Blake Griffin vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Blake Griffin, 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.

Blake Griffin played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bob McAdoo, who played 14. Blake Griffin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Bob McAdoo had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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
Blake Griffin	13	10	2010-11 to 2022-23
Bob McAdoo	14	9	1972-73 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2010-11	1972-73
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	82	38.0	22.5	3.3	8.8	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	2.7	3.1	8.5	16.8	.506	0.1	0.3	.292	5.4	8.5	.642
difference:	+2	+6.0	+4.5			+3.0	+2.1				-0.1	+1.2	+0.6	+.054				+2.0	+4.1	+.132
Bob McAdoo	80	32.0	18.0	-	-	9.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.2	7.3	16.2	.452	-	-	-	3.4	4.4	.774

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Blake Griffin nor Bob McAdoo played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2011-12	1973-74
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	66	36.2	20.7	3.3	7.6	10.9	3.2	0.8	0.7	2.3	3.3	8.5	15.5	.549	0.0	0.2	.125	3.7	7.1	.521
difference:	+8	+6.8	+9.9	+0.5	+3.7	+4.2	+0.9	+0.4	+2.6		-0.1	+3.7	+6.8	+.002				+2.5	+0.7	+.272
Bob McAdoo	74	43.0	30.6	3.8	11.3	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	-	3.4	12.2	22.3	.547	-	-	-	6.2	7.8	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	11	35.7	19.1	1.7	5.2	6.9	2.5	1.8	0.9	2.3	3.7	7.6	15.3	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	3.8	6.0	.636
difference:	+5	+9.5	+12.6	+0.6	+6.1	+6.8	+1.0	+0.8	+1.3		-0.5	+5.1	+11.2	+.022				+2.5	+1.8	+.173
Bob McAdoo	6	45.2	31.7	2.3	11.3	13.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	-	4.2	12.7	26.5	.478	-	-	-	6.3	7.8	.809


Season 3
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2012-13	1974-75
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	80	32.5	18.0	2.3	6.0	8.3	3.7	1.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	7.2	13.4	.538	0.1	0.4	.179	3.5	5.3	.660
difference:	+2	+10.7	+16.5	+1.4	+4.3	+5.8	+1.5	+0.1	+1.5		-0.5	+6.2	+12.7	+.026				+4.3	+4.4	+.145
Bob McAdoo	82	43.2	34.5	3.7	10.3	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	-	3.4	13.4	26.1	.512	-	-	-	7.8	9.7	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	6	26.3	13.2	1.3	4.2	5.5	2.5	0.0	0.8	2.2	4.0	4.8	10.7	.453	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	4.3	.808
difference:	+1	+20.4	+24.2	+2.3	+5.7	+7.9	+1.1	+0.9	+1.9		-0.1	+10.1	+20.2	+.028				+4.2	+6.1	+.068
Bob McAdoo	7	46.7	37.4	3.6	9.9	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	-	4.1	14.9	30.9	.481	-	-	-	7.7	10.4	.740


Season 4
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2013-14	1975-76
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Braves Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	80	35.8	24.1	2.4	7.1	9.5	3.9	1.2	0.6	2.8	3.3	9.0	17.0	.528	0.2	0.6	.273	6.0	8.4	.715
difference:	+2	+6.9	+7.0	+0.7	+2.2	+2.9	+0.1		+1.5		-0.5	+3.0	+7.6	+.041				+1.2	+1.0	+.047
Bob McAdoo	78	42.7	31.1	3.1	9.3	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	-	3.8	12.0	24.6	.487	-	-	-	7.2	9.4	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	13	36.8	23.5	2.7	4.7	7.4	3.8	1.2	1.1	2.4	4.2	9.0	18.0	.500	0.1	0.5	.143	5.5	7.4	.740
difference:	+4	+8.3	+4.5	+0.7	+6.1	+6.8	+0.6	+0.4	+0.9		-0.1	+1.8	+5.9	+.049				+0.9	+1.7	+.033
Bob McAdoo	9	45.1	28.0	3.4	10.8	14.2	3.2	0.8	2.0	-	4.1	10.8	23.9	.451	-	-	-	6.4	9.1	.707


