Rod Strickland vs. Kel'el Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kel'el Ware and Rod Strickland that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05
Kel'el Ware: 2024-25 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Strickland 0 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Seasons Rod Strickland 17 Kel'el Ware 2

Playoffs Played Rod Strickland 11 Kel'el Ware 1

All-Star Games Rod Strickland 0 Kel'el Ware 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Strickland 1 Kel'el Ware 0

Assists Leader Rod Strickland 1 Kel'el Ware 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 13.2 Kel'el Ware 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 3.7 Kel'el Ware 8.3

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 7.3 Kel'el Ware 0.8

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 1.5 Kel'el Ware 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 0.2 Kel'el Ware 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Strickland 14,463 Kel'el Ware 929

Total Rebounds Rod Strickland 4,084 Kel'el Ware 765

Total Assists Rod Strickland 7,987 Kel'el Ware 77

Total Steals Rod Strickland 1,616 Kel'el Ware 63

Total Blocks Rod Strickland 215 Kel'el Ware 111

Total Games Rod Strickland 1,094 Kel'el Ware 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Strickland .454 Kel'el Ware .552

3-Point Percentage Rod Strickland .282 Kel'el Ware .369

Free Throw Percentage Rod Strickland .721 Kel'el Ware .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995) Kel'el Ware 11.9 (2026)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998) Kel'el Ware 10.4 (2026)

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998) Kel'el Ware 0.9 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992) Kel'el Ware 0.9 (2026)

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998) Kel'el Ware 1.4 (2026)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 13.4 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 4.0 Kel'el Ware 4.8

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 7.5 Kel'el Ware 1.0

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 1.1 Kel'el Ware 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 0.2 Kel'el Ware 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Strickland 699 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Rebounds Rod Strickland 207 Kel'el Ware 19

Total Assists Rod Strickland 390 Kel'el Ware 4

Total Steals Rod Strickland 56 Kel'el Ware 1

Total Blocks Rod Strickland 11 Kel'el Ware 2

Total Games Rod Strickland 52 Kel'el Ware 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Strickland .446 Kel'el Ware .444

3-Point Percentage Rod Strickland .286 Kel'el Ware .273

Free Throw Percentage Rod Strickland .706 Kel'el Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993) Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995) Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991) Kel'el Ware 0.3 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992) Kel'el Ware 0.5 (2025)