Miles Bridges vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and Miles Bridges, 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.

Miles Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. Miles Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 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
Miles Bridges 6 0 2018-19 to 2024-25
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Miles Bridges DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 80 21.2 7.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.4 3.0 6.4 .464 0.8 2.5 .325 0.7 1.0 .753
difference:+1+7.3+6.6+1.9+2.8+4.6+1.3+0.3+0.2-2.7-2.7+2.3+6.0+.034+0.8+2.3+.158+2.7+4.0+.066
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Miles Bridges DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2019-202011-12
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 65 30.7 13.0 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.5 2.0 4.9 11.6 .424 1.5 4.6 .330 1.6 2.0 .809
difference:+1+0.2+5.1+2.7+2.6+5.4+0.2+0.9+0.5-1.2-2.0+2.1+4.0+.024+1.5+4.4+.187+2.5+3.8+.107
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Miles Bridges DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 66 29.3 12.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.7 9.4 .503 1.8 4.4 .400 1.5 1.7 .867
difference:+9+1.2+4.4+1.8+2.2+3.9+0.5+0.7+0.1-1.4-1.4+1.7+4.4+.038+1.7+4.1+.218+2.7+3.9+.129
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Miles Bridges DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 80 35.5 20.2 1.1 5.9 7.0 3.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 2.4 7.5 15.2 .491 1.9 5.8 .331 3.3 4.2 .802
difference:+9+3.1+2.5+2.0+2.7+4.7+0.9+0.6+0.5-1.6-1.4+0.8+1.6+.005+1.9+5.7+.331+2.8+4.2+.076
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 4

Note: Miles Bridges didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 5
Miles Bridges DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 69 37.4 21.0 1.0 6.3 7.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 1.7 8.1 17.5 .462 2.3 6.5 .349 2.5 3.1 .825
difference:+10+3.3+3.1+2.1+3.2+5.4+0.3+0.6+1.2-2.3-2.4+0.3+0.6+.005+2.3+6.4+.099+4.7+6.1+.043
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Miles Bridges DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges 64 31.7 20.3 1.1 6.4 7.5 3.9 0.7 0.7 2.1 1.5 7.3 17.0 .431 2.2 7.0 .313 3.5 4.0 .870
difference:+1+2.9+6.6+1.3+2.7+4.0+0.6+0.9+0.7-1.7-2.1+1.9+3.5+.020+1.1+3.8+.020+3.8+6.2+.152
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 5 seasons more than Miles Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2017 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Miles Bridges, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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