Phil Ford vs. Caris LeVert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caris LeVert and Phil Ford, 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.

Phil Ford played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Caris LeVert, who played 8. Phil Ford had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Caris LeVert had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Phil Ford 7 4 1978-79 to 1984-85
Caris LeVert 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1978-792016-17
Team Kansas City KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Phil Ford 79 34.5 15.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 8.6 2.2 0.1 4.1 3.1 5.9 12.7 .465 - - - 4.1 5.1 .813
Caris LeVert 57 21.7 8.2 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.7 .450 1.0 3.2 .321 1.2 1.6 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 5 28.6 7.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.8 2.4 0.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 11.4 .263 - - - 1.8 3.2 .563
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1979-802017-18
Team Kansas City KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Phil Ford 82 32.0 16.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.4 1.7 0.0 3.4 2.5 6.0 12.9 .462 0.0 0.3 .174 4.2 5.2 .818
Caris LeVert 71 26.3 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.4 .435 1.2 3.5 .347 1.9 2.6 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 3 36.7 17.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.7 1.7 0.0 4.0 2.0 6.7 14.3 .465 1.0 1.3 .750 3.0 3.7 .818
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1980-812018-19
Team Kansas City KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Phil Ford 66 34.7 17.5 0.4 1.5 1.9 8.8 1.5 0.1 3.7 2.9 6.4 13.4 .478 0.2 0.5 .306 4.5 5.4 .831
Caris LeVert 40 26.6 13.7 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.2 12.1 .429 1.2 3.9 .312 2.1 3.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 5 31.6 7.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.8 1.0 0.0 3.4 1.8 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.8 2.6 .692
Caris LeVert 5 28.8 21.0 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 7.2 14.6 .493 2.4 5.2 .462 4.2 5.8 .724

Season 4

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1981-822019-20
Team Kansas City KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Phil Ford 72 27.1 9.9 0.3 1.1 1.5 6.3 0.9 0.0 2.7 2.2 4.0 9.0 .439 0.1 0.4 .219 1.9 2.3 .819
Caris LeVert 45 29.6 18.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.8 6.9 16.3 .425 1.8 4.9 .364 3.1 4.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 4 35.0 20.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 9.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.8 6.8 18.3 .370 2.3 5.3 .429 4.5 6.3 .720

Season 5

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1982-832020-21
Team New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee BucksBrooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 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 %
Phil Ford 77 20.9 6.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.8 0.7 0.0 1.7 2.5 2.8 5.8 .479 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 1.6 .789
Caris LeVert 47 31.6 20.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.2 7.6 17.3 .441 1.8 5.5 .326 3.1 3.8 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 2 2.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.0 1.000
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1983-842021-22
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Phil Ford 81 24.9 7.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 3.0 2.9 5.8 .502 0.0 0.2 .133 1.2 1.4 .838
Caris LeVert 58 30.7 17.0 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.3 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.5 14.7 .444 1.4 4.4 .320 2.5 3.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Phil Ford 25 11.6 1.8 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.9 .298 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.7 .889
Caris LeVert 74 30.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.3 10.0 .431 1.7 4.4 .392 1.8 2.4 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 5 34.0 15.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 7.2 .361 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 8

Phil Ford Caris LeVert
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 68 28.8 14.0 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.1 12.1 .421 1.6 4.9 .325 2.3 3.0 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 11 25.3 10.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.3 4.0 9.3 .431 0.5 3.0 .182 1.5 2.4 .654