Clyde Drexler vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle and Clyde Drexler, 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.

Clyde Drexler played 15 years in the NBA, 3 more than Julius Randle, who played 12. Clyde Drexler had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Julius Randle had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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.

Season 3
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1985-86	2016-17
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	75	34.3	18.5	2.3	3.3	5.6	8.0	2.6	0.6	3.8	3.6	7.2	15.2	.475	0.2	0.8	.200	3.9	5.1	.769
difference:	+1	+5.5	+5.3	+0.3	+3.3	+3.0	+4.4	+1.9	+0.1	-1.5	-0.2	+2.1	+4.8	+.013		+0.1	+.070	+1.1	+1.3	+.046
Julius Randle	74	28.8	13.2	2.0	6.6	8.6	3.6	0.7	0.5	2.3	3.4	5.1	10.4	.488	0.2	0.9	.270	2.8	3.8	.723
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	4	36.3	18.0	2.3	4.0	6.3	6.5	1.5	0.8	4.8	4.8	6.5	14.3	.456	0.5	1.3	.400	4.5	5.8	.783
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1987-88	2018-19
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	81	37.8	27.0	3.2	3.4	6.6	5.8	2.5	0.6	2.9	3.1	10.5	20.7	.506	0.1	0.6	.212	5.9	7.2	.811
difference:	+8	+7.2	+5.6	+1.0	+3.1	+2.1	+2.7	+1.8		-0.1	-0.3	+2.7	+5.8	+.018	+0.8	+2.1	+.132	+1.0	+0.5	+.080
Julius Randle	73	30.6	21.4	2.2	6.5	8.7	3.1	0.7	0.6	2.8	3.4	7.8	14.9	.524	0.9	2.7	.344	4.9	6.7	.731
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	4	42.5	22.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	5.3	3.0	0.5	3.0	3.5	8.0	20.8	.386	0.8	1.5	.500	5.3	7.3	.724
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1988-89	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	78	39.3	27.2	3.7	4.2	7.9	5.8	2.7	0.7	3.2	3.4	10.6	21.4	.496	0.3	1.3	.260	5.6	7.0	.799
difference:	+14	+6.8	+7.7	+1.3	+3.2	+1.8	+2.7	+1.9	+0.4	-0.2	-0.6	+3.4	+5.7	+.036	+0.7	+2.3	+.017	+1.6	+1.5	+.066
Julius Randle	64	32.5	19.5	2.4	7.4	9.7	3.1	0.8	0.3	3.0	2.8	7.2	15.7	.460	1.0	3.6	.277	4.0	5.5	.733
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	3	42.7	27.7	4.3	2.3	6.7	8.3	2.0	0.7	4.0	3.7	11.7	23.7	.493	0.0	0.7	.000	4.3	5.7	.765
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1989-90	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Most Improved Player
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	73	36.8	23.3	2.8	4.1	6.9	5.9	2.0	0.7	2.6	3.0	9.2	18.6	.494	0.4	1.5	.283	4.6	5.9	.774
difference:	+2	+0.8	+0.8	+1.6	+4.9	+3.3	+0.1	+1.1	+0.4	-0.8	-0.2	+0.7		+.038	+1.9	+4.0	+.128	+0.3	+0.1	+.037
Julius Randle	71	37.6	24.1	1.2	9.0	10.2	6.0	0.9	0.3	3.4	3.2	8.5	18.6	.456	2.3	5.5	.411	4.9	6.0	.811
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	21	40.6	21.4	3.0	4.2	7.2	7.1	2.5	0.9	3.2	3.4	8.2	18.6	.441	0.4	2.0	.220	4.6	5.9	.774
difference:	+16	+4.6	+3.4	+0.8	+5.2	+4.4	+3.1	+1.9	+0.9	-1.4	-0.2	+2.6	+0.2	+.143	+1.8	+4.6	+.113		+0.5	+.078
Julius Randle	5	36.0	18.0	2.2	9.4	11.6	4.0	0.6	0.0	4.6	3.6	5.6	18.8	.298	2.2	6.6	.333	4.6	5.4	.852

