6	.351	1.8	2.4	.737

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2011-12	2016-17
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
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:	+1	+1.8	+2.5	+3.6	+3.8	+7.5	+3.2	+0.1	+0.9	-0.1	-1.9	+1.4	+1.8	+.043	+2.1	+5.9	+.209	+1.8	+2.8	+.080
D'Angelo Russell	63	28.7	15.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.8	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.1	5.6	13.8	.405	2.1	6.1	.352	2.3	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2012-13	2017-18
Team	Sacramento Kings	Brooklyn Nets
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:	+27	+4.8	+1.6	+2.4	+3.7	+6.0	+2.5	+0.6	+0.3	-0.1	-1.7	+0.6	+0.2	+.051	+1.8	+5.5	+.142	+2.2	+2.9	+.002
D'Angelo Russell	48	25.7	15.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.4	3.1	1.9	5.8	14.0	.414	1.9	5.8	.324	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2013-14	2018-19
Team	Sacramento Kings	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Nets Lost East 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:	+10	+2.2	+1.6	+2.4	+5.4	+7.8	+4.1	+0.3	+1.1	-0.4	-2.1	+0.2	+1.9	+.062	+2.9	+7.7	+.369	+4.1	+5.9	+.054
D'Angelo Russell	81	30.2	21.1	0.7	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.2	0.2	3.1	1.7	8.1	18.7	.434	2.9	7.8	.369	2.0	2.5	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	5	29.6	19.4	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.4	20.6	.359	2.4	7.4	.324	2.2	2.6	.846


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2014-15	2019-20
Team	Sacramento Kings	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
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:	+14	+1.8	+1.0	+2.7	+5.9	+8.8	+2.7	+0.4	+1.4	-1.0	-2.2	+0.4	+0.7	+.041	+3.5	+9.5	+.117	+3.6	+4.8	+.027
D'Angelo Russell	45	32.3	23.1	0.4	3.6	3.9	6.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	1.9	8.0	18.8	.426	3.5	9.6	.367	3.6	4.4	.809

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2015-16	2020-21
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
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:	+23	+6.1	+7.9	+2.0	+6.8	+8.9	+2.5	+0.5	+1.0	-1.1	-2.0	+2.5	+5.0	+.020	+1.8	+4.2	+.054	+4.6	+6.7	+.047
D'Angelo Russell	42	28.5	19.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.8	1.1	0.4	2.7	1.6	6.7	15.5	.431	2.9	7.4	.387	2.7	3.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2021-22
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+7	+2.2	+8.9	+1.7	+6.0	+7.7	+2.5	+0.4	+1.0	-1.2	-1.9	+2.8	+4.9	+.041	+0.9	+3.0	+.021	+4.2	+5.6	+.053
D'Angelo Russell	65	32.0	18.1	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.0	6.2	15.0	.411	2.7	8.0	.340	3.0	3.7	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	6	32.7	12.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.7	1.5	0.0	2.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	5.2	.387	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2022-23
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+23	+3.7	+7.4	+1.7	+8.2	+9.9	+0.8	+0.6	+1.2	-2.4	-1.8	+2.2	+4.6	+.001	+0.5	+0.8	+.042	+3.6	+5.2	+.083
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2023-24
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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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:	+46	+7.0	+1.7	+1.0	+4.1	+5.1	+2.7	+0.4	+1.0	-0.3	-1.5	+0.6	+1.8	+.024	+2.1	+4.0	+.141	+1.4	+2.3	+.092
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.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:	+3	+20.4	+6.6	+0.9	+1.2	+2.1	+1.8	+0.2	+0.6	-0.6	-1.8	+3.0	+8.0	+.012	+2.4	+7.3	+.068	+1.8	+2.7	+.140
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
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:	+17	+8.1	+3.7	+1.0	+2.7	+3.6	+3.2	+0.2	+0.2	-0.3	-0.6	+1.1	+3.6	+.036	+0.8	+2.9	+.034	+0.7	+0.5	+.106
D'Angelo Russell	58	25.5	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.0	4.3	11.0	.390	1.9	6.2	.314	2.1	2.5	.834

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
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	DeMarcus Cousins	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2025-26
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play (season in progress)

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11th 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	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
difference:	+23	+4.1	+1.2	+1.2	+2.1	+3.2	+2.5	+0.2	+0.3	-0.1	-1.7	+0.5	+2.1	+.055	+0.5	+1.9	+.003	+0.3	+0.2	+.043
D'Angelo Russell	25	19.0	10.2	0.3	2.0	2.4	4.0	0.5	0.1	1.9	1.2	3.6	8.9	.405	1.3	4.4	.300	1.7	2.4	.717

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
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

DeMarcus Cousins vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell 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

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison