DeMarcus Cousins vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 9 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 20. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry	20	11	2006-07 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2010-11	2006-07
Team	Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+71	+11.0	+8.5	+1.5	+4.1	+5.5	+0.7	+0.4	+0.7	-2.1	-2.1	+3.9	+8.6	+.062	+0.3	+0.6	+.208	+0.9	+2.2	+.206
Kyle Lowry	10	17.5	5.6	1.2	1.9	3.1	3.2	1.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	1.4	3.8	.368	0.3	0.8	.375	2.5	2.8	.893

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2011-12	2007-08
Team	Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+18	+5.0	+8.5	+3.6	+4.3	+8.0	+2.0	+0.4	+0.9	-1.2	-1.7	+3.9	+8.4	+.016	+0.4	+1.5	+.114	+1.1	+1.6	+.004
Kyle Lowry	82	25.5	9.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.5	2.3	3.1	7.2	.432	0.4	1.7	.257	3.0	4.2	.698

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2012-13	2008-09
Team	Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+8.7	+9.5	+2.7	+4.9	+7.4	+0.9	+0.5	+0.5	-1.5	-1.7	+3.9	+8.2	+.030	+0.2	+1.0	+.073	+1.8	+2.7	+.063
Kyle Lowry	77	21.8	7.6	0.3	2.1	2.5	3.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	1.9	2.5	5.6	.435	0.3	1.3	.255	2.4	2.9	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Lowry	13	19.5	5.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.6	4.8	.333	0.3	1.2	.250	1.8	2.4	.742


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2013-14	2009-10
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+8.1	+13.6	+1.8	+6.3	+8.1	+1.6	+0.6	+1.2	-1.8	-1.3	+5.6	+10.0	+.099	+0.5	+1.9	+.272	+2.9	+4.6	+.101
Kyle Lowry	68	24.3	9.1	1.3	2.3	3.6	4.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	2.5	2.7	6.8	.397	0.5	2.0	.272	3.2	3.8	.827

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2014-15	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+0.1	+10.6	+1.9	+6.6	+8.6	+3.1	+0.1	+1.4	-2.2	-1.3	+3.8	+7.3	+.041	+1.7	+4.5	+.126	+4.6	+5.9	+.017
Kyle Lowry	75	34.2	13.5	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.7	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.8	4.6	10.8	.426	1.7	4.6	.376	2.6	3.3	.765

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2015-16	2011-12
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+18	+2.5	+12.6	+1.6	+5.4	+7.0	+3.3		+1.1	-1.0	-0.8	+4.7	+9.6	+.042	+0.6	+1.3	+.041	+3.7	+6.0	+.146
Kyle Lowry	47	32.1	14.3	0.8	3.7	4.5	6.6	1.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	4.5	10.9	.409	1.7	4.5	.374	3.6	4.2	.864

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2016-17	2012-13
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+4.5	+15.4	+1.3	+5.0	+6.3	+1.8		+0.9	-1.4	-0.7	+5.3	+10.7	+.051	+0.3	+0.9	+.001	+4.4	+5.8	+.023
Kyle Lowry	68	29.7	11.6	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.4	2.3	3.2	3.7	9.2	.401	1.5	4.1	.362	2.8	3.5	.795

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2017-18	2013-14
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+31		+7.3	+1.1	+7.1	+8.2	+2.0	+0.1	+1.4	-2.5	-0.4	+2.7	+4.3	+.047	+0.2	+0.2	+.026	+2.1	+3.3	+.067
Kyle Lowry	79	36.2	17.9	1.1	3.6	4.7	7.4	1.5	0.2	2.5	3.4	5.8	13.7	.423	2.4	6.3	.380	4.0	4.9	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Lowry	7	38.7	21.1	1.3	3.4	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.0	2.9	3.9	6.3	15.6	.404	2.4	6.1	.395	6.1	7.0	.878


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2018-19	2014-15
Team	Golden State Warriors	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+40	+8.8	+1.5	+0.6	+2.9	+3.5	+3.2	+0.3	+1.3	-0.1	-0.6	+0.2	+2.5	+.068	+1.0	+2.4	+.064	+0.1	+0.3	+.072
Kyle Lowry	70	34.5	17.8	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.8	1.6	0.2	2.5	3.0	6.1	14.9	.412	1.9	5.6	.338	3.6	4.5	.808

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
difference:	+4	+16.2	+4.7	+0.7		+0.6	+2.4	+0.7	+0.8	-0.6	-1.5	+1.9	+7.7	+.080	+0.9	+4.3	+.033		+0.3	+.087
Kyle Lowry	4	32.8	12.3	1.8	3.8	5.5	4.8	1.3	0.0	3.0	4.5	4.5	14.3	.316	1.3	5.8	.217	2.0	2.8	.727

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2020-21	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+36	+19.6	+12.3	+0.6	+1.1	+1.7	+4.5	+1.3	+0.2	-1.3	-0.1	+3.4	+8.2	+.001	+1.7	+3.8	+.040	+3.8	+4.4	+.083
Kyle Lowry	77	37.0	21.2	0.7	4.0	4.7	6.4	2.1	0.4	2.9	2.7	6.6	15.6	.427	2.8	7.1	.388	5.2	6.4	.811

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
difference:	+13	+30.0	+11.5		+2.7	+2.7	+5.3	+1.3	+0.2	-2.5	-1.8	+3.9	+10.5	+.055	+1.5	+5.5	+.096	+2.3	+3.2	+.036
Kyle Lowry	20	38.3	19.1	0.9	3.8	4.7	6.0	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.7	6.6	16.5	.397	2.1	6.9	.304	3.9	5.2	.750


Season 11
	DeMarcus Cousins	Kyle Lowry
Season	2021-22	2016-17
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+12	+22.5	+13.4	+0.7	+0.1	+0.8	+5.5	+0.8	+0.1	-1.1	-0.1	+4.0	+8.5	+.004	+2.4	+5.3	+.109	+3.0	+3.5	+.059
Kyle Lowry	60	37.4	22.4	0.8	4.0	4.8	7.0	1.5	0.3	2.9	2.8	7.1	15.3	.464	3.2	7.8	.412	5.0	6.1	.819

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
difference:	+3	+26.1	+5.2	+0.2		+0.3	+4.7	+0.9	+0.3	-0.7	-1.5	+1.6	+5.8	+.193	+0.8	+3.6	+.325	+1.2	+1.1	+.085
Kyle Lowry	8	37.5	15.8	0.4	2.8	3.1	5.9	1.5	0.5	2.1	3.3	5.4	11.6	.462	1.6	4.8	.342	3.4	4.1	.818


Additional Years
* Kyle Lowry played 9 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 20, from 2018 to 2026—Kyle Lowry played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over DeMarcus Cousins, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-Star Game

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years