Season 5
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2014-15	1976-77
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	67	35.2	21.9	1.9	5.7	7.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	2.3	2.9	8.6	17.1	.502	0.1	0.4	.400	4.6	6.4	.728
difference:	+5	+3.7	+3.9	+0.9	+4.4	+5.3	+2.5	+0.2	+0.9		-0.7	+1.7	+3.0	+.010				+0.7	+0.8	+.010
Bob McAdoo	72	38.9	25.8	2.8	10.1	12.9	2.8	1.1	1.4	-	3.6	10.3	20.1	.512	-	-	-	5.3	7.2	.738

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	14	39.8	25.5	2.7	10.0	12.7	6.1	1.0	1.0	3.2	3.1	10.0	19.6	.511	0.1	0.5	.143	5.4	7.6	.717
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2015-16	1977-78
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	35	33.4	21.4	1.5	6.9	8.4	4.9	0.8	0.5	2.4	2.7	8.6	17.2	.499	0.2	0.5	.333	4.0	5.5	.727
difference:	+44	+6.9	+5.1	+1.5	+2.9	+4.4	+1.1	+0.5	+1.1	-2.0	-1.1	+1.7	+2.6	+.021				+1.9	+2.7
Bob McAdoo	79	40.3	26.5	3.0	9.8	12.8	3.8	1.3	1.6	4.4	3.8	10.3	19.8	.520	-	-	-	5.9	8.2	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	4	31.8	15.0	1.8	7.0	8.8	4.0	0.8	0.5	2.3	2.3	5.0	13.3	.377	0.3	0.5	.500	4.8	6.3	.760
difference:	+2	+7.9	+8.8		+0.8	+0.9	+0.2	+0.4	+1.5	-1.5	-0.9	+5.2	+7.7	+.107				+1.3	+0.5	+.160
Bob McAdoo	6	39.7	23.8	1.8	7.8	9.7	3.8	1.2	2.0	3.8	3.2	10.2	21.0	.484	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	.600


Season 7
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2016-17	1978-79
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	New York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	61	34.0	21.6	1.8	6.3	8.1	4.9	0.9	0.4	2.3	2.6	7.9	15.9	.493	0.6	1.9	.336	5.2	6.9	.760
difference:	+1	+3.2	+3.2	+0.4	+0.2	+0.6	+2.1	+0.3	+0.7	-1.3	-0.6	+2.0	+2.9	+.036				+0.3	+0.6	+.104
Bob McAdoo	60	37.2	24.8	2.2	6.5	8.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	3.6	3.2	9.9	18.8	.529	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.656

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	3	33.0	20.3	1.0	5.0	6.0	2.3	0.7	0.3	2.0	0.7	8.3	17.0	.490	1.3	2.0	.667	2.3	2.3	1.000
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2017-18	1979-80
Team	Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	58	34.0	21.4	1.3	6.1	7.4	5.8	0.7	0.3	2.8	2.4	7.5	17.2	.438	1.9	5.6	.345	4.5	5.7	.785
difference:		+2.2	+0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+0.7	+2.4	+0.6	+0.8	-1.3	-0.7	+1.0	+0.5	+.042	+1.8	+5.2	+.220	+0.4	+0.1	+.055
Bob McAdoo	58	36.2	21.1	1.7	6.3	8.1	3.4	1.3	1.1	4.1	3.1	8.5	17.7	.480	0.1	0.4	.125	4.1	5.6	.730

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Blake Griffin nor Bob McAdoo played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2018-19	1980-81
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	75	35.0	24.5	1.3	6.2	7.5	5.4	0.7	0.4	3.4	2.7	8.3	17.9	.462	2.5	7.0	.362	5.5	7.3	.753
difference:	+59	+14.9	+14.2	+0.2	+3.1	+3.3	+3.5	+0.4	+0.4	-1.4	-0.3	+4.0	+8.1	+.029	+2.5	+6.9	+.362	+3.7	+4.7	+.046
Bob McAdoo	16	20.1	10.3	1.1	3.1	4.2	1.9	1.1	0.8	2.0	2.4	4.3	9.8	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.6	.707

