Cal Christensen vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Cal Christensen, 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.

Cal Christensen played 5 years in the NBA, 4 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Cal Christensen had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Chet Holmgren 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 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
Cal Christensen 5 3 1950-51 to 1954-55
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cal Christensen Chet Holmgren
Season 1950-512023-24
Team Tri-Cities BlackhawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cal Christensen 67 - 6.6 - - 7.8 2.4 - - - 4.0 2.0 6.6 .301 - - - 2.6 3.7 .714
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cal Christensen ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 9 34.4 15.0 1.6 6.1 7.7 2.2 0.6 2.8 1.8 2.3 5.6 11.6 .481 1.3 4.8 .279 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 2
Cal Christensen Chet Holmgren
Season 1951-52-
Team Milwaukee Hawks-
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 %
Cal Christensen 24 15.6 3.7 - - 3.4 1.4 - - - 2.0 1.2 4.0 .302 - - - 1.3 2.4 .526
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cal Christensen ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cal Christensen Chet Holmgren
Season 1952-53-
Team Rochester Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Cal Christensen 59 13.2 3.6 - - 3.4 0.9 - - - 2.5 1.2 3.9 .313 - - - 1.2 1.9 .596
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cal Christensen 2 6.5 1.5 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 2.5 0.0 1.5 .000 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cal Christensen Chet Holmgren
Season 1953-54-
Team Rochester Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Cal Christensen 70 23.6 5.9 - - 5.6 1.5 - - - 2.8 2.0 5.6 .347 - - - 2.0 3.7 .529
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cal Christensen 6 22.8 5.3 - - 5.8 2.5 - - - 2.7 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 2.0 3.7 .545
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Cal Christensen Chet Holmgren
Season 1954-55-
Team Rochester Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Cal Christensen 71 17.0 5.0 - - 5.5 1.5 - - - 2.5 1.6 4.3 .374 - - - 1.7 2.9 .602
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cal Christensen 3 10.0 2.3 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 0.3 0.7 2.7 .250 - - - 1.0 2.0 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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