Clyde Drexler vs. Sidney Moncrief Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sidney Moncrief 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.

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.

Clyde Drexler played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Sidney Moncrief, who played 11. Clyde Drexler had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Sidney Moncrief had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Clyde Drexler 15 15 1983-84 to 1997-98
Sidney Moncrief 11 11 1979-80 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1983-841979-80
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 82 17.2 7.7 1.4 1.5 2.9 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 6.8 .451 0.0 0.0 .250 1.5 2.1 .728
Sidney Moncrief 77 20.2 8.5 2.0 2.4 4.4 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.4 2.7 5.9 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 5 17.0 7.2 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.2 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.4 .857
Sidney Moncrief 7 26.0 12.4 2.4 2.0 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 2.0 2.0 4.3 7.3 .588 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 4.4 .871

Season 2

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1984-851980-81
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 80 31.9 17.2 2.7 3.2 6.0 5.5 2.2 0.9 2.8 3.3 7.2 14.5 .494 0.1 0.5 .216 2.8 3.7 .759
Sidney Moncrief 80 30.2 14.0 2.3 2.8 5.1 3.3 1.1 0.5 1.8 2.0 5.0 9.2 .541 0.0 0.1 .222 4.0 5.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 9 37.7 16.7 3.0 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.6 1.0 3.2 4.1 6.1 14.9 .410 0.2 0.8 .286 4.2 5.0 .844
Sidney Moncrief 7 39.6 14.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 2.9 1.7 0.4 2.9 3.4 4.3 9.9 .435 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.3 .745

Season 3

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1985-861981-82
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Sidney Moncrief 80 37.3 19.8 2.8 3.9 6.7 4.8 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.6 7.0 13.3 .523 0.0 0.2 .071 5.9 7.2 .817
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
Sidney Moncrief 6 42.0 15.3 2.5 2.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.0 3.7 5.2 12.3 .419 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 4

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1986-871982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
Clyde Drexler 82 38.0 21.7 2.8 3.5 6.3 6.9 2.5 0.9 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.2 .502 0.1 0.6 .234 4.4 5.7 .760
Sidney Moncrief 76 35.7 22.5 2.5 3.2 5.8 3.9 1.5 0.3 2.6 2.4 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.1 .100 6.6 7.9 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 4 38.3 24.0 4.0 3.5 7.5 3.8 1.8 0.8 1.5 4.0 9.0 19.8 .456 0.3 1.0 .250 5.8 7.3 .793
Sidney Moncrief 9 41.9 18.9 3.1 3.6 6.7 3.7 2.0 0.3 3.0 2.8 6.9 15.8 .437 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.8 .754

Season 5

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1987-881983-84
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Sidney Moncrief 79 38.9 20.9 2.7 4.0 6.7 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.2 .498 0.1 0.2 .278 6.7 7.9 .848
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
Sidney Moncrief 16 38.6 19.1 2.8 4.2 6.9 4.3 1.8 0.6 3.8 3.4 6.2 11.9 .518 0.1 0.3 .250 6.6 8.4 .791

Season 6

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1988-891984-85
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief 73 37.5 21.7 2.0 3.3 5.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.5 2.7 7.7 15.9 .483 0.1 0.5 .273 6.2 7.5 .828
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
Sidney Moncrief 8 39.9 23.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 0.6 0.5 2.5 3.3 6.9 12.4 .556 0.5 1.3 .400 8.8 9.4 .933

Season 7

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1989-901985-86
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief 73 35.2 20.2 1.6 3.0 4.6 4.9 1.4 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.4 13.2 .489 0.5 1.4 .320 6.8 7.9 .859
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
Sidney Moncrief 9 36.3 16.9 1.7 2.9 4.6 4.9 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.3 5.8 13.6 .426 0.4 1.6 .286 4.9 7.0 .698

Season 8

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1990-911986-87
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief 39 25.4 11.8 1.5 1.8 3.3 3.1 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 8.3 .488 0.2 0.8 .258 3.5 4.2 .840
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
Sidney Moncrief 12 35.5 19.4 1.8 2.8 4.5 3.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 3.6 6.5 13.8 .473 0.3 1.2 .286 6.1 7.5 .811

Season 9

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1991-921987-88
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief 56 25.5 10.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.9 7.9 .489 0.1 0.6 .161 2.9 3.5 .837
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
Sidney Moncrief 5 34.6 15.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 5.2 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.8 4.8 10.0 .480 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.2 5.4 .963

Season 10

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1992-931988-89
Team Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief 62 25.7 12.1 0.7 2.0 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.8 4.2 8.6 .491 0.4 1.2 .342 3.3 3.8 .865
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
Sidney Moncrief 9 20.4 6.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 .396 0.2 0.8 .286 1.7 1.8 .938

Note: Sidney Moncrief didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 11

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1993-941990-91
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief 72 15.2 4.7 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .488 0.3 0.9 .328 1.1 1.5 .781
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
Sidney Moncrief 5 18.2 7.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 1.2 .167 2.6 3.2 .813

Season 12

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1994-95-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
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
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
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
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1995-96-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 52 38.4 19.3 1.9 5.3 7.2 5.8 2.0 0.5 2.6 2.9 6.4 14.7 .433 1.5 4.5 .332 5.1 6.5 .784
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 8 36.5 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.8 5.0 2.6 0.5 2.5 2.8 6.1 14.8 .415 1.1 4.3 .265 3.3 4.3 .765
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1996-97-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Clyde Drexler 62 36.6 18.0 1.9 4.1 6.0 5.7 1.9 0.6 2.5 2.4 6.4 14.5 .442 1.9 5.4 .355 3.2 4.3 .750
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 16 39.1 18.1 1.6 4.0 5.6 4.8 1.6 0.4 2.3 3.3 6.6 15.1 .436 2.4 6.4 .373 2.6 3.4 .778
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Clyde Drexler Sidney Moncrief
Season 1997-98-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Clyde Drexler 70 35.3 18.4 1.5 3.4 4.9 5.5 1.8 0.6 2.7 2.8 6.5 15.1 .427 1.5 4.8 .317 4.0 4.9 .801
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Drexler 5 36.4 15.0 1.8 3.6 5.4 4.6 1.6 0.6 2.6 3.0 4.2 13.6 .309 1.0 5.2 .192 5.6 7.4 .757
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------