DeMarcus Cousins vs. Charles Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Smith and DeMarcus Cousins, 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.

DeMarcus Cousins played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Charles Smith, who played 9. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Charles Smith had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	DeMarcus Cousins	Charles Smith
Season	2010-11	1988-89
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Smith	71	30.4	16.3	2.4	4.1	6.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	2.1	3.8	6.1	12.4	.495	0.0	0.0	.000	4.0	5.5	.725
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	DeMarcus Cousins	Charles Smith
Season	2014-15	1992-93
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Smith	81	26.8	12.4	2.1	3.2	5.3	1.8	0.6	1.2	1.9	3.1	4.4	9.4	.469	0.0	0.0	.000	3.5	4.5	.782
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Smith	15	25.9	11.1	1.8	2.2	4.0	1.3	0.6	0.9	1.9	3.5	4.3	9.2	.471	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.3	.740

Season 6
	DeMarcus Cousins	Charles Smith
Season	2015-16	1993-94
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Smith	43	25.7	10.4	1.5	2.3	3.8	1.2	0.6	1.0	1.5	3.3	4.1	9.2	.443	0.2	0.4	.500	2.0	2.8	.719
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Smith	25	24.5	8.8	1.4	2.4	3.8	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.7	3.4	7.1	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.8	.729

Season 7
	DeMarcus Cousins	Charles Smith
Season	2016-17	1994-95
Team	Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Smith	76	28.3	12.7	1.9	2.4	4.3	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.9	3.8	4.6	9.8	.471	0.1	0.4	.226	3.4	4.2	.792
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Smith	11	27.5	10.8	1.8	2.0	3.8	1.2	1.2	1.5	2.2	4.0	4.6	8.6	.537	0.0	0.2	.000	1.5	2.7	.567

Season 8
	DeMarcus Cousins	Charles Smith
Season	2017-18	1995-96
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Charles Smith	73	23.5	8.3	1.8	3.1	5.0	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.5	3.1	3.3	7.9	.422	0.0	0.2	.133	1.6	2.2	.730
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
DeMarcus Cousins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Smith	10	16.5	5.1	1.1	2.6	3.7	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.8	2.8	2.4	4.8	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.8	.375

Note: DeMarcus Cousins didn't play in 2019-20.