Artis Gilmore vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin and Artis Gilmore, 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.

Artis Gilmore played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 3. Artis Gilmore had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Artis Gilmore 12 6 1976-77 to 1987-88
Bennedict Mathurin 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season
Artis Gilmore Bennedict Mathurin
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Artis Gilmore 82 35.1 18.6 3.8 9.2 13.0 2.4 0.5 2.5 - 3.2 7.0 13.3 .522 - - - 4.7 7.1 .660
difference:+4+6.6+1.9+2.7+6.2+8.9+0.9+0.1+2.3-1.1+1.7+1.1+.088+0.1+1.3+.168
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Artis Gilmore 3 42.0 18.7 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 - 3.0 6.3 13.3 .475 - - - 6.0 7.7 .783
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Artis Gilmore Bennedict Mathurin
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Artis Gilmore 82 37.4 22.9 3.9 9.2 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 4.5 3.2 8.6 15.4 .559 - - - 5.7 8.2 .704
difference:+23+11.3+8.4+2.9+6.3+9.1+1.2+0.1+2.0-2.9-1.2+3.6+4.2+.113+2.6+4.4+.117
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Artis Gilmore nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Artis Gilmore Bennedict Mathurin
Season 1978-792024-25
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Artis Gilmore 82 39.8 23.7 3.6 9.1 12.7 3.3 0.6 1.9 3.8 3.4 9.2 16.0 .575 - - - 5.3 7.2 .739
difference:+10+10.0+7.6+2.4+5.0+7.4+1.4+0.1+1.6-1.9-1.1+3.8+4.2+.117+1.5+2.6+.092
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Artis Gilmore DNP------ --- ----------
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Additional Years

* Artis Gilmore played 9 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 1980 to 1988—Artis Gilmore played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Artis Gilmore got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-Star Game
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