Greg Anderson vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and Greg Anderson, 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

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.

Greg Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. Greg Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while DeMarcus Cousins had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Greg Anderson 10 5 1987-88 to 1997-98
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1987-882010-11
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 24.2 11.7 2.0 4.3 6.3 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.8 4.6 9.2 .501 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 4.0 .604
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 3 31.7 12.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 12.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.0 .444
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1988-892011-12
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 29.3 13.7 3.1 5.1 8.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.7 5.6 11.1 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.9 .514
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1989-902012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 60 21.5 8.8 1.9 4.4 6.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 7.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .535
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 4 25.3 8.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 4.8 3.3 4.8 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.5 .500
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1990-912013-14
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 68 13.6 4.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .522
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1991-922014-15
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 34.1 11.5 4.1 7.4 11.5 1.0 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.2 4.7 10.4 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.3 .623
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Note: Greg Anderson didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 6

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1993-942015-16
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 77 21.1 6.4 2.4 5.0 7.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.0 2.6 4.8 .543 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 2.0 .571
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1994-952016-17
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 51 12.2 2.9 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .479
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 3 13.0 1.7 0.3 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1995-962017-18
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 46 7.5 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.5 .240
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 6 5.7 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1996-972018-19
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 20.2 3.9 1.9 3.5 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.6 3.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

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

Season 10

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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 %
Greg Anderson 50 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.6 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.8 .390
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
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

Season 11

Greg Anderson DeMarcus Cousins
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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