Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, 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.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 7. Shareef Abdur-Rahim had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 1 1996-97 to 2007-08
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Vancouver GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 80 35.0 18.7 2.7 4.2 6.9 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.8 2.5 6.9 15.2 .453 0.1 0.3 .259 4.8 6.5 .746
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Vancouver GrizzliesSacramento Kings
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 82 36.0 22.3 2.8 4.3 7.1 2.6 1.1 0.9 3.1 2.5 8.0 16.4 .485 0.3 0.6 .412 6.1 7.8 .784
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Vancouver GrizzliesSacramento Kings
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 50 40.4 23.0 2.3 5.2 7.5 3.4 1.4 1.1 3.7 2.7 7.7 17.9 .432 0.2 0.7 .306 7.4 8.8 .841
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Vancouver GrizzliesSacramento Kings
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 82 39.3 20.3 2.7 7.4 10.1 3.3 1.1 1.1 3.0 3.0 7.2 15.6 .465 0.4 1.2 .302 5.4 6.7 .809
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Vancouver GrizzliesSacramento Kings
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 81 40.0 20.5 2.2 6.9 9.1 3.1 1.1 1.0 2.9 2.9 7.5 15.8 .472 0.1 0.8 .188 5.5 6.6 .834
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 77 38.7 21.2 2.6 6.5 9.0 3.1 1.3 1.1 3.2 2.8 7.8 16.8 .461 0.3 0.9 .300 5.4 6.8 .801
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 81 38.1 19.9 2.2 6.2 8.4 3.0 1.1 0.5 2.6 3.0 7.0 14.6 .478 0.3 0.7 .350 5.6 6.7 .841
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2003-04-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 85 31.6 16.3 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.0 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.9 12.4 .475 0.1 0.4 .265 4.4 5.0 .869
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2004-05-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 54 34.6 16.8 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.8 6.2 12.4 .503 0.3 0.7 .385 4.1 4.7 .866
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2005-06-
Team Sacramento 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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 72 27.2 12.3 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.1 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.2 4.6 8.8 .525 0.1 0.3 .227 3.0 3.9 .784
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 21.5 9.2 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 2.2 4.5 3.8 7.2 .535 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.5 .600
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2006-07-
Team Sacramento 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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 80 25.2 9.9 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.5 3.0 3.9 8.2 .474 0.0 0.3 .150 2.1 2.9 .726
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Shareef Abdur-Rahim De'Aaron Fox
Season 2007-08-
Team Sacramento 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 %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 8.5 1.7 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.5 2.3 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shareef Abdur-Rahim ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
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