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	2	29.0	24.5	2.0	4.0	6.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.5	9.0	19.5	.462	3.0	6.5	.462	3.5	3.5	1.000
Bob McAdoo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2019-20	1981-82
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	18	28.4	15.5	0.9	3.7	4.7	3.3	0.4	0.4	2.2	1.5	4.9	13.9	.352	1.5	6.2	.243	4.2	5.4	.776
difference:	+23	+10.2	+5.9	+0.2	+0.9	+0.8	+2.5	+0.1	+0.5	-1.0	-1.2	+1.2	+5.9	+.106	+1.5	+6.1	+.243	+2.0	+2.3	+.062
Bob McAdoo	41	18.2	9.6	1.1	2.8	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.2	2.7	3.7	8.0	.458	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.1	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob McAdoo	14	27.7	16.7	1.5	5.3	6.8	1.6	0.7	1.5	2.5	3.1	7.2	12.8	.564	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.681


Season 11
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2020-21	1982-83
Team	Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	46	25.8	11.0	0.8	4.1	4.9	3.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	2.4	3.8	8.9	.423	1.5	4.5	.341	1.9	2.5	.744
difference:	+1	+4.1	+4.0	+0.8	+0.5	+0.4	+2.2	+0.2	+0.6	-0.1	-0.9	+2.4	+3.1	+.097	+1.5	+4.5		+0.6	+1.0	+.014
Bob McAdoo	47	21.7	15.0	1.6	3.6	5.3	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.4	3.3	6.2	12.0	.520	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.5	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	12	26.5	9.0	1.3	4.7	5.9	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.4	3.3	3.5	6.6	.532	1.2	3.0	.389	0.8	1.2	.714
difference:	+4	+5.7	+1.9	+0.6	+0.8	+0.1	+1.2	+0.6	+0.8	-1.4	-0.4	+1.1	+3.9	+.092	+0.9	+2.2	+.056	+0.6	+0.6	+.072
Bob McAdoo	8	20.8	10.9	1.9	3.9	5.8	0.6	1.4	1.3	1.8	2.9	4.6	10.5	.440	0.3	0.8	.333	1.4	1.8	.786


Season 12
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2021-22	1983-84
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	56	17.1	6.4	1.1	3.0	4.1	1.9	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.7	2.4	5.6	.425	0.7	2.6	.262	1.0	1.4	.724
difference:	+14	+3.7	+6.7	+0.1			+0.8	+0.1	+0.4	-1.2	-0.9	+2.6	+5.1	+.046	+0.7	+2.5	+.262	+2.0	+2.4	+.079
Bob McAdoo	70	20.8	13.1	1.2	3.0	4.1	1.1	0.6	0.7	1.8	2.6	5.0	10.7	.471	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	3.8	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	2	12.5	4.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.0	3.5	.286	1.0	2.5	.400	1.0	1.0	1.000
difference:	+18	+9.9	+10.0	+0.5	+2.9	+3.4	+1.4	+0.1	+0.9	-1.5	-1.7	+4.6	+7.3	+.230	+1.0	+2.4	+.400	+1.9	+3.1	+.296
Bob McAdoo	20	22.4	14.0	1.5	3.9	5.4	0.6	0.6	1.4	2.0	3.2	5.6	10.8	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.1	.704


Season 13
	Blake Griffin	Bob McAdoo
Season	2022-23	1984-85
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	41	13.9	4.1	1.1	2.6	3.8	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.8	1.5	3.2	.485	0.6	1.6	.348	0.5	0.8	.656
difference:	+25	+5.1	+6.4	+0.1	+0.7	+0.7	+0.5		+0.6	-0.9	-0.8	+2.8	+5.1	+.035	+0.6	+1.6		+1.3	+1.7	+.097
Bob McAdoo	66	19.0	10.5	1.2	3.3	4.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.3	8.3	.520	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Blake Griffin	1	6.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+18	+14.9	+11.4	+0.3	+2.2	+2.5	+0.8	+0.5	+1.4	-1.7	-1.5	+4.8	+9.2	+.472		+0.1		+1.8	+2.5
Bob McAdoo	19	20.9	11.4	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.8	0.5	1.4	1.7	3.5	4.8	10.2	.472	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.5	.745

Additional Years

* Bob McAdoo played 1 season more than Blake Griffin in the NBA.

In that period—his season 14 in 1986—Bob McAdoo played in the Playoffs.

Blake Griffin vs. Bob McAdoo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob McAdoo and Blake Griffin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years