Jerry Eaves vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Jerry Eaves, 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.

Jerry Eaves played 4 years in the NBA, 3 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Jerry Eaves had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Jerry Eaves 4 1 1982-83 to 1986-87
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jerry Eaves Chet Holmgren
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Jerry Eaves 82 19.4 9.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.6 0.0 1.9 1.4 3.4 7.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .125 2.4 3.0 .810
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Eaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2
Jerry Eaves Chet Holmgren
Season 1983-84-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Jerry Eaves 80 12.9 4.5 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.1 1.7 3.7 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.7 .697
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Eaves 11 12.0 5.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.0 4.2 .478 0.1 0.3 .333 0.9 1.2 .769
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jerry Eaves Chet Holmgren
Season 1984-85-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jerry Eaves 3 12.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Eaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Note: Jerry Eaves didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 4
Jerry Eaves Chet Holmgren
Season 1986-87-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jerry Eaves 3 8.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 2.7 .125 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry Eaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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