T.R. Dunn vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and T.R. Dunn, 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.

T.R. Dunn played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. T.R. Dunn had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Chet Holmgren 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
T.R. Dunn 14 12 1977-78 to 1990-91
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisThunder Lost West 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 %
T.R. Dunn 63 12.2 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.8 .417 - - - 0.6 0.9 .661
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 4 8.8 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1978-79-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
T.R. Dunn 80 22.9 7.7 1.8 2.5 4.3 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.1 3.1 6.9 .448 - - - 1.5 2.0 .772
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 3 17.3 3.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.7 3.7 .455 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1979-80-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 82 22.5 6.9 1.6 2.3 4.0 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 6.7 .436 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .757
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 3 8.0 2.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1980-81-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
T.R. Dunn 82 17.4 4.5 1.6 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.7 1.7 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .653
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1981-82-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
T.R. Dunn 82 30.7 8.2 2.6 4.2 6.8 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.5 2.6 3.1 6.1 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .712
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 3 27.0 6.3 3.3 2.7 6.0 3.3 2.7 0.3 1.7 3.7 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.7 .875
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1982-83-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
T.R. Dunn 82 32.2 7.6 2.8 4.7 7.5 2.3 1.8 0.3 1.4 2.7 3.1 6.4 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .730
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 8 37.5 5.1 3.4 6.4 9.8 2.5 1.5 0.4 1.8 2.6 2.3 5.1 .439 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .625
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1983-84-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
T.R. Dunn 80 33.8 5.7 2.4 4.7 7.2 2.9 2.2 0.4 1.2 2.9 2.2 4.6 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .731
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 5 35.6 6.6 4.0 3.8 7.8 1.6 2.0 0.8 1.6 3.8 2.8 5.0 .560 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .714
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1984-85-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 81 28.3 5.4 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.9 1.7 0.2 0.8 2.6 2.2 4.4 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .724
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 15 24.7 4.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 2.3 1.6 0.2 0.7 3.0 1.8 4.3 .415 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .737
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 9

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1985-86-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 82 29.3 5.0 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.9 0.2 0.6 2.8 2.1 4.6 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .773
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 10 27.6 4.9 2.2 3.1 5.3 1.3 1.6 0.0 0.3 3.4 2.0 4.6 .435 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .643
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 10

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1986-87-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 81 23.9 3.4 1.1 2.1 3.3 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.5 3.4 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .655
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 3 7.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 11

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1987-88-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 82 18.7 2.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.3 1.9 0.9 1.9 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .769
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 11 16.8 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.4 1.8 1.0 1.8 .550 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 12

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1988-89-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 34 9.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.4 1.0 .343 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 8 9.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.9 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 13

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 65 10.1 1.8 0.9 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.5 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .667
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 3 10.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 14

T.R. Dunn Chet Holmgren
Season 1990-91-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn 17 12.8 3.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.8 1.2 2.8 .447 0.1 0.2 .250 0.5 0.6 .900
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
T.R. Dunn ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------