Mike Bibby vs. Phil Chenier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Chenier and Mike Bibby, 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.

Mike Bibby played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Phil Chenier, who played 10. Mike Bibby had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Phil Chenier 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
Mike Bibby 14 10 1998-99 to 2011-12
Phil Chenier 10 7 1971-72 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 1998-991971-72
Team Vancouver GrizzliesBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 50 35.2 13.2 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.2 12.1 .430 0.3 1.5 .203 2.5 3.4 .751
Phil Chenier 81 30.6 12.3 - - 3.3 2.5 - - - 2.4 5.0 12.1 .415 - - - 2.2 3.0 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------
Phil Chenier 6 25.5 9.0 - - 2.7 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.7 9.8 .373 - - - 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 2

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 1999-001972-73
Team Vancouver GrizzliesBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 82 38.5 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 8.1 1.6 0.2 3.0 2.1 5.6 12.6 .445 0.9 2.6 .363 2.4 3.0 .780
Phil Chenier 71 39.1 19.7 - - 4.1 4.2 - - - 2.3 8.5 18.8 .452 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------
Phil Chenier 5 42.2 17.8 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 8.6 17.0 .506 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 3

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2000-011973-74
Team Vancouver GrizzliesCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 82 38.9 15.9 0.6 3.1 3.7 8.4 1.3 0.1 3.0 1.8 6.4 14.1 .454 1.3 3.5 .379 1.7 2.3 .761
Phil Chenier 76 38.7 21.9 1.5 3.6 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.9 - 1.8 9.2 21.1 .434 - - - 3.6 4.4 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------
Phil Chenier 7 44.3 22.4 0.9 5.3 6.1 1.7 1.9 1.1 - 2.7 8.9 19.6 .453 - - - 4.7 5.3 .892

Season 4

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2001-021974-75
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 80 33.2 13.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.7 5.6 12.3 .453 0.6 1.7 .370 1.9 2.4 .803
Phil Chenier 77 37.3 21.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.3 0.8 - 2.1 9.0 19.9 .450 - - - 3.9 4.7 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 16 41.3 20.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 5.0 1.4 0.2 2.3 1.9 7.1 16.1 .444 1.6 3.7 .424 4.4 5.4 .826
Phil Chenier 17 40.7 24.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.2 1.3 0.6 - 2.6 9.1 19.4 .470 - - - 6.0 6.7 .895

Season 5

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2002-031975-76
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 55 33.4 15.9 0.6 2.1 2.7 5.2 1.3 0.1 2.3 1.7 6.0 12.7 .470 1.0 2.5 .409 2.9 3.4 .861
Phil Chenier 80 36.9 19.9 1.1 3.0 4.0 3.2 2.0 0.6 - 2.3 8.2 16.9 .483 - - - 3.5 4.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 12 33.5 12.7 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.0 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 11.3 .422 0.9 3.3 .282 2.3 2.8 .794
Phil Chenier 7 37.9 18.0 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.6 0.9 0.4 - 3.9 8.0 18.3 .438 - - - 2.0 2.4 .824

Season 6

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2003-041976-77
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 82 36.3 18.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.4 1.4 0.2 2.1 1.8 6.4 14.3 .450 1.8 4.6 .392 3.7 4.5 .815
Phil Chenier 78 36.4 20.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.8 1.5 0.5 - 2.1 8.4 18.9 .444 - - - 3.5 4.1 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 12 41.7 20.0 0.8 3.4 4.2 7.0 1.9 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.0 16.3 .429 2.0 4.6 .436 4.0 4.6 .873
Phil Chenier 9 40.0 25.0 0.9 3.6 4.4 2.6 1.7 0.4 - 1.8 10.0 21.0 .476 - - - 5.0 6.2 .804

Season 7

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2004-051977-78
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Mike Bibby 80 38.6 19.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 6.8 1.6 0.4 2.5 2.4 7.0 15.8 .443 1.6 4.6 .360 4.0 5.2 .775
Phil Chenier 36 26.0 14.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.5 5.6 12.5 .443 - - - 3.0 3.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 5 40.4 19.6 1.0 3.4 4.4 6.6 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.2 7.2 18.4 .391 1.0 4.6 .217 4.2 5.4 .778
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2005-061978-79
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets 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 %
Mike Bibby 82 38.6 21.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.1 7.3 16.9 .432 2.3 6.1 .386 4.2 4.9 .849
Phil Chenier 27 14.3 5.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.6 5.9 .437 - - - 0.7 1.0 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 6 42.5 16.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 5.2 1.5 0.0 3.0 2.8 5.3 15.3 .348 1.5 4.3 .346 4.5 5.0 .900
Phil Chenier 9 10.8 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.1 5.1 .217 - - - 0.6 1.2 .455

Season 9

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2006-071979-80
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Bullets, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Mike Bibby 82 34.0 17.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 4.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 1.7 5.7 14.2 .404 2.1 5.9 .360 3.5 4.2 .830
Phil Chenier 43 19.8 7.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.2 8.1 .390 0.1 0.3 .417 1.1 1.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2007-081980-81
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mike Bibby 48 32.8 13.9 0.3 3.0 3.3 6.0 1.1 0.1 2.5 2.0 5.2 12.6 .411 1.9 5.2 .375 1.6 2.1 .780
Phil Chenier 9 9.1 3.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.7 .333 0.1 0.3 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 7 36.0 10.3 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.7 3.1 9.3 .338 1.0 3.4 .292 3.0 4.6 .656
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2008-09-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Mike Bibby 79 34.7 14.9 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.0 1.2 0.1 1.6 1.8 5.5 12.7 .435 2.1 5.4 .390 1.7 2.2 .789
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 11 35.5 13.2 0.5 2.8 3.4 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.2 3.1 4.5 9.6 .462 2.4 4.4 .542 1.9 2.0 .955
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2009-10-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Mike Bibby 80 27.4 9.1 0.3 2.1 2.3 3.9 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 3.4 8.1 .416 1.6 4.1 .389 0.9 1.0 .861
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 11 26.5 8.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.4 3.3 7.3 .450 1.3 3.1 .412 0.6 0.9 .700
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2010-11-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 80 28.6 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.4 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.2 .431 1.9 4.4 .440 0.5 0.8 .629
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 20 20.8 3.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.4 4.8 .281 0.9 3.3 .258 0.1 0.2 .500
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mike Bibby Phil Chenier
Season 2011-12-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Mike Bibby 39 14.3 2.6 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.2 .282 0.7 2.2 .318 0.2 0.2 .750
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Bibby 5 23.6 5.4 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.6 .391 1.4 3.4 .412 0.4 0.6 .667
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------