Kyrie Irving vs. Sidney Wicks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sidney Wicks 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

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 Sidney Wicks, who played 10. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Sidney Wicks had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Sidney Wicks 10 1 1971-72 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2011-121971-72
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 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
Sidney Wicks 82 39.6 24.5 - - 11.5 4.3 - - - 2.3 9.6 22.4 .427 - - - 5.4 7.6 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2012-131972-73
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
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 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
Sidney Wicks 80 39.4 23.8 - - 10.9 5.5 - - - 3.2 9.5 21.1 .452 - - - 4.8 6.6 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2013-141973-74
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Sidney Wicks 75 38.0 22.5 2.6 6.5 9.1 4.3 1.2 0.8 - 2.9 9.1 19.9 .459 - - - 4.2 5.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2014-151974-75
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Sidney Wicks 82 38.6 21.7 2.8 7.9 10.7 3.5 1.3 1.0 - 3.5 8.4 17.0 .497 - - - 4.8 6.8 .706
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2015-161975-76
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
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
Sidney Wicks 79 38.5 19.1 3.1 5.9 9.0 3.1 1.0 0.7 - 3.2 7.3 15.2 .483 - - - 4.4 6.5 .674
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2016-171976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
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
Sidney Wicks 82 32.2 15.1 3.3 6.8 10.0 2.1 0.8 0.7 - 4.0 5.7 12.3 .458 - - - 3.8 5.7 .668
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
Sidney Wicks 9 29.0 13.1 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.8 1.4 0.3 - 4.1 4.7 9.0 .519 - - - 3.8 5.2 .723

Season 7
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2017-181977-78
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Sidney Wicks 81 29.8 13.4 2.8 5.6 8.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.9 5.3 11.4 .467 - - - 2.7 4.1 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2018-191978-79
Team Boston CelticsSan Diego Clippers
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
Sidney Wicks 79 25.6 9.8 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.5 3.9 8.6 .462 - - - 1.9 2.9 .650
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
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 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
Sidney Wicks 71 30.2 7.1 1.9 3.8 5.8 3.0 1.1 0.7 2.4 3.4 3.0 7.0 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .546
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Diego Clippers
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
Sidney Wicks 49 22.1 6.7 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.9 3.4 2.6 5.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 3.1 .507
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Kyrie Irving Sidney Wicks
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 12 40.1 21.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.4 1.4 0.5 2.5 3.2 7.8 16.3 .482 2.8 6.3 .440 2.7 3.2 .842
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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