DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jay Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jay Vincent 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

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 Jay Vincent, who played 9. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jay Vincent had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jay Vincent 9 6 1981-82 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2010-111981-82
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Jay Vincent 81 32.4 21.4 2.2 4.7 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 17.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .250 3.6 5.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 2

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2011-121982-83
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Jay Vincent 81 33.7 18.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.6 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.2 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 3

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2012-131983-84
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 61 23.3 11.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.9 2.6 4.1 9.5 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 10 35.3 15.2 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 2.5 3.6 4.8 12.4 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.2 .903

Season 4

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2013-141984-85
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 79 32.2 18.2 2.3 6.6 8.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.9 6.9 14.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.3 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 4 33.5 15.5 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 1.5 0.8 2.8 4.0 5.0 14.0 .357 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 7.3 .759

Season 5

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2014-151985-86
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 80 24.9 13.8 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 5.5 11.5 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.4 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 10 20.4 10.6 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 9.9 .384 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.4 .882

Season 6

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2015-161986-87
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 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
Jay Vincent 51 27.2 13.3 1.4 2.8 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 5.4 12.0 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 3 24.0 10.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.7 10.0 .367 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2016-171987-88
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 73 24.0 15.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 6.1 13.1 .466 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 3.9 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 8 25.0 17.5 1.3 3.4 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.8 3.1 6.6 13.0 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .850

Season 8

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2017-181988-89
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Jay Vincent 29 22.3 8.6 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.4 2.2 3.6 8.9 .405 0.0 0.1 .333 1.4 2.1 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 9

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2018-191989-90
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent 41 11.2 5.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 4.5 .470 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.2 .837
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
Jay Vincent 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

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

Season 10

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2020-21-
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 11

DeMarcus Cousins Jay Vincent
Season 2021-22-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------