DeMarcus Cousins vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle 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.

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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 and Julius Randle both played 11 years in the NBA. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Julius Randle had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Julius Randle 11 3 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2010-112014-15
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+80+14.5+12.1+2.7+6.0+8.6+2.5+1.0+0.8-2.3-3.1+4.3+9.4+.097+0.2+3.4+3.0+.687
Julius Randle 1 14.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2011-122015-16
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+17+2.3+6.8+2.0+1.3+0.8+0.2+0.8+0.8-0.9-1.0+2.6+5.3+.019+0.1+0.2+.135+1.7+2.5+.013
Julius Randle 81 28.2 11.3 2.1 8.1 10.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.0 4.4 10.3 .429 0.1 0.4 .278 2.4 3.3 .715
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2012-132016-17
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+1+1.7+3.9+1.0+0.4+1.3+0.9+0.7+0.2-0.7-0.2+1.3+3.4+.023+0.1+0.6+.088+1.4+1.8+.015
Julius Randle 74 28.8 13.2 2.0 6.6 8.6 3.6 0.7 0.5 2.3 3.4 5.1 10.4 .488 0.2 0.9 .270 2.8 3.8 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+11+5.7+6.6+0.9+2.8+3.7+0.3+1.0+0.8-0.9-0.5+2.2+5.8+.062+0.1+0.4+.222+2.4+3.2+.008
Julius Randle 82 26.7 16.1 2.2 5.8 8.0 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.3 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .222 3.7 5.2 .718
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+14+3.5+2.7+0.9+3.0+4.0+0.5+0.8+1.1-1.5-0.7+0.6+3.2+.057+0.9+2.6+.094+2.3+2.5+.051
Julius Randle 73 30.6 21.4 2.2 6.5 8.7 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 7.8 14.9 .524 0.9 2.7 .344 4.9 6.7 .731
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks
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:+1+2.1+7.4+1.7+1.8+0.2+0.8+1.1-0.8-0.8+2.0+4.8+.009+0.1+0.4+.056+3.3+4.7+.015
Julius Randle 64 32.5 19.5 2.4 7.4 9.7 3.1 0.8 0.3 3.0 2.8 7.2 15.7 .460 1.0 3.6 .277 4.0 5.5 .733
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+1+3.4+2.9+0.9+0.1+0.8+1.4+0.5+1.0-0.3-0.7+0.5+1.3+.004+0.5+0.5+.050+2.3+3.3+.039
Julius Randle 71 37.6 24.1 1.2 9.0 10.2 6.0 0.9 0.3 3.4 3.2 8.5 18.6 .456 2.3 5.5 .411 4.9 6.0 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Julius Randle 5 36.0 18.0 2.2 9.4 11.6 4.0 0.6 0.0 4.6 3.6 5.6 18.8 .298 2.2 6.6 .333 4.6 5.4 .852

Season 8

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2017-182021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
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:+24+0.9+5.1+0.5+2.5+3.0+0.3+0.9+1.1-1.6-1.0+1.4+0.7+.059+0.5+0.7+.046+1.9+2.6+.010
Julius Randle 72 35.3 20.1 1.7 8.2 9.9 5.1 0.7 0.5 3.4 2.8 7.1 17.3 .411 1.7 5.4 .308 4.2 5.6 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+47+9.8+8.8+0.4+1.3+1.8+0.5+0.7+1.2-0.4-0.6+2.6+6.2+.021+1.9+5.1+.069+1.7+2.1+.021
Julius Randle 77 35.5 25.1 1.8 8.1 10.0 4.1 0.6 0.3 2.8 3.0 8.5 18.6 .459 2.8 8.3 .343 5.2 6.9 .757
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
difference:+2+16.4+9.0+0.6+2.8+3.4+1.2+0.1+0.5-1.1-0.6+2.9+8.1+.022+1.3+5.1+.008+1.9+2.4+.069
Julius Randle 10 33.0 16.6 1.7 6.6 8.3 3.6 0.5 0.3 3.5 2.4 5.5 14.7 .374 1.7 6.6 .258 3.9 5.5 .709

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

Season 10

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles ClippersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+18.0+15.1+0.9+1.9+2.8+3.1+0.3+0.3-1.9-0.1+5.4+10.8+.046+0.6+2.0+.037+3.7+4.6+.053
Julius Randle 46 35.4 24.0 2.2 7.0 9.2 5.0 0.5 0.3 3.5 2.7 8.6 18.2 .472 1.7 5.3 .311 5.1 6.6 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Julius Randle DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

DeMarcus Cousins Julius Randle
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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11th 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 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:+21+17.4+9.7+0.6+0.9+1.5+3.2+0.2-1.0-0.4+3.5+6.8+.025+0.8+2.1+.041+1.9+2.3+.046
Julius Randle 69 32.3 18.7 2.1 5.0 7.1 4.7 0.7 0.2 2.8 2.5 6.6 13.6 .485 1.6 4.6 .344 3.9 4.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+24.1+11.1+1.2+1.3+2.5+3.7+0.2+0.1-1.9-1.2+3.9+9.5+.153+1.2+4.0+.282+2.2+2.0+.147
Julius Randle 15 35.5 21.7 1.8 4.1 5.9 4.9 0.8 0.1 3.3 3.0 7.7 15.3 .502 2.0 5.2 .385 4.4 5.0 .880