Antonio Davis vs. Richard Jefferson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Jefferson and Antonio Davis, 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.

Antonio Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Richard Jefferson, who played 17. Antonio Davis had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Richard Jefferson had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Antonio Davis 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06
Richard Jefferson 17 12 2001-02 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1993-942001-02
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Antonio Davis 81 21.4 7.7 2.3 3.9 6.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.7 5.2 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.7 .642
Richard Jefferson 79 24.3 9.4 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.7 3.4 7.5 .457 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 3.4 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 16 25.1 8.4 2.3 4.3 6.6 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.9 3.0 5.6 .539 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.4 4.3 .559
Richard Jefferson 20 22.1 7.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.0 .550

Season 2

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1994-952002-03
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Antonio Davis 44 23.4 7.6 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.0 2.5 5.6 .445 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 .672
Richard Jefferson 80 36.0 15.5 1.9 4.6 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 5.7 11.4 .501 0.1 0.3 .250 4.1 5.5 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 17 21.6 5.9 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.4 3.6 1.9 4.2 .451 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.5 .627
Richard Jefferson 20 35.7 14.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.4 5.5 11.6 .476 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 4.3 .718

Season 3

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1995-962003-04
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Antonio Davis 82 25.5 8.8 2.3 3.8 6.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.1 3.0 2.9 5.9 .490 0.0 0.0 .500 3.0 4.2 .713
Richard Jefferson 82 38.2 18.5 1.3 4.3 5.7 3.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 6.8 13.6 .498 0.6 1.6 .364 4.4 5.7 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 5 25.4 7.8 2.4 3.8 6.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.4 2.6 5.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.0 .867
Richard Jefferson 11 41.6 19.8 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 3.9 3.2 6.0 14.4 .418 0.8 3.0 .273 7.0 9.8 .713

Season 4

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1996-972004-05
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Antonio Davis 82 28.5 10.5 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.2 3.8 7.8 .480 0.0 0.2 .071 2.9 4.4 .666
Richard Jefferson 33 41.1 22.2 1.5 5.8 7.3 4.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 3.3 7.2 17.1 .422 0.9 2.7 .337 6.9 8.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 4 35.5 15.8 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 12.5 .400 0.5 2.5 .200 5.3 7.8 .677

Season 5

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1997-982005-06
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Antonio Davis 82 26.7 9.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.1 6.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.9 .696
Richard Jefferson 78 39.2 19.5 1.2 5.6 6.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.3 12.9 .493 0.8 2.4 .319 6.0 7.4 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 16 28.6 9.2 2.3 4.4 6.8 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.6 4.1 2.6 5.7 .462 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 5.9 .670
Richard Jefferson 11 39.7 22.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.4 2.7 2.9 8.2 15.0 .545 1.1 2.6 .414 4.7 5.7 .825

Season 6

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1998-992006-07
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Antonio Davis 49 25.9 9.4 2.4 4.7 7.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.0 2.8 3.3 7.1 .471 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.9 .703
Richard Jefferson 55 35.6 16.3 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.2 2.2 5.5 12.1 .456 0.9 2.6 .359 4.3 5.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 13 25.1 7.9 1.8 5.3 7.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.0 2.4 5.8 .413 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.8 .661
Richard Jefferson 12 40.8 19.7 0.3 5.3 5.6 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.3 2.0 6.8 14.0 .482 1.1 3.3 .325 5.1 5.5 .924

Season 7

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 1999-002007-08
Team Toronto RaptorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Antonio Davis 79 31.4 11.5 3.0 5.8 8.8 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.5 3.4 4.0 9.0 .440 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.7 .765
Richard Jefferson 82 39.0 22.6 1.1 3.0 4.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.5 16.2 .466 0.9 2.6 .362 6.6 8.3 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 3 34.7 13.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.0 4.7 8.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.7 .786
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 2000-012008-09
Team Toronto RaptorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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 %
Antonio Davis 78 35.0 13.7 3.5 6.6 10.1 1.4 0.3 1.9 1.7 2.9 4.8 11.1 .433 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.4 .754
Richard Jefferson 82 35.8 19.6 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 6.5 14.9 .439 1.4 3.6 .397 5.1 6.3 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 12 40.3 16.4 3.4 7.7 11.1 1.9 0.8 1.8 1.8 2.9 6.4 12.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.4 .811
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 2001-022009-10
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Antonio Davis 77 38.7 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 2.0 0.7 1.1 2.1 2.9 5.3 12.5 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 4.6 .818
Richard Jefferson 81 31.1 12.3 0.7 3.7 4.4 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.2 4.5 9.6 .467 0.7 2.3 .316 2.6 3.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 5 40.2 17.0 3.2 7.4 10.6 1.4 0.4 1.0 2.0 3.4 6.8 15.0 .453 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.6 .607
Richard Jefferson 10 33.4 9.4 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.4 7.0 .486 0.1 0.5 .200 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 10

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 2002-032010-11
Team Toronto RaptorsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Antonio Davis 53 35.7 13.9 2.5 5.8 8.2 2.5 0.4 1.2 2.2 2.8 4.9 12.1 .407 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 5.3 .771
Richard Jefferson 81 30.4 11.0 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.8 7.9 .474 1.7 3.8 .440 1.8 2.4 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 6 29.3 6.5 0.3 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.2 2.0 5.2 .387 1.0 2.8 .353 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 11

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 2003-042011-12
Team Toronto Raptors, Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors
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 %
Antonio Davis 80 32.1 8.9 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.7 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.3 8.3 .403 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.9 .765
Richard Jefferson 63 27.7 9.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.2 7.7 .416 1.8 4.3 .420 0.9 1.3 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 2004-052012-13
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Antonio Davis 72 25.6 7.0 2.1 3.8 5.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.8 .461 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .757
Richard Jefferson 56 10.1 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.4 .456 0.3 0.8 .311 0.7 0.9 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 6 28.7 9.5 2.8 4.0 6.8 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.5 4.2 3.3 7.7 .435 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .739
Richard Jefferson 7 5.6 1.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 1.3 .444 0.3 0.4 .667 0.4 1.3 .333

Season 13

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season 2005-062013-14
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
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 %
Antonio Davis 44 21.4 4.9 2.0 2.7 4.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.8 1.9 4.3 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .642
Richard Jefferson 82 27.0 10.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.0 3.6 8.0 .450 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 2.0 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season -2014-15
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 74 16.8 5.8 0.3 2.1 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.9 4.4 .444 0.9 2.1 .426 1.1 1.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 4 12.8 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.3 3.5 .357 0.8 2.0 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 15

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season -2015-16
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 74 17.9 5.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.9 4.2 .458 0.9 2.3 .382 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 21 18.1 5.4 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.0 .524 0.5 1.3 .393 0.7 1.0 .750

Season 16

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season -2016-17
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 79 20.4 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.9 4.3 .446 0.8 2.4 .333 1.0 1.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 14 12.8 3.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.1 1.1 2.7 .421 0.4 1.4 .263 1.3 2.0 .643

Season 17

Antonio Davis Richard Jefferson
Season -2017-18
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 %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 20 8.2 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 .444 0.1 0.4 .286 0.2 0.4 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------