Chris Dudley vs. Dennis Rodman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Rodman and Chris Dudley, 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 / 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.

Chris Dudley played 16 years in the NBA, 2 more than Dennis Rodman, who played 14. Chris Dudley had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Dennis Rodman had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Chris Dudley 16 12 1987-88 to 2002-03
Dennis Rodman 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1987-881986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 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 %
Chris Dudley 55 9.3 3.1 1.3 1.3 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.2 2.5 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .563
Dennis Rodman 77 15.0 6.5 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.1 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .587
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 4 6.0 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Dennis Rodman 15 16.3 6.5 2.1 2.6 4.7 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 4.9 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .563

Season 2

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1988-891987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost NBA 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 %
Chris Dudley 61 8.9 3.0 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.2 2.8 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.8 .364
Dennis Rodman 82 26.2 11.6 3.9 4.8 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.3 4.9 8.6 .561 0.1 0.2 .294 1.9 3.5 .535
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dennis Rodman 23 20.6 7.1 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .407

Season 3

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1989-901988-89
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 64 21.2 5.5 2.7 3.9 6.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.6 2.3 5.5 .411 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.8 .319
Dennis Rodman 82 26.9 9.0 4.0 5.4 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.6 3.9 6.5 .595 0.1 0.3 .231 1.2 1.9 .626
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley ------- --- ----------
Dennis Rodman 17 24.1 5.8 3.3 6.7 10.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.4 2.2 4.1 .529 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 2.1 .686

Season 4

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1990-911989-90
Team New Jersey NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 61 25.6 7.1 3.8 4.6 8.4 0.6 0.6 2.5 1.3 3.6 2.8 6.8 .408 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .534
Dennis Rodman 82 29.0 8.8 4.1 5.6 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.5 6.0 .581 0.0 0.1 .111 1.7 2.6 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley ------- --- ----------
Dennis Rodman 19 29.5 6.6 2.9 5.6 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.3 2.8 5.0 .568 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .514

Season 5

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1991-921990-91
Team New Jersey NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 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 %
Chris Dudley 82 23.2 5.6 4.2 4.8 9.0 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.0 3.4 2.3 5.8 .403 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.1 .468
Dennis Rodman 82 33.5 8.2 4.4 8.1 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.4 6.8 .493 0.1 0.4 .200 1.4 2.1 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 4 19.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 6.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 0.3 3.5 1.3 3.5 .357 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Dennis Rodman 15 33.0 6.3 4.5 7.3 11.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 3.7 2.7 6.1 .451 0.1 0.6 .222 0.7 1.6 .417

Season 6

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1992-931991-92
Team New Jersey NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 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 %
Chris Dudley 71 19.7 3.5 3.0 4.2 7.2 0.2 0.2 1.5 0.8 2.7 1.3 3.7 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .518
Dennis Rodman 82 40.3 9.8 6.4 12.3 18.7 2.3 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.0 4.2 7.7 .539 0.4 1.2 .317 1.0 1.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley ------- --- ----------
Dennis Rodman 5 31.2 7.2 3.2 7.0 10.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.4 3.2 5.4 .593 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.6 .500

Season 7

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1993-941992-93
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Chris Dudley 6 14.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 4.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 3.0 1.0 4.2 .240 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Dennis Rodman 62 38.9 7.5 5.9 12.3 18.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 1.7 3.2 3.0 6.9 .427 0.2 1.2 .205 1.4 2.6 .534
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 4 20.3 2.3 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.3 4.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1994-951993-94
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf 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 %
Chris Dudley 82 27.4 5.5 4.0 5.4 9.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 2.2 5.4 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.2 .464
Dennis Rodman 79 37.8 4.7 5.7 11.6 17.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.9 2.0 3.7 .534 0.1 0.3 .208 0.7 1.3 .520
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 3 19.7 2.3 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.7 .375
Dennis Rodman 3 38.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 16.0 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.0 4.7 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 2.0 .167

Season 9

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1995-961994-95
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 80 24.1 5.1 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.0 3.1 2.0 4.5 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.0 .510
Dennis Rodman 49 32.0 7.1 5.6 11.2 16.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 2.0 3.2 2.8 4.9 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 5 18.4 2.8 1.8 3.6 5.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.6 1.0 2.6 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
Dennis Rodman 14 32.8 8.9 4.9 9.9 14.8 1.3 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.6 3.7 6.9 .542 0.0 0.4 .000 1.4 2.5 .571

Season 10

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1996-971995-96
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 81 22.7 3.9 2.5 4.8 7.3 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.0 3.0 1.6 3.6 .430 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.7 .474
Dennis Rodman 64 32.6 5.5 5.6 9.3 14.9 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.1 2.3 4.8 .480 0.0 0.4 .111 0.9 1.7 .528
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 4 17.3 3.0 2.5 4.5 7.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.0 4.8 1.3 2.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.5 .333
Dennis Rodman 18 34.4 7.5 5.4 8.3 13.7 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.3 4.2 2.8 5.7 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .593

Season 11

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1997-981996-97
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 51 16.8 3.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.9 2.7 1.1 2.8 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .446
Dennis Rodman 55 35.4 5.7 5.8 10.2 16.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.1 2.3 5.2 .448 0.1 0.3 .263 0.9 1.6 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 6 8.8 1.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.7 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Dennis Rodman 19 28.1 4.2 3.1 5.3 8.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.5 3.9 1.6 4.3 .370 0.2 0.8 .250 0.8 1.4 .577

Season 12

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1998-991997-98
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 46 14.9 2.5 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 1.0 2.4 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .475
Dennis Rodman 80 35.7 4.7 5.3 9.8 15.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 1.9 4.5 .431 0.1 0.3 .174 0.8 1.4 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 18 16.3 2.4 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 3.5 0.9 2.1 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.6 .393
Dennis Rodman 21 34.4 4.9 4.7 7.1 11.8 2.0 0.7 0.6 1.7 4.2 1.9 5.0 .371 0.0 0.2 .250 1.1 1.8 .605

Season 13

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 1999-001998-99
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 47 9.8 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.5 1.4 .343 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .333
Dennis Rodman 23 28.6 2.1 2.7 8.5 11.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.3 3.1 0.7 2.0 .348 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 5 8.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 2000-011999-00
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 53 11.6 1.4 1.2 2.2 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 2.1 0.5 1.4 .397 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .389
Dennis Rodman 12 32.4 2.8 4.0 10.3 14.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.6 3.4 1.0 2.6 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 3 9.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 2001-02-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 43 7.6 1.1 0.6 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.5 1.2 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .533
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Chris Dudley Dennis Rodman
Season 2002-03-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley 3 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Dudley ------- --- ----------
Dennis Rodman ------- --- ----------