DeMarcus Cousins
C · 2TM
Seasons 2010-11–2021-22 · 11 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1990
4× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Boogie |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #15 (also #0, #4) |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 270 lb |
| Born | 1990-08-13 |
| College | Kentucky |
| Drafted | 2010 · Round 1, Pick 5 · Sacramento Kings |
| Seasons | 2010-11–2021-22 (11) |
Career averages
19.6 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 3.0 APG · 654 games · .460 FG% · .331 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | SAC | 20 | 81 | 28.5 | .430 | .167 | .687 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | .484 |
| 2011-12 | SAC | 21 | 64 | 30.5 | .448 | .143 | .702 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 18.1 | 21.7 | .499 |
| 2012-13 | SAC | 22 | 75 | 30.5 | .465 | .182 | .738 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 20.2 | .524 |
| 2013-14 | SAC | 23 | 71 | 32.4 | .496 | 0.000 | .726 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 22.7 | 26.1 | .555 |
| 2014-15 | SAC | 24 | 59 | 34.1 | .467 | .250 | .782 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 25.2 | .545 |
| 2015-16 | SAC | 25 | 65 | 34.6 | .451 | .333 | .718 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 26.9 | 23.6 | .538 |
| 2016-17 | 2TM | 26 | 72 | 34.2 | .452 | .361 | .772 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 25.8 | .562 |
| SAC | 26 | 55 | 34.4 | .452 | .356 | .770 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 27.8 | 26.5 | .562 | |
| NOP | 26 | 17 | 33.8 | .452 | .375 | .777 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 24.4 | 23.2 | .564 | |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 27 | 48 | 36.2 | .470 | .354 | .746 | 12.9 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 25.2 | 22.6 | .583 |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 28 | 30 | 25.7 | .480 | .274 | .736 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 21.4 | .562 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 30 | 41 | 17.4 | .426 | .348 | .728 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 16.4 | .537 |
| HOU | 30 | 25 | 20.2 | .376 | .336 | .746 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 14.9 | .511 | |
| LAC | 30 | 16 | 12.9 | .537 | .421 | .682 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 20.3 | .597 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 31 | 48 | 15.0 | .460 | .303 | .760 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 18.2 | .567 |
| MIL | 31 | 17 | 16.9 | .466 | .271 | .816 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 19.0 | .572 | |
| DEN | 31 | 31 | 13.9 | .456 | .324 | .736 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 17.6 | .565 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | SAC | 81 | 62 | 2,309 | 432 | 1,004 | .430 | 3 | 18 | 276 | 402 | 699 | 204 | 85 | 68 | 268 | 1,143 |
| 2011-12 | SAC | 64 | 62 | 1,950 | 448 | 999 | .448 | 2 | 14 | 262 | 373 | 703 | 102 | 93 | 75 | 170 | 1,160 |
| 2012-13 | SAC | 75 | 74 | 2,289 | 482 | 1,036 | .465 | 4 | 22 | 312 | 423 | 746 | 199 | 108 | 55 | 225 | 1,280 |
| 2013-14 | SAC | 71 | 71 | 2,298 | 591 | 1,191 | .496 | 0 | 7 | 432 | 595 | 831 | 207 | 109 | 91 | 251 | 1,614 |
| 2014-15 | SAC | 59 | 59 | 2,013 | 498 | 1,066 | .467 | 2 | 8 | 423 | 541 | 747 | 210 | 90 | 103 | 254 | 1,421 |
| 2015-16 | SAC | 65 | 65 | 2,246 | 601 | 1,332 | .451 | 70 | 210 | 476 | 663 | 747 | 214 | 101 | 92 | 249 | 1,748 |
| 2016-17 | 2TM | 72 | 72 | 2,465 | 647 | 1,432 | .452 | 131 | 363 | 517 | 670 | 794 | 332 | 100 | 93 | 269 | 1,942 |
| SAC | 55 | 55 | 1,891 | 505 | 1,118 | .452 | 95 | 267 | 423 | 549 | 583 | 266 | 75 | 74 | 207 | 1,528 | |
| NOP | 17 | 17 | 574 | 142 | 314 | .452 | 36 | 96 | 94 | 121 | 211 | 66 | 25 | 19 | 62 | 414 | |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 48 | 48 | 1,737 | 406 | 864 | .470 | 104 | 294 | 294 | 394 | 617 | 257 | 79 | 76 | 242 | 1,210 |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 30 | 30 | 771 | 178 | 371 | .480 | 26 | 95 | 106 | 144 | 247 | 107 | 40 | 44 | 72 | 488 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 41 | 11 | 713 | 130 | 305 | .426 | 47 | 135 | 59 | 81 | 263 | 76 | 34 | 24 | 64 | 366 |
| HOU | 25 | 11 | 506 | 79 | 210 | .376 | 39 | 116 | 44 | 59 | 191 | 60 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 241 | |
| LAC | 16 | 0 | 207 | 51 | 95 | .537 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 72 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 125 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 48 | 7 | 718 | 149 | 324 | .460 | 37 | 122 | 95 | 125 | 270 | 71 | 35 | 21 | 85 | 430 |
| MIL | 17 | 5 | 287 | 55 | 118 | .466 | 13 | 48 | 31 | 38 | 98 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 154 | |
| DEN | 31 | 2 | 431 | 94 | 206 | .456 | 24 | 74 | 64 | 87 | 172 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 276 | |
| Career | 654 | — | — | 4,562 | 9,924 | .460 | 426 | 1288 | 3252 | 4411 | 6664 | 1979 | 874 | 742 | 2149 | 12,802 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | SAC | 81 | 28.5 | 6.7 | 15.7 | .430 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 17.8 |
