Phil Ford vs. Scoot Henderson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scoot Henderson 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, 6 more than Scoot Henderson, who played 1. Phil Ford had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Scoot Henderson 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
Phil Ford 7 4 1978-79 to 1984-85
Scoot Henderson 1 0 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Kansas City KingsPortland Trail Blazers
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
Scoot Henderson 62 28.5 14.0 0.9 2.3 3.1 5.4 0.8 0.2 3.4 3.1 5.0 12.9 .385 1.4 4.3 .325 2.7 3.3 .819
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1979-80-
Team Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1980-81-
Team Kansas City Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1981-82-
Team Kansas City 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 %
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1982-83-
Team New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1983-84-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Ford Scoot Henderson
Season 1984-85-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
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
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Scoot Henderson ------- --- ----------