Ben McLemore vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and Ben McLemore, 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.

Ben McLemore played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. Ben McLemore had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Kendrick Nunn had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Ben McLemore 9 2 2013-14 to 2021-22
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Ben McLemore 82 26.7 8.8 0.6 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.1 8.3 .376 1.2 3.6 .320 1.4 1.7 .804
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Ben McLemore 82 32.6 12.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 10.1 .437 1.7 4.8 .358 1.6 2.0 .813
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
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 %
Ben McLemore 68 21.2 7.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 6.7 .429 1.0 2.7 .362 1.1 1.5 .718
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2016-17-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Ben McLemore 61 19.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.0 6.9 .430 1.1 2.8 .382 1.1 1.5 .753
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2017-18-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
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 %
Ben McLemore 56 19.5 7.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.8 6.7 .421 1.0 2.8 .346 0.9 1.1 .828
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2018-19-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Ben McLemore 19 8.3 3.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.3 3.4 .391 0.9 2.2 .415 0.4 0.6 .667
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Ben McLemore 71 22.8 10.1 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.4 7.7 .444 2.5 6.4 .400 0.7 0.9 .746
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 11 11.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.6 .375 1.3 3.3 .389 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2020-21-
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Ben McLemore 53 17.1 7.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.9 .370 1.8 5.3 .346 0.7 1.0 .736
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 4 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ben McLemore Kendrick Nunn
Season 2021-22-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ben McLemore 64 20.1 10.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.4 8.4 .401 2.4 6.5 .362 1.1 1.4 .818
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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