| 2011-12 | SAC | 64 | 30.5 | 8.3 | 18.4 | .448 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 21.4 |
| 2012-13 | SAC | 75 | 30.5 | 7.6 | 16.3 | .465 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 20.1 |
| 2013-14 | SAC | 71 | 32.4 | 9.3 | 18.7 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 25.3 |
| 2014-15 | SAC | 59 | 34.1 | 8.9 | 19.1 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 25.4 |
| 2015-16 | SAC | 65 | 34.6 | 9.6 | 21.3 | .451 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| 2016-17 | 2TM | 72 | 34.2 | 9.4 | 20.9 | .452 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 28.4 |
| SAC | 55 | 34.4 | 9.6 | 21.3 | .452 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 29.1 | |
| NOP | 17 | 33.8 | 8.9 | 19.7 | .452 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 26.0 | |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 48 | 36.2 | 8.4 | 17.9 | .470 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 25.1 |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 30 | 25.7 | 8.3 | 17.3 | .480 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 22.8 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 41 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 15.4 | .426 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 18.5 |
| HOU | 25 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 14.9 | .376 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 17.1 | |
| LAC | 16 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 16.5 | .537 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 21.7 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 48 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 16.2 | .460 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 21.6 |
| MIL | 17 | 16.9 | 6.9 | 14.8 | .466 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 19.3 | |
| DEN | 31 | 13.9 | 7.9 | 17.2 | .456 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 14.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 23.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | SAC | 81 | 2,309 | 14.6 | .484 | 27.2 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .022 | -2.7 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -0.4 |
| 2011-12 | SAC | 64 | 1,950 | 21.7 | .499 | 29.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | .104 | +0.4 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2012-13 | SAC | 75 | 2,289 | 20.2 | .524 | 28.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | .092 | +0.7 | -0.5 | +0.2 | +1.2 |
| 2013-14 | SAC | 71 | 2,298 | 26.1 | .555 | 32.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 7.9 | .166 | +3.6 | +1.6 | +5.2 | +4.2 |
| 2014-15 | SAC | 59 | 2,013 | 25.2 | .545 | 34.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.0 | .144 | +2.8 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +3.2 |
| 2015-16 | SAC | 65 | 2,246 | 23.6 | .538 | 35.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | .122 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +3.3 | +3.0 |
| 2016-17 | 2TM | 72 | 2,465 | 25.8 | .562 | 36.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.6 | .149 | +5.0 | +1.8 | +6.8 | +5.5 |
| SAC | 55 | 1,891 | 26.5 | .562 | 37.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 | .153 | +5.6 | +1.6 | +7.2 | +4.4 | |
| NOP | 17 | 574 | 23.2 | .564 | 33.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .136 | +3.0 | +2.5 | +5.5 | +1.1 | |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 48 | 1,737 | 22.6 | .583 | 31.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | .130 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +4.7 | +2.9 |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 30 | 771 | 21.4 | .562 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .151 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +3.0 | +1.0 |
| 2020-21 | 2TM | 41 | 713 | 16.4 | .537 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .079 | -1.2 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| HOU | 25 | 506 | 14.9 | .511 | 23.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .062 | -1.6 | +1.5 | -0.1 | +0.2 | |
| LAC | 16 | 207 | 20.3 | .597 | 27.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .119 | -0.2 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +0.2 | |
| 2021-22 | 2TM | 48 | 718 | 18.2 | .567 | 28.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .104 | -1.8 | +0.2 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| MIL | 17 | 287 | 19.0 | .572 | 22.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .162 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | |
| DEN | 31 | 431 | 17.6 | .565 | 31.9 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .065 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -3.1 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 654 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.8 | — | — | — | — | +21.7 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 8 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .396 | .250 | .477 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .452 | .400 | .550 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .655 | .667 | .744 |
