Ray Allen vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and Ray Allen, 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Ray Allen played 18 years in the NBA, 7 more than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. Ray Allen had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Ray Allen	18	11	1996-97 to 2013-14
DeMarcus Cousins	11	3	2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	1996-97	2010-11
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second 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		%
Ray Allen	82	30.9	13.4	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.6	0.9	0.1	1.8	2.7	4.8	11.1	.430	1.4	3.6	.393	2.5	3.0	.823
difference:	+1	+2.4	+0.7	+1.5	+3.2	+4.6	+0.1	+0.1	+0.7	-1.5	-1.4	+0.5	+1.3		+1.4	+3.4	+.226	+0.9	+2.0	+.136
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 Ray Allen nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	1997-98	2011-12
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
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		%
Ray Allen	82	40.1	19.5	1.5	3.4	4.9	4.3	1.4	0.1	3.2	3.0	6.9	16.0	.428	1.6	4.5	.364	4.2	4.8	.875
difference:	+18	+9.6	+1.4	+2.6	+3.4	+6.1	+2.7	+0.1	+1.1	-0.5	-1.0	+0.1	+0.4	+.020	+1.6	+4.3	+.221	+0.1	+1.0	+.173
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 Ray Allen nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	1998-99	2012-13
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
Ray Allen	50	34.4	17.1	1.1	3.1	4.2	3.6	1.1	0.1	2.4	2.3	6.1	13.5	.450	1.5	4.2	.356	3.5	3.9	.903
difference:	+25	+3.9		+1.9	+3.9	+5.7	+0.9	+0.3	+0.6	-0.6	-1.3	+0.3	+0.3	+.015	+1.4	+3.9	+.174	+0.7	+1.7	+.165
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		%
Ray Allen	3	40.0	22.3	2.7	4.7	7.3	4.3	1.0	0.3	3.7	3.0	8.3	15.7	.532	3.0	6.3	.474	2.7	4.3	.615
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	1999-00	2013-14
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
Ray Allen	82	37.4	22.1	1.0	3.4	4.4	3.8	1.3	0.2	2.2	2.3	7.8	17.2	.455	2.1	5.0	.423	4.3	4.9	.887
difference:	+11	+5.0	+0.6	+2.1	+5.2	+7.3	+0.9	+0.2	+1.1	-1.3	-1.5	+0.5	+0.4	+.041	+2.1	+4.9	+.423	+1.8	+3.5	+.161
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		%
Ray Allen	5	37.4	22.0	2.0	4.6	6.6	2.6	1.6	0.0	1.8	2.0	8.0	18.0	.444	2.0	5.2	.385	4.0	4.4	.909
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2000-01	2014-15
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
Ray Allen	82	38.2	22.0	1.2	4.0	5.2	4.6	1.5	0.2	2.5	2.3	7.7	16.0	.480	2.5	5.7	.433	4.2	4.8	.888
difference:	+23	+4.1	+2.1	+1.9	+5.5	+7.5	+1.0		+1.5	-1.8	-1.8	+0.7	+2.1	+.013	+2.5	+5.6	+.183	+3.0	+4.4	+.106
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		%
Ray Allen	18	42.7	25.1	1.1	3.1	4.1	6.0	1.3	0.6	2.4	2.4	8.8	18.4	.477	3.2	6.6	.479	4.4	4.8	.919
DeMarcus Cousins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2001-02	2015-16
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	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		%
Ray Allen	69	36.6	21.8	1.2	3.3	4.5	3.9	1.3	0.3	2.3	2.3	7.7	16.6	.462	3.3	7.7	.434	3.1	3.6	.873
difference:	+4	+2.0	+5.1	+1.2	+5.8	+7.0	+0.6	+0.3	+1.1	-1.5	-1.3	+1.5	+3.9	+.011	+2.2	+4.5	+.101	+4.2	+6.6	+.155
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 Ray Allen nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2002-03	2016-17
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans
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		%
Ray Allen	76	37.9	22.5	1.2	3.8	5.0	4.4	1.4	0.2	2.6	2.9	7.9	17.9	.439	2.6	7.0	.377	4.2	4.5	.916
difference:	+4	+3.7	+4.5	+0.9	+5.1	+6.0	+0.2		+1.1	-1.1	-1.0	+1.1	+2.0	+.013	+0.8	+2.0	+.016	+3.0	+4.8	+.144
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
* Neiher Ray Allen nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2003-04	2017-18
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	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		%
Ray Allen	56	38.4	23.0	1.2	3.9	5.1	4.8	1.3	0.2	2.8	2.4	8.0	18.2	.440	2.6	6.8	.392	4.4	4.8	.904
difference:	+8	+2.2	+2.2	+1.0	+6.8	+7.8	+0.6	+0.3	+1.4	-2.2	-1.4	+0.5	+0.2	+.030	+0.4	+0.7	+.038	+1.7	+3.4	+.158
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
* Neiher Ray Allen nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2004-05	2018-19
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Warriors Lost NBA 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		%
Ray Allen	78	39.3	23.9	1.0	3.4	4.4	3.7	1.1	0.1	2.2	2.1	8.2	19.2	.428	2.7	7.1	.376	4.8	5.5	.883
difference:	+48	+13.6	+7.6	+0.4	+3.4	+3.8	+0.1	+0.2	+1.4	-0.2	-1.5	+2.3	+6.8	+.052	+1.8	+3.9	+.102	+1.3	+0.7	+.147
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		%
Ray Allen	11	39.6	26.5	1.1	3.2	4.3	3.9	1.3	0.4	3.1	2.0	9.3	19.5	.474	2.8	7.5	.378	5.1	5.7	.889
difference:	+3	+23.0	+18.9		+0.6	+0.6	+1.5	+0.7	+0.4	-0.7	-1.0	+6.7	+12.9	+.078	+2.4	+6.0	+.128	+3.1	+2.6	+.249
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
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2005-06	2020-21
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf 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		%
Ray Allen	78	38.7	25.1	0.9	3.3	4.3	3.7	1.3	0.2	2.4	1.9	8.7	19.2	.454	3.4	8.4	.412	4.2	4.6	.903
difference:	+37	+21.3	+16.2	+0.4	+1.8	+2.1	+1.8	+0.5	+0.4	-0.8	-0.7	+5.5	+11.8	+.028	+2.3	+5.1	+.064	+2.8	+2.6	+.175
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		%
Ray Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Ray Allen	DeMarcus Cousins
Season	2006-07	2021-22
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Ray Allen	55	40.3	26.4	1.0	3.5	4.5	4.1	1.5	0.2	2.8	2.1	9.2	21.0	.438	3.0	8.1	.372	5.1	5.6	.903
difference:	+7	+25.4	+17.4	+0.5	+0.6	+1.1	+2.6	+0.8	+0.2	-1.0	-0.8	+6.1	+14.2	+.022	+2.2	+5.6	+.069	+3.1	+3.0	+.143
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		%
Ray Allen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Additional Years
* Ray Allen played 7 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2008 to 2014—Ray Allen played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 7 extra years over DeMarcus Cousins, Ray Allen got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 All-Star Game

Ray Allen vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and Ray Allen, 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

Additional Years