Clyde Lovellette vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and Clyde Lovellette, 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

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 Lovellette played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. Clyde Lovellette had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, while Kendrick Nunn had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 Lovellette 11 10 1953-54 to 1963-64
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1953-542019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Clyde Lovellette 72 17.4 8.2 - - 5.8 0.7 - - - 2.9 3.3 7.8 .423 - - - 1.6 2.3 .695
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 13 20.4 10.5 - - 9.7 0.5 - - - 2.8 4.2 9.2 .450 - - - 2.2 4.5 .483
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1954-552020-21
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsHeat 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 %
Clyde Lovellette 70 33.7 18.7 - - 11.5 1.4 - - - 3.7 7.4 17.0 .435 - - - 3.9 5.7 .686
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 7 28.1 16.7 - - 9.1 0.4 - - - 4.6 6.3 14.0 .449 - - - 4.1 5.7 .725
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1955-562022-23
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Clyde Lovellette 71 35.5 21.5 - - 14.0 2.3 - - - 3.5 8.4 19.3 .434 - - - 4.8 6.6 .721
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 3 23.0 19.0 - - 8.3 2.0 - - - 4.3 6.3 13.0 .487 - - - 6.3 10.7 .594
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1956-57-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 Lovellette 69 36.1 20.8 - - 13.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 8.3 19.5 .426 - - - 4.1 5.8 .717
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 5 36.2 24.2 - - 9.4 2.2 - - - 4.2 10.2 23.6 .432 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1957-58-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 Lovellette 71 36.5 23.4 - - 12.1 1.9 - - - 3.3 9.6 21.7 .441 - - - 4.2 5.7 .743
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 2 36.0 16.5 - - 10.5 0.5 - - - 4.5 6.0 15.5 .387 - - - 4.5 7.0 .643
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1958-59-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 Lovellette 70 22.8 14.4 - - 8.6 1.3 - - - 3.1 5.7 12.6 .454 - - - 2.9 3.6 .820
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 6 26.8 15.3 - - 9.8 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.8 11.7 .500 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1959-60-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Clyde Lovellette 68 28.7 20.8 - - 10.6 1.9 - - - 3.6 8.1 17.3 .468 - - - 4.6 5.7 .821
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 14 30.4 17.6 - - 10.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 17.3 .393 - - - 4.0 4.9 .824
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1960-61-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 67 31.5 22.0 - - 10.1 2.6 - - - 3.7 8.9 19.7 .453 - - - 4.1 4.9 .830
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 8 23.9 15.4 - - 6.5 1.4 - - - 2.9 5.8 14.3 .404 - - - 3.9 5.9 .660
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1961-62-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Clyde Lovellette 40 29.8 20.9 - - 8.8 1.7 - - - 3.4 8.5 18.1 .471 - - - 3.9 4.7 .829
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1962-63-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
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 Lovellette 61 9.3 6.5 - - 2.9 1.6 - - - 2.2 2.6 6.2 .428 - - - 1.2 1.6 .745
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 6 6.7 3.0 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 2.2 1.2 4.3 .269 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Clyde Lovellette Kendrick Nunn
Season 1963-64-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
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 Lovellette 45 9.7 6.7 - - 2.8 0.5 - - - 2.2 2.8 6.8 .420 - - - 1.0 1.3 .789
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clyde Lovellette 5 8.0 4.0 - - 1.4 0.4 - - - 1.6 1.6 6.8 .235 - - - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------