| Career | 32 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .476 | .393 | .565 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 344 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 167–177 |
| Away | 360 | 17.5 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 134–226 |
| In wins | 301 | 18.9 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 301–0 |
| In losses | 403 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 0–403 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 15 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 3–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 20 | 15.2 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 8–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 15 | 22.1 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 7–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 13–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 6–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 19.4 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 8–9 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 30 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 10–20 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 30 | 19.1 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 13–17 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 21 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 11–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 31 | 18.0 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 9–22 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 34 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 13–21 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 19.9 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 11–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 17.6 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 8–22 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 20–15 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 30 | 16.2 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 10–20 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 19 | 14.1 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 4–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 15.9 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 7–6 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 30 | 14.8 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 13–17 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 23 | 19.7 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 11–12 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 19 | 20.2 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 9–10 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 29 | 18.6 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 9–20 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 18 | 17.3 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 11–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 21.0 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 8–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 28 | 18.8 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 15–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 19.6 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 16–18 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 8 | 19.6 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 7–1 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 27 | 16.6 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 5–22 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 20 | 18.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 12–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 26 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 11–15 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 17 | 19.5 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 10–7 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2021-22
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 34% | .634 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 25% | .431 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 2% | .250 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 3% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 36% | .324 |
Average shot distance 12.0 ft · 7% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2010-11 | $3,374,640 |
| 2011-12 | $3,880,800 |
| 2012-13 | $3,880,800 |
| 2013-14 | $4,916,974 |
| 2014-15 | $14,746,000 |
| 2015-16 | $15,851,950 |
| 2016-17 | $16,957,900 |
| 2017-18 | $18,063,850 |
| 2018-19 | $5,337,000 |
| 2019-20 | $3,500,000 |
| 2020-21 | $2,075,655 |
| 2021-22 | $2,038,942 |
| Career earnings | $94,624,511 |
Frequently asked questions
What are DeMarcus Cousins's career stats?
DeMarcus Cousins has averaged 19.6 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 3.0 APG over 11 seasons (2010-11–2021-22).
How much does DeMarcus Cousins make?
DeMarcus Cousins's salary is $2,038,942 for the 2021-22 season, with career earnings of about $94.6M.
How tall is DeMarcus Cousins?
DeMarcus Cousins is 6-10 (270 lb).
When was DeMarcus Cousins drafted?
DeMarcus Cousins was drafted in 2010, round 1, pick 5, by the Sacramento Kings.