DeMarcus Cousins vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox 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.

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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, 2 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 9. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
De'Aaron Fox 9 1 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+8+0.7+2.5+2.2+3.7+5.8+1.9+0.5-0.9-1.9+0.8+1.5+.018+0.6+1.9+.140+1.5+2.3+.036
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+17+0.9+0.8+3.6+3.6+7.2+5.7+0.1+0.6-0.1-1.5+0.8+2.0+.010+1.1+2.7+.228+0.4+0.7+.025
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
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:+24+1.5+4.0+2.3+3.8+6.1+4.1+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.8+1.3+2.2+.015+1.0+3.3+.110+0.5+1.1+.033
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
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:+13+2.7+2.5+2.5+5.7+8.2+4.3+0.8-0.5-0.9+0.8+2.3+.019+1.8+5.4+.322+0.9+1.2+.007
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1.2+0.9+2.7+6.0+8.8+2.0+0.3+1.3-1.5-1.2+0.3+0.4+.006+1.3+4.1+.047+2.8+3.3+.032
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+1.2+1.9+1.9+5.5+7.3+2.8+0.5+1.1-1.3-1.2+0.1+2.3+.061+0.5+1.8+.009+2.6+4.2+.062
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+1.7+0.4+1.2+5.2+6.4+1.0+0.6+0.9-1.1-1.3+0.7+1.0+.013+1.1+2.8+.008+3.0+3.6+.034
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2017-182024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+0.1+1.7+1.3+6.8+8.1+0.9+0.1+1.2-2.2-1.2+0.2+0.8+.007+0.3+.044+1.9+3.1+.081
De'Aaron Fox 62 36.1 23.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.6 8.7 18.8 .463 1.9 6.1 .310 4.2 5.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9
DeMarcus Cousins De'Aaron Fox
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Golden State WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+7.9+6.8+0.1+4.7+4.8+3.0+0.1+1.2-1.0-0.7+3.0+4.7+.037+1.5+3.1+.112+0.5+0.9+.042
De'Aaron Fox 7 33.6 23.1 1.3 2.1 3.4 6.6 1.4 0.3 3.4 2.9 8.9 17.1 .517 2.4 6.3 .386 3.0 3.9 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 2 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2021 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in two Playoffs.

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