Carmelo Anthony vs. Jamaal Wilkes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamaal Wilkes and Carmelo Anthony, 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.

Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jamaal Wilkes, who played 12. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jamaal Wilkes had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Carmelo Anthony	19	13	2003-04 to 2021-22
Jamaal Wilkes	12	10	1974-75 to 1985-86

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


Rookie Season
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2003-04	1974-75
Team	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	82	36.5	21.0	2.2	3.8	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	3.0	2.7	7.6	17.9	.426	0.8	2.6	.322	5.0	6.4	.777
difference:		+5.8	+6.8	+0.3	+1.9	+2.1	+0.6	+0.1	+0.2			+1.5	+4.1	+.016				+3.0	+3.7	+.043
Jamaal Wilkes	82	30.7	14.2	2.5	5.7	8.2	2.2	1.3	0.3	-	2.7	6.1	13.8	.442	-	-	-	2.0	2.7	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	4	36.3	15.0	1.8	6.5	8.3	2.8	1.3	0.0	4.3	2.8	5.3	16.0	.328	0.5	2.8	.182	4.0	5.0	.800
difference:	+13	+6.7			+1.3	+1.3	+1.2	+0.2	+0.8		-0.3	+1.2	+1.4	+.118				+2.1	+2.2	+.098
Jamaal Wilkes	17	29.6	15.0	1.8	5.2	7.0	1.6	1.5	0.8	-	3.1	6.5	14.6	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.8	.702


Season 2
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2004-05	1975-76
Team	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	75	34.8	20.8	1.9	3.8	5.7	2.6	0.9	0.4	3.0	3.1	7.1	16.4	.431	0.6	2.1	.266	6.1	7.6	.796
difference:	+7	+1.7	+3.0	+0.5	+2.6	+3.1	+0.6	+0.3			-0.4	+0.4	+0.1	+.032				+3.3	+4.0	+.024
Jamaal Wilkes	82	33.1	17.8	2.4	6.4	8.8	2.0	1.2	0.4	-	2.7	7.5	16.3	.463	-	-	-	2.8	3.6	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	5	36.2	19.2	2.8	2.6	5.4	2.0	0.6	0.2	2.6	4.0	7.0	16.6	.422	0.0	0.2	.000	5.2	6.4	.813
difference:	+8	+1.6	+3.3	+0.9	+3.4	+2.5	+0.2	+0.3	+0.4		-1.5	+0.4	+1.2	+.008				+2.5	+2.9	+.035
Jamaal Wilkes	13	34.6	15.9	1.9	6.0	7.9	2.2	0.9	0.6	-	2.5	6.6	15.4	.430	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.778


Season 3
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2005-06	1976-77
Team	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Carmelo Anthony	80	36.8	26.5	1.5	3.4	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	2.7	2.9	9.5	19.7	.481	0.5	1.9	.243	7.2	8.9	.808
difference:	+4	+2.9	+8.8	+0.5	+2.2	+2.7	+0.1	+0.6	+0.3			+2.3	+4.6	+.003				+3.9	+4.8	+.011
Jamaal Wilkes	76	33.9	17.7	2.0	5.6	7.6	2.8	1.7	0.2	-	2.9	7.2	15.1	.478	-	-	-	3.3	4.1	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	5	38.6	21.0	2.4	4.2	6.6	2.8	0.8	0.2	3.0	4.0	6.6	19.8	.333	0.0	0.8	.000	7.8	10.4	.750
difference:	+5	+4.0	+5.5	+0.6	+2.0	+1.4	+1.2	+0.8	+0.4		-1.7		+4.4	+.096				+5.5	+7.6	+.071
Jamaal Wilkes	10	34.6	15.5	1.8	6.2	8.0	1.6	1.6	0.6	-	2.3	6.6	15.4	.429	-	-	-	2.3	2.8	.821


Season 4
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2006-07	1977-78
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	65	38.2	28.9	2.2	3.8	6.0	3.8	1.2	0.4	3.6	3.1	10.6	22.4	.476	0.6	2.3	.268	7.1	8.7	.808
difference:	+14	+9.0	+16.0		+1.4	+1.5	+0.2	+0.3		-1.5	-0.1	+5.2	+10.0	+.036				+5.0	+5.8	+.092
Jamaal Wilkes	51	29.2	12.9	2.2	5.2	7.5	3.6	1.5	0.4	2.1	3.2	5.4	12.4	.440	-	-	-	2.1	2.9	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	5	42.0	26.8	3.6	5.0	8.6	1.2	1.0	0.0	3.8	2.4	9.4	19.6	.480	1.8	3.6	.500	6.2	7.8	.795
difference:	+2	+6.0	+14.8	+0.6	+0.7	+0.1	+1.5		+0.3	-0.1	-2.3	+4.4	+8.9	+.011				+4.2	+4.1	+.250
Jamaal Wilkes	3	36.0	12.0	3.0	5.7	8.7	2.7	1.0	0.3	3.7	4.7	5.0	10.7	.469	-	-	-	2.0	3.7	.545


