Kyrie Irving vs. Luis Scola Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luis Scola and Kyrie Irving, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Kyrie Irving played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Luis Scola, who played 10. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Luis Scola had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Kyrie Irving 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24
Luis Scola 10 4 2007-08 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2011-122007-08
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
Luis Scola 82 24.7 10.3 2.1 4.3 6.4 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.9 4.2 8.2 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.9 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Luis Scola 6 36.7 14.0 4.0 5.3 9.3 1.3 0.7 0.2 2.0 5.0 5.0 11.2 .448 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.8 .686

Season 2

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2012-132008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
Luis Scola 82 30.3 12.7 2.4 6.3 8.8 1.5 0.8 0.1 1.5 3.2 5.2 9.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.1 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Luis Scola 13 32.6 14.4 2.2 6.2 8.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 1.7 3.5 5.9 12.0 .494 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.8 .673

Season 3

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2013-142009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
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 %
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
Luis Scola 82 32.6 16.2 2.1 6.5 8.6 2.1 0.8 0.3 2.0 3.0 6.8 13.3 .514 0.0 0.1 .200 2.5 3.3 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2014-152010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
Luis Scola 74 32.6 18.3 2.0 6.2 8.2 2.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 3.1 7.7 15.3 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2015-162011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
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 %
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
Luis Scola 66 31.3 15.5 1.8 4.6 6.5 2.1 0.5 0.4 2.3 3.2 6.6 13.5 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2016-172012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
Luis Scola 82 26.6 12.8 1.9 4.7 6.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 3.1 5.3 11.2 .472 0.0 0.2 .188 2.2 2.8 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2017-182013-14
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East 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 %
Kyrie Irving 60 32.2 24.4 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 8.9 18.1 .491 2.8 6.8 .408 3.9 4.4 .889
Luis Scola 82 17.1 7.6 1.0 3.7 4.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.0 3.2 6.8 .470 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.7 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Luis Scola 18 13.5 6.1 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 2.7 5.8 .457 0.1 0.2 .333 0.7 1.2 .591

Season 8

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Kyrie Irving 67 33.0 23.8 1.1 3.9 5.0 6.9 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.5 9.0 18.5 .487 2.6 6.5 .401 3.2 3.7 .873
Luis Scola 81 20.5 9.4 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.2 2.4 3.7 7.9 .467 0.1 0.2 .250 2.0 2.8 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 9 36.7 21.3 0.6 3.8 4.3 7.0 1.4 0.4 3.1 2.9 7.7 19.9 .385 2.0 6.4 .310 4.0 4.4 .900
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Brooklyn NetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 %
Kyrie Irving 20 32.9 27.4 1.1 4.1 5.2 6.4 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.7 10.0 20.8 .478 2.8 7.1 .394 4.7 5.1 .922
Luis Scola 76 21.5 8.7 1.1 3.6 4.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.3 3.5 7.9 .450 0.9 2.1 .404 0.8 1.1 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Luis Scola 11 12.7 2.5 0.2 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.7 2.8 .258 0.4 1.9 .190 0.7 1.0 .727

Season 10

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Kyrie Irving 54 34.9 26.9 1.0 3.8 4.8 6.0 1.4 0.7 2.4 2.6 10.2 20.1 .506 2.8 7.0 .402 3.7 4.0 .922
Luis Scola 36 12.8 5.1 1.4 2.4 3.9 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.8 2.0 4.2 .470 0.5 1.4 .340 0.7 1.0 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 9 36.1 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.1 8.6 18.1 .472 2.7 7.2 .369 2.9 3.1 .929
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2021-22-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Kyrie Irving 29 37.6 27.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 2.8 10.0 21.2 .469 3.4 8.2 .418 4.1 4.4 .915
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 4 42.5 21.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.8 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 15.8 .444 2.0 5.3 .381 5.3 5.3 1.000
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2022-23-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Kyrie Irving 60 37.3 27.1 1.0 4.1 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.9 20.1 .494 3.1 8.3 .379 4.1 4.6 .905
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kyrie Irving Luis Scola
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 58 35.0 25.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.9 9.7 19.5 .497 3.0 7.3 .411 3.3 3.6 .905
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 19 40.1 21.9 1.1 2.7 3.7 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.9 8.3 17.7 .470 2.4 6.1 .391 2.9 3.5 .833
Luis Scola ------- --- ----------