DeMarcus Cousins
- Seasons
- 2010-11 to 2021-22
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Born
- Aug 13, 1990
- College
- Kentucky
- Draft
- 2010, round 1, pick 5
2All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 22.0
- True shooting
- .539
- Effective FG
- .481
- Usage rate
- 31.4
- Win shares
- 46.8
- WS per 48
- .115
- Box plus/minus
- 2.4
- VORP
- 21.7
- Best season, WS
- 7.9
- Best season, BPM
- 6.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | SAC | 20 | 81 | 2,309 | 14.6 | .484 | .432 | 27.2 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .022 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -2.6 | -0.4 | 94 | 105 |
| 2011-12 | SAC | 21 | 64 | 1,950 | 21.7 | .499 | .449 | 29.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | .104 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 102 | 104 |
| 2012-13 | SAC | 22 | 75 | 2,289 | 20.2 | .524 | .467 | 28.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | .092 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 102 | 106 |
| 2013-14 | SAC | 23 | 71 | 2,298 | 26.1 | .555 | .496 | 32.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 7.9 | .166 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 107 | 101 |
| 2014-15 | SAC | 24 | 59 | 2,013 | 25.2 | .545 | .468 | 34.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.0 | .144 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 104 | 101 |
| 2015-16 | SAC | 25 | 65 | 2,246 | 23.6 | .538 | .477 | 35.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | .122 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 103 | 103 |
| 2016-17 | 2+ teams | 26 | 72 | 2,465 | 25.8 | .562 | .498 | 36.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.6 | .149 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 107 | 105 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 27 | 48 | 1,737 | 22.6 | .583 | .530 | 31.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | .130 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 104 | 102 |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 28 | 30 | 771 | 21.4 | .562 | .515 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .151 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 109 | 102 |
| 2020-21 | 2+ teams | 30 | 41 | 713 | 16.4 | .537 | .503 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .079 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 103 | 107 |
| 2021-22 | 2+ teams | 31 | 48 | 718 | 18.2 | .567 | .517 | 28.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .104 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 105 | 106 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.