Alex English vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Alex English, 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.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 13 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Dereck Lively II 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 achievements, 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
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex English Dereck Lively II
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+5+12.7+3.6+1.4+2.7+4.1+0.7+0.4+1.1-1.3+1.8+0.8+.270+0.1+0.5+.261
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Alex English Dereck Lively II
Season 1977-782024-25
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+46+4.2+0.9+1.1+1.5+2.7+0.8+0.1+0.9-0.6-0.6+0.5+2.4+.160+0.3+.097
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Alex English played 13 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1979 to 1991—Alex English played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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