Season 5
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2007-08	1978-79
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	77	36.4	25.7	2.3	5.1	7.4	3.4	1.3	0.5	3.3	3.3	9.5	19.2	.492	0.8	2.1	.354	6.0	7.7	.786
difference:	+5	+0.9	+7.1	+0.3	+0.3		+0.6	+0.3	+0.2	-0.6	-0.1	+1.9	+4.1	+.012				+2.7	+3.3	+.035
Jamaal Wilkes	82	35.5	18.6	2.0	5.4	7.4	2.8	1.6	0.3	2.7	3.4	7.6	15.1	.504	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	4	36.5	22.5	4.8	4.8	9.5	2.0	0.5	0.3	3.0	4.3	8.0	22.0	.364	0.5	2.0	.250	6.0	7.3	.828
difference:	+4	+1.9	+4.1	+2.3	+1.2	+1.0		+1.4		-1.1	-1.7	+0.4	+6.0	+.113				+2.9	+2.7	+.152
Jamaal Wilkes	8	38.4	18.4	2.5	6.0	8.5	2.0	1.9	0.3	1.9	2.6	7.6	16.0	.477	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.676


Season 6
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2008-09	1979-80
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	66	34.5	22.8	1.6	5.2	6.8	3.4	1.1	0.4	3.0	3.0	8.1	18.3	.443	1.0	2.6	.371	5.6	7.1	.793
difference:	+16	+3.4	+2.8	+0.5	+0.9	+0.4	+0.4	+0.5	+0.1	-1.1	-0.3	+0.8	+1.7	+.092	+1.0	+2.4	+.195	+3.3	+4.2	+.015
Jamaal Wilkes	82	37.9	20.0	2.1	4.3	6.4	3.0	1.6	0.3	1.9	2.7	8.9	16.6	.535	0.0	0.2	.176	2.3	2.9	.808

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	16	38.3	27.2	1.6	4.2	5.8	4.1	1.8	0.6	2.3	3.8	9.1	20.1	.453	1.5	4.1	.364	7.4	9.0	.826
difference:		+2.5	+6.9	+1.7	+0.5	+2.2	+1.1	+0.3	+0.3	-0.1	-0.6	+0.3	+1.7	+.023	+1.5	+4.0	+.364	+4.6	+5.6	+.011
Jamaal Wilkes	16	40.8	20.3	3.3	4.7	8.0	3.0	1.5	0.3	2.2	3.2	8.8	18.4	.476	0.0	0.1	.000	2.8	3.4	.815


Season 7
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2009-10	1980-81
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	69	38.2	28.2	2.2	4.4	6.6	3.2	1.3	0.4	3.0	3.3	10.0	21.8	.458	0.9	2.7	.316	7.4	8.9	.830
difference:	+12	+0.8	+5.6	+0.4	+0.8	+1.2	+0.3	+0.2		-0.4	-0.5	+0.3	+3.3	+.068	+0.9	+2.5	+.239	+4.3	+4.8	+.072
Jamaal Wilkes	81	37.4	22.6	1.8	3.6	5.4	2.9	1.5	0.4	2.6	2.8	9.7	18.5	.526	0.0	0.2	.077	3.1	4.1	.758

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	6	42.3	30.7	2.3	6.2	8.5	3.3	2.0	0.5	3.5	4.3	10.7	23.0	.464	1.0	3.2	.316	8.3	9.5	.877
difference:	+3	+4.6	+12.7	+1.0	+4.9	+5.8	+2.0	+1.7	+0.2	-2.2	-1.0	+3.7	+7.0	+.026	+1.0	+2.9	+.316	+4.3	+3.5	+.210
Jamaal Wilkes	3	37.7	18.0	1.3	1.3	2.7	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	3.3	7.0	16.0	.438	0.0	0.3	.000	4.0	6.0	.667


