Chet Holmgren vs. Shawn Kemp Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shawn Kemp 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.
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 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Shawn Kemp, who played 14. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Shawn Kemp had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 |
2 |
2 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Shawn Kemp |
14 |
10 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +15.6 | +10.0 | +0.2 | +3.8 | +3.6 | +2.1 | | +1.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +6.4 | +.051 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +.203 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.057 |
| Shawn Kemp |
81 |
13.8 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.736 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Shawn Kemp |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +49 | +2.7 | | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -1.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.018 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +.212 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.093 |
| Shawn Kemp |
81 |
30.1 |
15.0 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
8.4 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
11.2 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
.661 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| difference: | +18 | | +2.0 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -2.0 | -2.0 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +.076 | +1.2 | +3.8 | +.297 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.031 |
| Shawn Kemp |
5 |
29.8 |
13.2 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.815 |
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Additional Years |
* Shawn Kemp played 12 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1992 to 2003—Shawn Kemp played in 9 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Shawn Kemp got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team
6 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion