DeMarcus Cousins vs. DeMar DeRozan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMar DeRozan 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, 6 less than DeMar DeRozan, who played 17. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while DeMar DeRozan had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
DeMar DeRozan	17	7	2009-10 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2010-11	2009-10
Team	Sacramento Kings	Toronto Raptors
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:	+4	+6.9	+5.5	+1.8	+4.0	+5.7	+1.8	+0.4	+0.6	-2.5	-1.8	+2.0	+5.8	+.068	+0.1		+.083	+1.5	+2.5	+.076
DeMar DeRozan	77	21.6	8.6	0.9	2.0	2.9	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.8	2.3	3.3	6.6	.498	0.1	0.2	.250	1.9	2.5	.763

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2011-12	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Toronto Raptors
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:	+18	+4.3	+0.9	+3.2	+3.9	+7.2	+0.2	+0.5	+0.8	-0.9	-1.4	+0.4	+1.5	+.019	+0.1	+0.4	+.047	+0.1	+0.9	+.111
DeMar DeRozan	82	34.8	17.2	0.9	2.9	3.8	1.8	1.0	0.4	1.8	2.6	6.6	14.1	.467	0.1	0.6	.096	4.0	4.9	.813

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2012-13	2011-12
Team	Sacramento Kings	Toronto Raptors
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:	+12	+4.5	+0.4	+2.4	+4.3	+6.6	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	-1.0	-1.0	+0.4	+0.5	+.043	+0.3	+1.2	+.079	+0.1	+0.3	+.072
DeMar DeRozan	63	35.0	16.7	0.6	2.7	3.3	2.0	0.8	0.3	2.0	2.6	6.0	14.3	.422	0.4	1.5	.261	4.3	5.3	.810

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2013-14	2012-13
Team	Sacramento Kings	Toronto Raptors
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:	+11	+4.3	+4.6	+2.5	+5.3	+7.8	+0.4	+0.6	+1.0	-1.7	-1.7	+1.6	+1.8	+.051	+0.4	+1.4	+.283	+1.8	+3.2	+.105
DeMar DeRozan	82	36.7	18.1	0.6	3.3	3.9	2.5	0.9	0.3	1.8	2.1	6.7	15.0	.445	0.4	1.5	.283	4.3	5.2	.831

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor DeMar DeRozan played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2014-15	2013-14
Team	Sacramento Kings	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+20	+4.1	+1.4	+2.5	+5.8	+8.4	+0.4	+0.4	+1.3	-2.1	-1.6	+0.8	+0.3	+.038	+0.8	+2.6	+.055	+0.6	+1.2	+.042
DeMar DeRozan	79	38.2	22.7	0.6	3.7	4.3	4.0	1.1	0.4	2.2	2.5	7.6	17.8	.429	0.8	2.7	.305	6.6	8.0	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeMar DeRozan	7	40.3	23.9	0.4	3.7	4.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	2.6	3.3	6.4	16.7	.385	0.9	2.6	.333	10.1	11.3	.899


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2015-16	2014-15
Team	Sacramento Kings	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+5	+0.4	+6.8	+1.7	+5.2	+6.9	+0.2	+0.4	+1.2	-1.5	-1.6	+2.4	+4.0	+.038	+0.7	+1.7	+.049	+1.3	+3.0	+.114
DeMar DeRozan	60	35.0	20.1	0.7	3.9	4.6	3.5	1.2	0.2	2.3	2.0	6.8	16.5	.413	0.4	1.5	.284	6.0	7.2	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeMar DeRozan	4	39.8	20.3	1.3	5.0	6.3	5.8	1.5	0.0	2.5	3.0	8.0	20.0	.400	0.8	2.0	.375	3.5	4.3	.824


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+6	+1.7	+3.5	+1.3	+5.2	+6.5	+0.6	+0.4	+1.0	-1.5	-1.8	+1.1	+2.2	+.006	+1.2	+3.2	+.023	+0.1	+0.9	+.078
DeMar DeRozan	78	35.9	23.5	0.8	3.7	4.5	4.0	1.0	0.3	2.2	2.1	7.9	17.7	.446	0.6	1.8	.338	7.1	8.4	.850

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeMar DeRozan	20	37.3	20.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	2.7	1.1	0.2	2.3	2.6	7.9	19.9	.394	0.2	1.3	.154	5.0	6.2	.813


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+26	+0.8	+2.1	+1.3	+6.4	+7.7	+1.5	+0.5	+1.4	-2.6	-2.0	+1.2	+2.9	+.003	+1.8	+4.4	+.088	+1.3	+0.5	+.096
DeMar DeRozan	74	35.4	27.3	0.9	4.3	5.2	3.9	1.1	0.2	2.4	1.8	9.7	20.9	.467	0.4	1.7	.266	7.4	8.7	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeMar DeRozan	10	37.3	22.4	0.4	4.5	4.9	3.4	1.4	0.0	2.5	2.6	7.6	17.5	.434	0.1	1.5	.067	7.1	8.0	.888


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Golden State Warriors	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Raptors Lost East 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:	+50	+8.2	+6.7	+0.7	+3.6	+4.3	+1.6	+0.2	+1.2	-0.2	-1.7	+2.2	+5.3	+.024	+0.2	+0.4	+.036	+2.3	+2.2	+.089
DeMar DeRozan	80	33.9	23.0	0.7	3.2	3.9	5.2	1.1	0.3	2.2	1.9	8.1	17.7	.456	1.1	3.6	.310	5.8	7.0	.825

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:	+2	+18.8	+15.1	+0.5	+0.8	+1.3	+1.6	+0.1	+0.2	-0.1	-0.6	+6.1	+13.3	+.041	+0.6	+2.0	+.036	+2.3	+2.2	+.171
DeMar DeRozan	10	35.4	22.7	0.6	3.0	3.6	4.0	0.5	0.6	2.3	2.4	8.7	19.9	.437	1.0	3.5	.286	4.3	5.3	.811

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2020-21	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+36	+17.5	+12.3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.4	+4.3	+0.3	+0.1	-1.0	-0.3	+5.0	+9.7	+.055	+1.0	+2.7	+.192	+3.4	+3.7	+.102
DeMar DeRozan	77	34.9	21.2	0.7	5.3	6.0	6.2	1.1	0.5	2.6	2.3	8.2	17.1	.481	0.1	0.6	.156	4.8	5.7	.830

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
difference:		+27.6	+14.4	+0.5	+4.2	+4.7	+3.9	+0.8	+0.3	-1.0	-0.4	+5.6	+11.0	+.035	+0.6	+1.3	+.400	+3.8	+4.3	+.078
DeMar DeRozan	7	35.9	22.0	1.4	5.3	6.7	4.6	1.1	0.1	1.7	2.3	8.3	17.0	.487	0.0	0.1	.000	5.4	6.3	.864


Season 11
	DeMarcus Cousins	DeMar DeRozan
Season	2021-22	2019-20
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+20	+19.2	+13.1	+0.9	+0.8	+0.1	+4.1	+0.3	+0.1	-0.6	-0.3	+5.1	+8.6	+.071	+0.7	+2.0	+.046	+3.6	+4.0	+.085
DeMar DeRozan	68	34.1	22.1	0.6	4.9	5.5	5.6	1.0	0.3	2.4	2.6	8.2	15.4	.531	0.1	0.5	.257	5.6	6.6	.845

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
DeMar DeRozan	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* DeMar DeRozan played 6 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2021 to 2026—DeMar DeRozan played in one postseason. In those 6 extra years over DeMarcus Cousins, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Star Game

DeMarcus Cousins vs. DeMar DeRozan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMar DeRozan 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

Additional Years