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DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins stats, teams and career impact
#203 all-timeCareer averages · 19.6 PPG · 10.2 RPG · 3.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Teams in final NBA season
- Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 270 lb (122 kg)
- Born
- August 13, 1990 (36 yrs old)
- College
- Kentucky
- NBA seasons
- 11 seasons · 2010–11 to 2021–22
Career summaryDeMarcus Cousins was a center who played 11 NBA seasons, from 2010–11 through 2021–22.
- Career PPG
- 19.6
- Career RPG
- 10.2
- Career APG
- 3.0
- #14 in 2016–17
- #203 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why DeMarcus Cousins ranks #203 all time
DeMarcus Cousins ranks #203 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #13.3. His full-career value ranks #226, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
654 games · Career Value Rank #226
NBA honors4× All-Star · 2× All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, and Milwaukee Bucks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 33.1%3P%
- Free throw
- 73.7%FT%
654 career games · 19,509 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
DeMarcus Cousins stats by season
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| 2021–22 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | -1.17 | DEN/MIL | 48 | 7 | 15.0 | 46.0% | 30.3% | 76.0% | #238 | 12.3 |
| 2020–21 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 1.9 | +0.65 | HOU/LAC | 41 | 11 | 17.4 | 42.6% | 34.8% | 72.8% | #113 | 39.4 |
| 2018–19 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 3.6 | +2.82 | GSW | 30 | 30 | 25.7 | 48.0% | 27.4% | 73.6% | #34 | 78.2 |
| 2017–18 | 25.2 | 12.9 | 5.4 | +4.70 | NOP | 48 | 48 | 36.2 | 47.0% | 35.4% | 74.6% | #15 | 243.5 |
| 2016–17 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 4.6 | +6.72 | NOP/SAC | 72 | 72 | 34.2 | 45.2% | 36.1% | 77.2% | #14 | 428.0 |
| 2015–16 | 26.9 | 11.5 | 3.3 | +3.39 | SAC | 65 | 65 | 34.6 | 45.1% | 33.3% | 71.8% | #26 | 252.2 |
| 2014–15 | 24.1 | 12.7 | 3.6 | +3.42 | SAC | 59 | 59 | 34.1 | 46.7% | 25.0% | 78.2% | #27 | 216.9 |
| 2013–14 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 2.9 | +4.70 | SAC | 71 | 71 | 32.4 | 49.6% | 0.0% | 72.6% | #11 | 303.0 |
| 2012–13 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 2.7 | +0.36 | SAC | 75 | 74 | 30.5 | 46.5% | 18.2% | 73.8% | #120 | 105.6 |
| 2011–12 | 18.1 | 11.0 | 1.6 | +0.36 | SAC | 64 | 62 | 30.5 | 44.8% | 14.3% | 70.2% | #133 | 91.0 |
| 2010–11 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | -2.35 | SAC | 81 | 62 | 28.5 | 43.0% | 16.7% | 68.7% | #271 | -16.1 |
| Career | 19.6 | 10.2 | 3.0 | — | DEN/GSW/HOU/LAC/MIL/NOP/SAC | 654 | — | 29.8 | 46.0% | 33.1% | 73.7% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
DeMarcus Cousins highlights
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Team career highlights
DeMarcus Cousins's top Kings plays
DeMarcus Cousins's team career highlights adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his power, handle and passing during his Sacramento prime. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
26.9 composite · lower is better
18.6 average league finish
1,754 total value
Career standing
How DeMarcus Cousins ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score26.9
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 365.0
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #203
Strongest seasons
Every season
DeMarcus Cousins advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2021–22 | DEN/MIL | 31 | 48 | 718 | -1.17 | 38.3 | #238 | 12.3 | 34th | Standard |
| 2020–21 | HOU/LAC | 30 | 41 | 713 | +0.65 | 69.6 | #113 | 39.4 | 51st | Standard |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 28 | 30 | 771 | +2.82 | 91.0 | #34 | 78.2 | 67th | Standard |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | NOP | 27 | 48 | 1,737 | +4.70 | 96.1 | #15 | 243.5 | 94th | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | NOP/SAC | 26 | 72 | 2,465 | +6.72 | 96.4 | #14 | 428.0 | 97th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 25 | 65 | 2,246 | +3.39 | 93.1 | #26 | 252.2 | 94th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 24 | 59 | 2,013 | +3.42 | 93.0 | #27 | 216.9 | 93rd | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 23 | 71 | 2,298 | +4.70 | 97.1 | #11 | 303.0 | 96th | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 22 | 75 | 2,289 | +0.36 | 66.0 | #120 | 105.6 | 74th | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 21 | 64 | 1,950 | +0.36 | 61.5 | #133 | 91.0 | 74th | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 20 | 81 | 2,309 | -2.35 | 23.1 | #271 | -16.1 | 17th | Broad |
Career movement
DeMarcus Cousins's career impact by season
Peak +6.72 in 2016–17 · 11 seasons · 19,509 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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DeMarcus CousinsDomantas Sabonis
| NBA season | DeMarcus Cousins | Domantas Sabonis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.4 | -4.5 |
| 2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| 3 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 7 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 8 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| 9 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| 10 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 11 | -1.2 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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