Jose Calderon vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and Jose Calderon, 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.

Jose Calderon played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. Jose Calderon had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Jose Calderon 14 6 2005-06 to 2018-19
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2005-062010-11
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Jose Calderon 64 23.2 5.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.5 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.5 2.1 4.9 .423 0.1 0.7 .163 1.2 1.4 .848
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2006-072011-12
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Jose Calderon 77 21.0 8.7 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.0 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.8 3.4 6.6 .521 0.3 1.0 .333 1.5 1.9 .818
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 %
Jose Calderon 6 24.3 13.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.3 0.8 0.0 2.5 2.0 5.8 11.5 .507 0.5 2.0 .250 0.8 1.0 .833
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2007-082012-13
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Jose Calderon 82 30.3 11.2 0.4 2.5 2.9 8.3 1.1 0.1 1.5 1.6 4.5 8.6 .519 1.0 2.2 .429 1.3 1.5 .908
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 %
Jose Calderon 5 24.0 11.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 7.0 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.0 4.4 10.0 .440 2.0 4.2 .476 1.0 1.0 1.000
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2008-092013-14
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento 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 %
Jose Calderon 68 34.3 12.8 0.2 2.6 2.9 8.9 1.1 0.1 2.1 1.7 4.7 9.5 .497 1.2 3.0 .406 2.2 2.3 .981
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2009-102014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento 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 %
Jose Calderon 68 26.7 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.9 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.0 4.0 8.4 .482 1.0 2.5 .398 1.2 1.5 .798
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento 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 %
Jose Calderon 68 30.9 9.8 0.4 2.5 3.0 8.9 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.1 3.9 8.8 .440 0.8 2.3 .365 1.3 1.5 .854
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Toronto RaptorsSacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -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 %
Jose Calderon 53 33.9 10.5 0.4 2.7 3.0 8.8 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.8 4.1 9.0 .457 1.1 3.0 .371 1.1 1.3 .882
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Toronto Raptors, Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -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 %
Jose Calderon 73 29.6 11.3 0.3 2.1 2.4 7.1 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.4 4.3 8.7 .491 1.8 3.9 .461 1.0 1.1 .900
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Jose Calderon 81 30.5 11.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.7 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.7 4.2 9.2 .456 2.4 5.2 .449 0.6 0.8 .825
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 %
Jose Calderon 7 27.3 10.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 4.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 2.3 4.3 9.3 .462 1.6 3.3 .478 0.1 0.1 1.000
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

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2014-152020-21
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Jose Calderon 42 30.2 9.1 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.7 0.7 0.0 1.8 1.8 3.5 8.4 .415 1.4 3.4 .415 0.7 0.8 .906
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
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

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2015-162021-22
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Jose Calderon 72 28.1 7.6 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.9 6.3 .459 1.2 2.8 .414 0.6 0.7 .875
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 %
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------
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

Season 12

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jose Calderon 41 13.1 3.4 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.3 3.3 .410 0.5 1.6 .313 0.3 0.3 .917
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jose Calderon 6 12.5 4.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.8 3.8 .478 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2017-18-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Jose Calderon 57 16.0 4.5 0.2 1.2 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.6 3.2 .503 0.8 1.7 .464 0.4 0.5 .800
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jose Calderon 13 8.0 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.7 2.0 .346 0.3 1.4 .222 0.2 0.2 1.000
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jose Calderon DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2018-19-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Jose Calderon 49 12.9 2.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.4 .375 0.3 1.2 .246 0.2 0.2 .818
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jose Calderon 3 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------