James Donaldson vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr and James Donaldson, 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.
James Donaldson played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Steve Kerr, who played 15. James Donaldson had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Steve Kerr 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
James Donaldson |
14 |
9 |
1980-81 to 1994-95 |
Steve Kerr |
15 |
11 |
1988-89 to 2002-03 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
68 |
14.4 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
.542 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.594 |
Steve Kerr |
26 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.435 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
82 |
20.9 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
.609 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.9 |
.629 |
Steve Kerr |
78 |
21.3 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.444 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.507 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.863 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
8 |
23.6 |
6.8 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.419 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.750 |
Steve Kerr |
5 |
14.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
82 |
21.8 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.688 |
Steve Kerr |
57 |
15.9 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.444 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.452 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
2 |
23.5 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
82 |
30.8 |
11.8 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
7.4 |
.596 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.761 |
Steve Kerr |
48 |
17.6 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.511 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.432 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
12 |
12.4 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.439 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.273 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
82 |
29.2 |
11.3 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
8.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
.637 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.749 |
Steve Kerr |
52 |
9.3 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.231 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.917 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
83 |
32.3 |
8.6 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.803 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
24.8 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.497 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.419 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
10 |
41.0 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
11.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
4.0 |
.925 |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
18.6 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.361 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.375 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
82 |
36.9 |
10.8 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
11.9 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
.586 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.812 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
22.4 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.527 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.524 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
3 |
22.7 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.0 |
.889 |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
19.3 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
.475 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.421 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
81 |
31.1 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.778 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
23.4 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
.506 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.515 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
.929 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
17 |
29.4 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.1 |
.654 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.595 |
Steve Kerr |
18 |
19.8 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.448 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.321 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.871 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
53 |
32.9 |
9.1 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
10.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
.573 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.766 |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
22.7 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.533 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.464 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
19 |
17.9 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.429 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.381 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
.929 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
73 |
31.0 |
9.1 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.700 |
Steve Kerr |
50 |
22.4 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.454 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.438 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.918 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
3 |
24.7 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.692 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
Steve Kerr |
21 |
19.8 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.434 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.463 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
82 |
34.1 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
7.5 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.721 |
Steve Kerr |
44 |
16.7 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.391 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.313 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.886 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
11 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.267 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.231 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
58 |
18.5 |
4.9 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
.457 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.709 |
Steve Kerr |
32 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.432 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.516 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
2 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
6 |
15.7 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.556 |
Steve Kerr |
55 |
11.8 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.421 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.933 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Steve Kerr |
9 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.480 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
Note: James Donaldson didn't play in 1993-94.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
43 |
14.3 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.595 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.710 |
Steve Kerr |
65 |
11.9 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.394 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.975 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
5 |
15.2 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.000 |
Steve Kerr |
3 |
13.0 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.429 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.250 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
75 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.430 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.395 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.882 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Donaldson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.636 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |