A.C. Green vs. Danny Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Green and A.C. Green, 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.

A.C. Green played 16 years in the NBA, 1 more than Danny Green, who played 15. A.C. Green had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Danny Green had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
A.C. Green 16 13 1985-86 to 2000-01
Danny Green 15 13 2009-10 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1985-862009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
A.C. Green 82 18.8 6.4 2.0 2.7 4.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.8 2.5 4.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 2.0 .611
Danny Green 20 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 .385 0.3 1.1 .273 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 9 11.8 2.4 0.3 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.9 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .444
Danny Green ------- --- ----------

Season 2

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1986-872010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
A.C. Green 79 28.4 10.8 2.7 5.1 7.8 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 4.0 7.4 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.6 .780
Danny Green 8 11.5 5.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.4 .486 0.9 2.4 .368 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 18 28.1 11.5 3.0 4.9 7.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.6 3.9 7.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.8 .747
Danny Green 4 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 .333 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1987-882011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 %
A.C. Green 82 32.1 11.4 3.0 5.7 8.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.9 7.8 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.6 .773
Danny Green 66 23.1 9.1 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.2 7.2 .442 1.5 3.5 .436 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 24 30.3 10.0 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.8 7.0 .544 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .753
Danny Green 14 20.6 7.4 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 6.5 .418 1.4 4.1 .345 0.5 0.7 .700

Season 4

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1988-892012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
A.C. Green 82 30.6 13.3 3.1 5.9 9.0 1.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.9 9.2 .529 0.0 0.2 .235 3.4 4.4 .786
Danny Green 80 27.5 10.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.3 .448 2.2 5.2 .429 0.8 1.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 15 33.5 10.1 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 7.6 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.1 .763
Danny Green 21 31.9 11.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 2.4 4.0 8.9 .446 2.6 5.4 .482 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 5

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1989-902013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 82 33.0 12.9 3.2 5.5 8.7 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.5 4.7 9.8 .478 0.2 0.6 .283 3.4 4.5 .751
Danny Green 68 24.3 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.2 7.4 .432 1.9 4.7 .415 0.7 0.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 9 28.0 11.8 3.8 5.2 9.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.6 8.8 .519 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .750
Danny Green 23 23.0 9.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.9 2.2 3.4 6.9 .491 2.1 4.4 .475 0.4 0.5 .818

Season 6

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1990-912014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 %
A.C. Green 82 26.4 9.1 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.4 3.1 6.6 .476 0.1 0.7 .200 2.7 3.7 .738
Danny Green 81 28.5 11.7 0.7 3.6 4.2 2.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 4.0 9.1 .436 2.4 5.6 .418 1.4 1.6 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 19 21.1 6.5 2.4 2.9 5.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.1 .423 0.2 0.4 .500 2.0 2.8 .704
Danny Green 7 29.1 8.3 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 3.0 8.7 .344 1.7 5.7 .300 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 7

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1991-922015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 82 35.4 13.6 3.7 5.6 9.3 1.4 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.7 9.8 .476 0.1 0.7 .214 4.1 5.6 .744
Danny Green 79 26.1 7.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.7 7.1 .376 1.5 4.4 .332 0.4 0.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 4 38.3 12.8 3.8 5.3 9.0 1.8 1.8 0.0 1.3 2.5 4.0 9.8 .410 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 5.8 .826
Danny Green 10 26.7 8.6 0.0 3.1 3.1 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.0 6.5 .462 2.4 4.8 .500 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 8

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1992-932016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
A.C. Green 82 34.4 12.8 3.5 5.2 8.7 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.8 4.6 8.6 .537 0.2 0.6 .348 3.4 4.6 .739
Danny Green 68 26.6 7.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.6 6.6 .392 1.7 4.6 .379 0.4 0.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 5 44.0 9.8 5.2 9.4 14.6 2.6 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 2.6 4.2 .619
Danny Green 16 27.3 7.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.8 6.9 .405 1.6 4.8 .342 0.5 0.9 .571

Season 9

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1993-942017-18
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
A.C. Green 82 34.5 14.7 3.4 5.8 9.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.7 5.7 11.3 .502 0.1 0.4 .229 3.2 4.4 .735
Danny Green 70 25.6 8.6 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.1 8.0 .387 1.7 4.6 .363 0.7 0.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 10 35.0 12.5 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 2.2 4.0 8.3 .482 0.7 1.7 .412 3.8 6.2 .613
Danny Green 5 20.6 4.2 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.6 6.0 .267 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Phoenix SunsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 82 32.8 11.2 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.8 7.5 .504 0.5 1.5 .339 3.1 4.2 .732
Danny Green 80 27.7 10.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.1 3.7 7.9 .465 2.5 5.4 .455 0.5 0.6 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 10 36.8 12.8 3.8 8.2 12.0 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.2 3.6 7.8 .462 0.1 1.2 .083 5.5 6.3 .873
Danny Green 24 28.5 6.9 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.1 1.3 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.2 6.5 .342 1.6 5.0 .328 0.9 1.0 .913

Season 11

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 82 25.8 7.5 2.0 4.7 6.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.6 5.4 .484 0.2 0.6 .269 2.0 2.9 .709
Danny Green 68 24.8 8.0 0.8 2.6 3.3 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 2.0 2.9 7.0 .416 1.8 4.8 .367 0.5 0.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 4 21.8 4.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 0.8 .000 1.8 2.0 .875
Danny Green 21 25.0 8.0 1.2 2.0 3.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 2.3 2.8 8.1 .347 1.9 5.5 .339 0.5 0.7 .667

Season 12

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Phoenix Suns, Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 83 30.0 7.2 2.7 5.2 7.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.7 2.8 5.8 .483 0.0 0.2 .050 1.5 2.4 .650
Danny Green 69 28.0 9.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.7 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.2 7.9 .412 2.5 6.3 .405 0.4 0.6 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
Danny Green 8 24.9 7.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.6 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.6 6.0 .438 1.8 4.6 .378 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 82 32.3 7.3 2.7 5.5 8.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.0 6.5 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .716
Danny Green 62 21.8 5.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.2 .394 1.7 4.4 .380 0.2 0.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
Danny Green 12 26.6 8.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.9 3.0 7.4 .404 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.1 .000

Season 14

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 50 18.5 4.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.2 5.1 .422 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.0 .577
Danny Green 11 12.6 5.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.0 4.5 .449 1.5 3.4 .432 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------
Danny Green 4 10.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.3 1.3 .200 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
A.C. Green 82 23.5 5.0 2.0 4.0 5.9 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.7 .447 0.0 0.0 .250 0.8 1.2 .695
Danny Green 2 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 23 18.7 3.9 1.9 2.3 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.6 3.9 .411 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .696
Danny Green ------- --- ----------

Season 16

A.C. Green Danny Green
Season 2000-01-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
A.C. Green 82 17.2 4.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.8 4.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .712
Danny Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
A.C. Green 3 7.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Danny Green ------- --- ----------