John Brown vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins and John Brown, 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

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.

John Brown played 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. John Brown had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
John Brown 7 2 1973-74 to 1979-80
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1973-742010-11
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
John Brown 77 22.3 9.3 2.3 3.4 5.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 - 3.1 3.6 8.2 .438 - - - 2.1 2.8 .751
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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Season 2

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1974-752011-12
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
John Brown 73 27.2 11.2 2.5 3.5 5.9 1.8 0.7 0.2 - 3.1 4.3 9.4 .461 - - - 2.5 3.4 .740
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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Season 3

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1975-762012-13
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
John Brown 75 23.4 7.9 1.9 3.4 5.4 1.7 0.6 0.2 - 3.1 2.9 6.5 .442 - - - 2.2 2.8 .775
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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Season 4

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1976-772013-14
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
John Brown 77 18.2 5.7 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 - 2.8 2.1 4.5 .457 - - - 1.6 1.9 .807
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 %
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Season 5

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1977-782014-15
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
John Brown 75 21.3 7.3 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.7 2.6 5.4 .474 - - - 2.2 2.7 .825
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 %
John Brown 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 6

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1978-792015-16
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
John Brown 77 16.4 5.0 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 2.3 2.0 4.1 .479 - - - 1.1 1.3 .857
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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Season 7

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season 1979-802016-17
Team Utah Jazz, Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
John Brown 32 12.0 3.5 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.2 1.2 3.3 .352 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .792
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 %
John Brown 5 11.6 2.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.8 0.8 2.6 .308 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 8

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season -2017-18
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
DeMarcus Cousins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season -2018-19
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season -2020-21
Team -Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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

John Brown DeMarcus Cousins
Season -2021-22
Team -Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
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