Chris Mullin vs. Derik Queen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derik Queen and Chris Mullin, 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.
Chris Mullin played 16 years in the NBA, 15 more than Derik Queen, who played 1. Chris Mullin had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Derik Queen had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Chris Mullin | 16 | 8 | 1985-86 to 2000-01 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Chris Mullin | Derik Queen | |
| Season | 1985-86 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | New Orleans Pelicans |
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| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play (season in progress) |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Chris Mullin | 55 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 11.3 | .463 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .185 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .896 |
| difference: | +22 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +2.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +.046 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.041 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.113 |
| Derik Queen | 33 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 10.0 | .509 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .226 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .783 |
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| * Neiher Chris Mullin nor Derik Queen played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Chris Mullin played 15 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 1987 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 8 Playoffs. In those 15 extra years over Derik Queen, Chris Mullin got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game |