DeMarcus Cousins vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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 and T.J. McConnell both played 11 years in the NBA. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
T.J. McConnell	11	5	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2010-11	2015-16
Team	Sacramento Kings	Philadelphia 76ers
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:		+8.7	+8.0	+2.2	+3.4	+5.5	+2.0	+0.2	+0.7	-1.6	-2.7	+2.6	+6.7	+.040	+0.4	+0.9	+.181	+3.1	+4.5	+.053
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2011-12	2016-17
Team	Sacramento Kings	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+17	+4.2	+11.2	+3.6	+4.2	+7.9	+5.0	+0.2	+1.1	-0.7	-2.3	+4.1	+9.3	+.013	+0.1	+0.5	+.057	+3.2	+4.7	+.109
T.J. McConnell	81	26.3	6.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	1.7	2.9	6.3	.461	0.1	0.7	.200	0.9	1.1	.811

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2012-13	2017-18
Team	Sacramento Kings	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	76ers Lost East 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:	+1	+8.1	+10.8	+2.5	+4.5	+6.9	+1.3	+0.2	+0.5	-1.5	-2.0	+3.6	+8.3	+.034	+0.3	+0.5	+.253	+3.8	+5.1	+.057
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600


Season 4
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2013-14	2018-19
Team	Sacramento Kings	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+5	+13.1	+16.3	+2.7	+6.7	+9.4	+0.5	+0.5	+1.1	-2.3	-2.4	+5.4	+11.3	+.029	+0.2	+0.5	+.333	+5.7	+7.9	+.058
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2014-15	2019-20
Team	Sacramento Kings	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+12	+15.4	+17.6	+2.6	+7.4	+10.0	+1.4	+0.7	+1.5	-2.9	-3.1	+5.4	+12.3	+.049	+0.1	+0.1	+.044	+6.7	+8.6	+.051
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500


Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2015-16	2020-21
Team	Sacramento Kings	Indiana Pacers
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:	+4	+8.6	+18.3	+1.6	+6.2	+7.8	+3.3	+0.3	+1.1	-1.8	-2.0	+5.2	+13.4	+.108	+0.9	+2.5	+.020	+6.8	+9.5	+.030
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2016-17	2021-22
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	Indiana Pacers
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:	+45	+10.1	+18.5	+1.4	+6.3	+7.7	+0.3	+0.3	+0.9	-2.6	-1.9	+5.3	+12.2	+.029	+1.4	+3.8	+.058	+6.5	+8.4	+.054
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2017-18	2022-23
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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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:	+27	+15.9	+16.5	+1.6	+8.2	+9.8	+0.1	+0.5	+1.5	-3.1	-2.4	+4.7	+11.1	+.073	+1.9	+5.3	+.087	+5.3	+7.3	+.107
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2018-19	2023-24
Team	Golden State Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+41	+7.5	+6.1	+0.9	+4.6	+5.5	+1.9	+0.3	+1.4	-0.9	-2.5	+1.3	+4.0	+.076	+0.6	+2.6	+.135	+2.8	+3.9	+.054
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790

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:	+9	+3.9	+4.2	+0.5	+1.4	+1.8	+2.7	+0.3	+0.7	-1.2	-1.5	+2.7	+4.3	+.090			+.019	+1.2	+2.2	+.227
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867

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


Season 10
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2020-21	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers Lost NBA 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:	+38	+0.5	+0.2	+0.7	+3.2	+4.0	+2.5	+0.3	+0.3	-0.2	-1.6	+0.9	+0.5	+.093	+0.9	+2.7	+.042	+0.7	+1.0	+.012
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740

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:	+16	+9.2	+1.9	+0.4	+1.6	+1.3	+3.3	+0.6	+0.3	-1.2	-0.8	+1.4	+1.6	+.085	+0.3	+0.6	+.021	+0.6	+0.8	+.029
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815


Season 11
	DeMarcus Cousins	T.J. McConnell
Season	2021-22	2025-26
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play (season in progress)

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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:	+27	+1.9	+0.8	+1.2	+1.9	+3.1	+3.0	+0.4	+0.2	-0.7	-1.8	+1.5	+1.4	+.095	+0.5	+1.5	+.030	+1.7	+2.3	+.240
T.J. McConnell	21	16.8	9.8	0.3	2.2	2.5	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.1	1.1	4.6	8.2	.555	0.3	1.0	.333	0.3	0.3	1.000

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
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

DeMarcus Cousins vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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