DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jakob Poeltl Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jakob Poeltl 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, 2 more than Jakob Poeltl, who played 9. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jakob Poeltl 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
Jakob Poeltl 9 3 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2010-112016-17
Team Sacramento KingsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+27+16.9+11.0+1.3+4.4+5.5+2.3+0.7+0.4-2.8-2.0+4.1+10.3+.153+0.2+2.8+3.9+.143
Jakob Poeltl 54 11.6 3.1 1.4 1.6 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.2 2.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .544
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Jakob Poeltl 6 4.3 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 2
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Sacramento KingsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+18+11.9+11.2+2.1+4.0+6.2+0.9+1.0-1.7-1.4+3.9+10.9+.211+0.2+3.4+4.6+.108
Jakob Poeltl 82 18.6 6.9 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.0 2.6 3.1 4.7 .659 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Jakob Poeltl 9 15.6 5.4 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.4 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .789

Season 3
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+14.0+11.6+0.7+4.0+4.6+1.5+1.0+0.2-2.4-2.0+4.0+10.0+.180+0.1+0.3+3.6+4.4+.205
Jakob Poeltl 77 16.5 5.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.4 3.8 .645 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Jakob Poeltl 7 25.3 7.3 3.6 4.1 7.7 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.1 .639 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.3 .556

Season 4
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+5+14.7+17.1+1.1+4.9+6.0+1.1+0.9+0.1-2.7-1.9+5.8+12.8+.128+0.1+5.5+7.1+.261
Jakob Poeltl 66 17.7 5.6 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.5 4.0 .624 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .465
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+10+7.4+15.5+0.1+4.7+4.8+1.7+0.8+0.1-3.1-1.6+4.6+11.9+.149+0.1+6.3+7.4+.274
Jakob Poeltl 69 26.7 8.6 3.2 4.8 7.9 1.9 0.7 1.8 1.2 2.5 3.8 6.2 .616 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .508
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+3+5.6+13.4+1.5+3.6+2.2+0.5+0.9+0.3-2.2-0.5+3.2+10.7+.167+1.1+3.2+5.9+7.4+.223
Jakob Poeltl 68 29.0 13.5 3.9 5.5 9.3 2.8 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.1 6.0 9.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.8 .495
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors
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:+7.7+14.5+1.2+3.1+1.9+1.9+0.5+0.1-2.0-1.2+3.6+11.3+.177+1.8+5.0+5.5+6.5+.180
Jakob Poeltl 72 26.5 12.5 3.3 5.8 9.1 2.7 0.9 1.2 1.7 2.7 5.4 8.6 .629 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .592
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2017-182023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansToronto Raptors
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:+2+9.8+14.1+0.7+5.0+4.3+2.9+0.9+0.1-3.5-0.8+3.5+10.4+.186+2.2+6.1+4.9+6.1+.195
Jakob Poeltl 50 26.4 11.1 2.9 5.7 8.6 2.5 0.7 1.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 7.6 .656 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .551
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9
DeMarcus Cousins Jakob Poeltl
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsToronto Raptors
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:+27+3.9+1.8+1.9+0.5+1.4+0.8+0.1+0.3-0.5-0.5+0.5+2.2+.147+0.9+3.1+.059+1.8+2.3+.062
Jakob Poeltl 57 29.6 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 2.8 1.2 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.4 10.2 .627 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 2.5 .674
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
Jakob Poeltl DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 2 seasons more than Jakob Poeltl 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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