Tyson Chandler vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Tyson Chandler, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 6 more than Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who played 13. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Tyson Chandler 19 10 2001-02 to 2019-20
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 7 1997-98 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2001-021997-98
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Tyson Chandler 71 19.6 6.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.1 4.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .604
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 82 29.0 13.9 3.4 5.4 8.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.8 3.5 5.5 10.7 .518 0.0 0.0 .250 2.8 3.7 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4 36.8 17.3 3.5 4.0 7.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.5 5.5 7.0 12.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 6.3 .520

Season 2

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2002-031998-99
Team Chicago BullsCleveland 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 %
Tyson Chandler 75 24.4 9.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.4 6.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.9 .608
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 5 34.2 15.2 3.4 5.4 8.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.8 5.8 11.4 .509 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 6.0 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Note: Zydrunas Ilgauskas didn't play in 1999-00.

Season 3

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2003-042000-01
Team Chicago BullsCleveland 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 %
Tyson Chandler 35 22.3 6.1 2.3 5.4 7.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .669
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 24 25.7 11.7 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.3 4.8 9.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.3 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2004-052001-02
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tyson Chandler 80 27.4 8.0 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.5 3.4 2.6 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.2 .673
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 62 21.4 11.1 2.2 3.2 5.4 1.1 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.0 3.9 9.1 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.5 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 6 29.0 11.7 4.8 4.8 9.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.3 4.5 3.2 6.7 .475 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.7 .696
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2005-062002-03
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tyson Chandler 79 26.8 5.3 3.4 5.7 9.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 3.8 2.0 3.6 .565 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.4 .503
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 81 30.0 17.2 3.0 4.6 7.5 1.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.4 6.1 13.9 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 6.3 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 6 17.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.7 .300
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2006-072003-04
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsCleveland 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 %
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 4.4 8.0 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 4.0 6.4 .624 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.8 .527
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 81 31.3 15.3 3.4 4.6 8.1 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.0 3.4 5.8 11.9 .483 0.0 0.1 .286 3.7 5.0 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2007-082004-05
Team New Orleans HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Tyson Chandler 79 35.2 11.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.1 4.8 7.7 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.7 .593
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 78 33.5 16.9 3.8 4.8 8.6 1.3 0.7 2.1 2.4 4.0 5.9 12.6 .468 0.0 0.1 .286 5.2 6.4 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 12 34.3 8.0 3.8 6.5 10.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.8 3.6 3.6 5.7 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .625
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2008-092005-06
Team New Orleans HornetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Tyson Chandler 45 32.1 8.8 3.6 5.1 8.7 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.6 6.3 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .579
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 78 29.3 15.6 3.1 4.4 7.6 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.0 3.6 5.8 11.4 .506 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 4.9 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 4 23.5 3.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 4.3 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 27.2 10.4 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.8 0.4 2.1 1.8 3.5 4.2 9.2 .454 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.8 .750

Season 9

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2009-102006-07
Team Charlotte BobcatsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Tyson Chandler 51 22.8 6.5 2.2 4.0 6.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.7 2.1 3.7 .574 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .732
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 78 27.3 11.9 3.1 4.6 7.7 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.8 3.3 4.9 10.2 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.5 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 4 15.0 3.5 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 20 32.5 12.6 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.6 3.0 4.9 9.9 .492 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.4 .838

Season 10

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2010-112007-08
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 %
Tyson Chandler 74 27.8 10.1 2.8 6.6 9.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 3.6 5.5 .654 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.0 .732
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 30.4 14.1 3.6 5.7 9.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.4 5.7 12.0 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.3 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 21 32.4 8.0 3.8 5.4 9.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 .582 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.7 .679
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 30.2 13.1 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.6 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.7 5.2 10.8 .479 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.4 .818

Season 11

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2011-122008-09
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Tyson Chandler 62 33.2 11.3 3.4 6.5 9.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.9 5.7 .679 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.1 .689
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 65 27.2 12.9 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.8 5.3 11.1 .472 0.2 0.6 .385 2.1 2.7 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 5 33.4 6.2 3.6 5.4 9.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.6 2.2 5.0 .440 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .600
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 14 29.1 10.5 1.9 5.9 7.8 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.6 3.4 4.4 9.9 .449 0.1 0.9 .154 1.5 2.4 .636

Season 12

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2012-132009-10
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 66 32.8 10.4 4.1 6.6 10.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.8 3.9 6.1 .638 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .694
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 64 20.9 7.4 1.8 3.6 5.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.9 3.0 6.8 .443 0.2 0.4 .478 1.2 1.6 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 12 29.2 5.7 3.3 4.0 7.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.9 4.0 2.3 4.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 9.9 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.7 1.9 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 13

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2013-142010-11
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 55 30.2 8.7 2.9 6.7 9.6 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.3 2.6 3.5 5.9 .593 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.8 .632
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 72 15.9 5.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.6 2.3 4.4 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9 11.6 3.6 1.7 1.9 3.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.8 1.6 3.3 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667

Season 14

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2014-15-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Tyson Chandler 75 30.5 10.3 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.1 0.6 1.2 1.4 2.3 3.9 5.9 .666 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .720
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 5 32.0 10.2 5.4 5.4 10.8 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.0 3.2 3.8 5.8 .655 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 5.2 .500
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2015-16-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Tyson Chandler 66 24.5 7.2 2.7 6.1 8.7 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.2 2.8 4.8 .583 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .620
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2016-17-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Tyson Chandler 47 27.6 8.4 3.3 8.2 11.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.3 4.9 .671 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.6 .734
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2017-18-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Tyson Chandler 46 25.0 6.5 2.9 6.2 9.1 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.3 2.6 4.1 .647 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .624
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Tyson Chandler 55 15.9 3.1 1.7 3.9 5.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 1.1 1.8 .616 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .586
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler ------- --- ----------
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Tyson Chandler Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Tyson Chandler 26 8.4 1.3 1.0 1.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.7 .778 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .462
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyson Chandler 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ------- --- ----------