Season 8
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2010-11	1981-82
Team	Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	77	35.7	25.6	1.5	5.8	7.3	2.9	0.9	0.6	2.7	2.9	8.9	19.5	.455	1.2	3.3	.378	6.6	7.9	.838
difference:	+5	+0.3	+4.5	+0.4	+2.9	+2.5	+1.2	+0.2	+0.3	-0.7		+0.2	+2.2	+.070	+1.2	+3.3		+3.6	+3.8	+.106
Jamaal Wilkes	82	35.4	21.1	1.9	2.9	4.8	1.7	1.1	0.3	2.0	2.9	9.1	17.3	.525	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.1	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	4	39.0	26.0	3.3	7.0	10.3	4.8	1.3	0.8	3.3	4.0	8.3	22.0	.375	2.3	6.5	.346	7.3	8.5	.853
difference:	+10	+0.8	+6.0	+0.4	+4.9	+5.3	+2.2	+0.2	+0.6	-0.4	-0.9	+0.3	+4.8	+.127	+2.3	+6.4	+.346	+4.6	+5.0	+.077
Jamaal Wilkes	14	38.2	20.0	2.9	2.1	5.0	2.6	1.1	0.2	2.9	3.1	8.6	17.2	.502	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.5	.776


Season 9
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2011-12	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	55	34.1	22.6	1.6	4.7	6.3	3.6	1.1	0.4	2.6	2.8	8.0	18.6	.430	1.2	3.7	.335	5.4	6.7	.804
difference:	+25	+2.2	+3.0	+0.2	+2.2	+2.0	+1.3	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7		+0.6	+2.5	+.100	+1.2	+3.6	+.335	+2.9	+3.3	+.047
Jamaal Wilkes	80	31.9	19.6	1.8	2.5	4.3	2.3	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.8	8.6	16.1	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	2.5	3.4	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	5	40.8	27.8	2.6	5.6	8.2	2.2	1.2	0.2	2.8	4.2	10.4	24.8	.419	0.8	3.6	.222	6.2	8.2	.756
difference:	+10	+1.5	+7.9	+0.2	+2.4	+2.2	+1.2	+0.1	+0.5	-0.6	-0.8	+1.3	+6.6	+.079	+0.8	+3.5	+.222	+4.4	+5.3	+.142
Jamaal Wilkes	15	39.3	19.9	2.8	3.2	6.0	3.4	1.3	0.7	2.2	3.4	9.1	18.2	.498	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.9	.614


Season 10
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2012-13	1983-84
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	67	37.0	28.7	2.0	4.9	6.9	2.6	0.8	0.5	2.6	3.1	10.0	22.2	.449	2.3	6.2	.379	6.3	7.6	.830
difference:	+8	+3.6	+11.4	+0.3	+2.1	+2.4	+0.3	+0.2		-0.8	-0.4	+2.8	+8.1	+.065	+2.3	+6.1	+.129	+3.5	+3.9	+.087
Jamaal Wilkes	75	33.4	17.3	1.7	2.8	4.5	2.9	1.0	0.5	1.8	2.7	7.2	14.1	.514	0.0	0.1	.250	2.8	3.7	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	12	40.1	28.8	0.9	5.7	6.6	1.6	1.1	0.2	2.6	3.8	10.5	25.8	.406	1.4	4.8	.298	6.4	7.3	.885
difference:	+2	+26.1	+24.3	+0.2	+4.6	+4.7	+1.0	+0.8	+0.1	-2.1	-1.9	+8.5	+20.8	+.006	+1.4	+4.7	+.298	+5.9	+6.5	+.249
Jamaal Wilkes	14	14.0	4.5	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.9	2.0	5.0	.400	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.8	.636


Season 11
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2013-14	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	77	38.7	27.4	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.2	0.7	2.6	2.9	9.6	21.3	.452	2.2	5.4	.402	6.0	7.0	.848
difference:	+35	+20.6	+19.1	+1.1	+4.8	+5.9	+2.1	+0.7	+0.6	-1.4	-1.4	+6.1	+14.1	+.036	+2.2	+5.4		+4.8	+5.4	+.075
Jamaal Wilkes	42	18.1	8.3	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.5	3.5	7.2	.488	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.773

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Jamaal Wilkes played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Carmelo Anthony	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2014-15	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Carmelo Anthony	40	35.7	24.2	1.8	4.8	6.6	3.1	1.0	0.4	2.2	2.2	9.0	20.2	.444	1.5	4.5	.341	4.7	5.9	.797
difference:	+27	+20.7	+18.4	+0.8	+3.6	+4.4	+1.9	+0.5	+0.2	-1.0	-0.7	+7.0	+15.2	+.044	+1.4	+4.3	+.008	+3.0	+3.8	+.018
Jamaal Wilkes	13	15.0	5.8	1.0	1.2	2.2	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.5	2.0	5.0	.400	0.1	0.2	.333	1.7	2.1	.815

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Jamaal Wilkes played in the postseason in their season 12


Additional Years
* Carmelo Anthony played 7 seasons more than Jamaal Wilkes in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2016 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 3 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Jamaal Wilkes, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game

Carmelo Anthony vs. Jamaal Wilkes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamaal Wilkes and Carmelo Anthony, 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

Additional Years