Season 8
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1990-91	2021-22
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	82	34.8	21.5	2.6	4.1	6.7	6.0	1.8	0.7	2.8	2.8	7.9	16.3	.482	0.7	2.3	.319	5.1	6.4	.794
difference:	+10	+0.5	+1.4	+0.9	+4.1	+3.2	+0.9	+1.1	+0.2	-0.6		+0.8	+1.0	+.071	+1.0	+3.1	+.011	+0.9	+0.8	+.038
Julius Randle	72	35.3	20.1	1.7	8.2	9.9	5.1	0.7	0.5	3.4	2.8	7.1	17.3	.411	1.7	5.4	.308	4.2	5.6	.756
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	16	39.6	21.7	2.5	5.6	8.1	8.1	2.1	1.0	3.8	3.5	8.0	16.8	.476	0.9	3.5	.268	4.8	6.1	.776
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1991-92	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	76	36.2	25.0	2.2	4.4	6.6	6.7	1.8	0.9	3.2	3.0	9.1	19.4	.470	1.5	4.4	.337	5.3	6.6	.794
difference:	+1	+0.7	+0.1	+0.4	+3.7	+3.4	+2.6	+1.2	+0.6	-0.4		+0.6	+0.8	+.011	+1.3	+3.9	+.006	+0.1	+0.3	+.037
Julius Randle	77	35.5	25.1	1.8	8.1	10.0	4.1	0.6	0.3	2.8	3.0	8.5	18.6	.459	2.8	8.3	.343	5.2	6.9	.757
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	21	40.3	26.3	2.9	4.5	7.4	7.0	1.5	1.0	2.8	3.7	9.4	20.2	.466	0.9	3.9	.235	6.6	8.1	.807
difference:	+11	+7.3	+9.7	+1.2	+2.1	+0.9	+3.4	+1.0	+0.7	-0.7	-1.3	+3.9	+5.5	+.092	+0.8	+2.7	+.023	+2.7	+2.6	+.098
Julius Randle	10	33.0	16.6	1.7	6.6	8.3	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.5	2.4	5.5	14.7	.374	1.7	6.6	.258	3.9	5.5	.709

Season 10
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1992-93	2023-24
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	49	34.1	19.9	2.6	3.7	6.3	5.7	1.9	0.8	2.3	3.2	7.1	16.7	.429	0.6	2.7	.233	5.0	6.0	.839
difference:	+3	+1.3	+4.1	+0.4	+3.3	+2.9	+0.7	+1.4	+0.5	-1.2	-0.5	+1.5	+1.5	+.043	+1.1	+2.6	+.078	+0.1	+0.6	+.058
Julius Randle	46	35.4	24.0	2.2	7.0	9.2	5.0	0.5	0.3	3.5	2.7	8.6	18.2	.472	1.7	5.3	.311	5.1	6.6	.781
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	3	38.7	19.0	2.7	3.7	6.3	4.7	1.7	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	14.3	.419	1.7	4.0	.417	5.3	6.7	.800
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1993-94	2024-25
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	68	34.3	19.2	2.3	4.3	6.5	4.9	1.4	0.5	2.5	3.0	7.0	16.3	.428	1.0	3.2	.324	4.2	5.4	.777
difference:	+1	+2.0	+0.5	+0.2	+0.7	+0.6	+0.2	+0.7	+0.3	-0.3	-0.5	+0.4	+2.7	+.057	+0.6	+1.4	+.020	+0.3	+0.5	+.029
Julius Randle	69	32.3	18.7	2.1	5.0	7.1	4.7	0.7	0.2	2.8	2.5	6.6	13.6	.485	1.6	4.6	.344	3.9	4.9	.806
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	4	39.3	21.0	2.5	7.8	10.3	5.5	2.0	0.5	2.3	1.8	7.8	18.3	.425	0.8	3.3	.231	4.8	5.8	.826
difference:	+11	+3.8	+0.7	+0.7	+3.7	+4.4	+0.6	+1.2	+0.4	-1.0	-1.2	+0.1	+3.0	+.077	+1.2	+1.9	+.154	+0.4	+0.8	+.054
Julius Randle	15	35.5	21.7	1.8	4.1	5.9	4.9	0.8	0.1	3.3	3.0	7.7	15.3	.502	2.0	5.2	.385	4.4	5.0	.880

Season 12
	Clyde Drexler	Julius Randle
Season	1994-95	2025-26
Team	Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	76	35.9	21.8	2.0	4.3	6.3	4.8	1.8	0.6	2.4	2.7	7.5	16.3	.461	1.9	5.4	.360	4.8	5.8	.824
difference:	+71	+0.7	+4.8	+1.0	+1.1	+0.1	+0.6	+0.6	+0.2	-0.2	-0.5	+1.5	+0.1	+.088	+0.7	+0.2	+.104	+1.2	+1.6	+.013
Julius Randle	5	35.2	26.6	1.0	5.4	6.4	5.4	1.2	0.4	2.2	2.2	9.0	16.4	.549	2.6	5.6	.464	6.0	7.4	.811
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clyde Drexler	22	38.6	20.5	2.0	5.0	7.0	5.0	1.5	0.7	2.0	3.1	7.0	14.6	.481	1.4	4.5	.303	5.0	6.4	.786
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Clyde Drexler played 3 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 15, from 1996 to 1998—Clyde Drexler played in 3 Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Julius Randle, Clyde Drexler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game