DeMarcus Cousins vs. Tyler Herro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyler Herro 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, 6 more than Tyler Herro, who played 5. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Tyler Herro 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 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
Tyler Herro 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA 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 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
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870

Season 2

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 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
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 3

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East 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 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
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926

Season 4

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA 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 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
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 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
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900

Season 6

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2015-16-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did 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 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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------

Season 7

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2016-17-
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did 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 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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------

Season 8

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2017-18-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did 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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------

Season 9

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
Season 2018-19-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA 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 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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------

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

Season 10

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------

Season 11

DeMarcus Cousins Tyler Herro
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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------