DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson, who played 4. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jalen Johnson 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
Jalen Johnson 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMarcus Cousins Jalen Johnson
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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:+59+23.0+11.7+2.6+4.9+7.4+2.4+0.9+0.7-2.9-3.7+4.3+10.5+.107+0.1+0.4+.064+3.2+4.7+.027
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
DeMarcus Cousins Jalen Johnson
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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:+6+15.6+12.5+3.4+3.5+7.0+0.4+1.0+0.7-2.1-2.4+4.7+11.0+.043+0.4+1.3+.145+3.4+4.7+.074
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
DeMarcus Cousins Jalen Johnson
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
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:+19+3.2+1.1+1.7+0.4+1.2+0.9+0.2+0.1-1.2-1.2+1.3+.046+1.2+3.3+.173+2.3+3.0+.010
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMarcus Cousins Jalen Johnson
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
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:+35+3.3+3.8+1.4+0.3+1.7+2.1+0.1+0.3-0.6-1.9+0.8+1.7+.004+1.2+3.8+.312+3.5+4.9+.020
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 7 seasons more than Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements:

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