RJ Barrett vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and RJ Barrett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
RJ Barrett played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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 |
RJ Barrett |
5 |
2 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
DeMarcus Cousins |
11 |
3 |
2010-11 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
RJ Barrett |
DeMarcus Cousins |
Season |
2019-20 | 2010-11 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
56 |
30.4 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.402 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.320 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
.614 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
72 |
34.9 |
17.6 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
14.7 |
.441 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.401 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.746 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
5 |
32.4 |
14.4 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
13.4 |
.388 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
.286 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.800 |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
70 |
34.5 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
17.1 |
.408 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.342 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
73 |
33.9 |
19.6 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
16.1 |
.434 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
.310 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.740 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
11 |
34.3 |
19.3 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.433 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.328 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
.769 |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
58 |
31.7 |
20.2 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
15.2 |
.495 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.360 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
.715 |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DeMarcus Cousins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
RJ Barrett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |