DeMarcus Cousins vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon 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, 5 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 6. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Keldon Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMarcus Cousins Keldon Johnson
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+64+10.8+5.0+2.1+3.2+5.2+1.6+0.2+0.7-2.5-2.5+2.2+7.2+.166+0.8+1.1+.424+1.3+2.4+.108
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMarcus Cousins Keldon Johnson
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+5+2.0+5.3+2.8+2.2+5.0+0.2+0.9+0.9-1.6-1.9+2.1+5.4+.031+0.9+2.4+.188+2.0+3.0+.038
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
DeMarcus Cousins Keldon Johnson
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+1.4+0.1+1.9+2.0+3.8+0.6+0.6+0.5-1.8-1.6+0.1+0.3+.001+2.0+5.0+.216+1.8+2.5+.018
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
DeMarcus Cousins Keldon Johnson
Season 2013-142022-23
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:+8+0.3+0.7+2.2+4.4+6.7+0.8+1.1-1.4-1.8+0.3+0.9+.044+2.1+6.4+.329+2.2+3.2+.023
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
DeMarcus Cousins Keldon Johnson
Season 2014-152023-24
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+4.6+8.4+1.7+5.4+7.2+0.8+0.8+1.4-2.9-1.9+2.7+5.6+.013+1.8+5.2+.096+4.7+6.0+.010
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
DeMarcus Cousins Keldon Johnson
Season 2015-162024-25
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:+12+10.7+14.2+0.9+5.7+6.7+1.7+1.0+1.1-2.8-2.1+4.4+10.5+.031+0.4+.015+5.4+7.7+.055
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 5 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2017 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Keldon Johnson, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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