Chet Holmgren vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Chet Holmgren played 3 years in the NBA, 11 less than P.J. Tucker, who played 14. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26
P.J. Tucker 14 9 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren P.J. Tucker
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+65+24.5+14.7+1.0+5.6+6.5+2.2+0.5+2.3-1.2-1.7+5.6+10.3+.030+1.6+4.3+2.2+2.6+.222
P.J. Tucker 17 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Season 2

Chet Holmgren P.J. Tucker
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+47+3.2+8.6+0.2+3.7+3.6+0.6+0.1+2.0-1.0-0.5+2.5+5.1+.017+1.1+2.7+.065+2.4+3.1+.010
P.J. Tucker 79 24.2 6.4 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 5.6 .473 0.3 0.9 .314 0.8 1.1 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Chet Holmgren P.J. Tucker
Season 2025-262013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 5 33.4 20.6 1.8 7.4 9.2 2.0 1.2 1.6 3.0 4.0 6.6 11.8 .559 2.0 5.0 .400 5.4 6.4 .844
difference:+76+2.7+11.2+0.2+2.9+2.7+0.3+0.2+1.3-1.7-1.5+3.3+4.2+.128+1.1+2.6+.013+3.5+3.9+.068
P.J. Tucker 81 30.7 9.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 7.6 .431 0.9 2.4 .387 1.9 2.5 .776
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chet Holmgren nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* P.J. Tucker played 11 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2015 to 2025—P.J. Tucker played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.