Chet Holmgren vs. Kenny Sailors Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Sailors and Chet Holmgren, 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.

Chet Holmgren played 1 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kenny Sailors, who played 5. Chet Holmgren had his first NBA Season in 2023-24, while Kenny Sailors had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24
Kenny Sailors 5 1 1946-47 to 1950-51

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren Kenny Sailors
Season 2023-241946-47
Team Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland Rebels
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDRebels Lost 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 %
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
Kenny Sailors 58 - 9.9 - - - 2.3 - - - 3.1 3.9 12.8 .309 - - - 2.1 3.4 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kenny Sailors 2 - 7.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 4.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 2

Chet Holmgren Kenny Sailors
Season -1947-48
Team -Chicago Stags, Philadelphia Warriors, Providence Steamrollers
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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors 44 - 11.9 - - - 1.3 - - - 3.7 4.7 15.7 .300 - - - 2.5 3.6 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Chet Holmgren Kenny Sailors
Season -1948-49
Team -Providence Steamrollers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors 57 - 15.8 - - - 3.7 - - - 4.2 5.4 15.9 .341 - - - 4.9 6.4 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Chet Holmgren Kenny Sailors
Season -1949-50
Team -Denver Nuggets (1st)
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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors 57 - 17.3 - - - 4.0 - - - 4.2 5.8 16.6 .349 - - - 5.8 8.0 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Chet Holmgren Kenny Sailors
Season -1950-51
Team -Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets (1st)
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 %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors 60 - 8.2 - - 2.0 2.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.9 .340 - - - 2.2 3.0 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------