DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson 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, 3 less than Jameer Nelson, who played 14. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jameer Nelson had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 achivements, 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
Jameer Nelson	14	6	2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2010-11	2004-05
Team	Sacramento Kings	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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
Jameer Nelson	79	20.4	8.7	0.7	1.8	2.4	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	3.6	7.9	.455	0.6	1.8	.312	0.9	1.4	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2011-12	2005-06
Team	Sacramento Kings	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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
Jameer Nelson	62	28.8	14.6	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.9	1.1	0.1	2.4	2.8	5.6	11.6	.483	1.1	2.7	.424	2.3	2.9	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2012-13	2006-07
Team	Sacramento Kings	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Jameer Nelson	77	30.3	13.0	0.6	2.4	3.1	4.3	0.9	0.1	2.4	2.9	4.9	11.4	.430	0.8	2.5	.335	2.4	2.9	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	4	32.3	14.3	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	2.3	4.8	5.3	12.5	.420	1.3	3.5	.357	2.5	2.8	.909


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2013-14	2007-08
Team	Sacramento Kings	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Jameer Nelson	69	28.4	10.9	0.4	3.1	3.5	5.6	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.4	4.1	8.7	.469	0.9	2.2	.416	1.8	2.2	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	10	33.3	16.2	0.4	3.7	4.1	4.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.3	5.7	11.3	.504	2.0	4.1	.488	2.8	3.7	.757


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2014-15	2008-09
Team	Sacramento Kings	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost NBA Finals

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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
Jameer Nelson	42	31.2	16.7	0.5	3.0	3.5	5.4	1.2	0.1	2.0	2.9	6.4	12.6	.503	2.0	4.3	.453	2.0	2.3	.887

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	5	18.0	3.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.8	0.2	0.0	1.4	0.6	1.6	4.6	.348	0.2	1.2	.167	0.4	0.8	.500


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2015-16	2009-10
Team	Sacramento Kings	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf Finals

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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
Jameer Nelson	65	28.6	12.6	0.4	2.6	3.0	5.4	0.7	0.0	2.1	2.3	4.9	10.9	.449	1.3	3.5	.381	1.5	1.8	.845

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	14	34.2	19.0	0.6	2.9	3.6	4.8	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.7	6.5	13.6	.479	2.4	6.0	.393	3.6	4.4	.823


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2016-17	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Jameer Nelson	76	30.5	13.1	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	2.6	2.8	4.9	11.0	.446	1.6	3.9	.401	1.7	2.1	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	6	36.0	13.2	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.0	2.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.2	13.7	.378	1.0	4.3	.231	1.8	2.3	.786


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2017-18	2011-12
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Jameer Nelson	57	29.9	11.9	0.5	2.7	3.2	5.7	0.7	0.1	2.4	2.3	4.5	10.6	.427	1.5	4.1	.377	1.2	1.5	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	5	36.4	15.6	0.2	3.6	3.8	6.6	0.8	0.2	2.0	2.6	5.8	14.8	.392	1.6	5.0	.320	2.4	3.2	.750


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2018-19	2012-13
Team	Golden State Warriors	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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
Jameer Nelson	56	35.3	14.7	0.4	3.3	3.7	7.4	1.3	0.1	2.8	2.9	5.5	13.9	.392	2.2	6.3	.341	1.6	1.8	.873

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
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2020-21	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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
Jameer Nelson	68	32.0	12.1	0.4	3.0	3.4	7.0	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.1	4.3	11.0	.394	2.0	5.8	.348	1.4	1.6	.857

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
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	2021-22	2014-15
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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
Jameer Nelson	63	22.3	8.3	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.0	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.2	3.3	8.0	.407	1.4	4.1	.345	0.4	0.6	.667

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
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2015-16
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	39	26.6	7.7	0.5	2.5	2.9	4.9	0.6	0.1	1.7	2.6	2.9	7.9	.368	1.1	3.7	.299	0.8	0.9	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2016-17
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	75	27.3	9.2	0.4	2.2	2.6	5.1	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.6	3.6	8.1	.444	1.4	3.6	.388	0.6	0.8	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	DeMarcus Cousins	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2017-18
Team	-	New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	50	20.3	4.9	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.6	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.9	4.9	.389	0.8	2.5	.331	0.3	0.4	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14