Dale Ellis vs. Kyle Korver Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Korver and Dale Ellis, 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.

Dale Ellis and Kyle Korver both played 17 years in the NBA. Dale Ellis had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Kyle Korver had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Dale Ellis 17 10 1983-84 to 1999-00
Kyle Korver 17 14 2003-04 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1983-842003-04
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
Dale Ellis 67 15.8 8.2 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.8 3.4 7.4 .456 0.2 0.4 .414 1.3 1.8 .719
Kyle Korver 74 11.9 4.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.6 4.4 .352 1.1 2.8 .391 0.3 0.3 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 8 22.3 7.4 2.4 2.9 5.3 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.6 2.1 3.3 10.0 .325 0.1 1.5 .083 0.8 1.0 .750
Kyle Korver ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1984-852004-05
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Dale Ellis 72 18.3 9.3 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.8 3.8 8.4 .454 0.6 1.5 .385 1.1 1.4 .740
Kyle Korver 82 32.5 11.5 0.5 4.1 4.6 2.2 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.2 3.9 9.3 .418 2.8 6.8 .405 1.0 1.2 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 4 17.0 5.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 2.5 5.8 .435 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.5 .500
Kyle Korver 5 28.8 5.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.6 3.6 1.6 5.6 .286 1.4 4.8 .292 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 3

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1985-862005-06
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
Dale Ellis 72 15.1 7.1 1.2 1.1 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.1 2.7 6.5 .411 0.9 2.4 .364 0.8 1.1 .720
Kyle Korver 82 31.3 11.5 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.7 4.0 9.3 .430 2.2 5.3 .420 1.2 1.5 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 7 9.6 4.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 3.1 .409 1.0 1.7 .583 0.7 0.7 1.000
Kyle Korver ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1986-872006-07
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Dale Ellis 82 37.5 24.9 2.3 3.2 5.5 2.9 1.3 0.4 2.9 3.3 9.6 18.5 .516 1.0 2.9 .358 4.7 6.0 .787
Kyle Korver 74 30.9 14.4 0.4 3.1 3.5 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.5 5.0 11.4 .440 1.8 4.1 .430 2.6 2.8 .914
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 14 37.9 25.2 2.6 3.8 6.4 2.6 0.7 0.4 2.4 3.9 10.6 21.7 .487 0.9 2.6 .361 3.1 3.9 .815
Kyle Korver ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1987-882007-08
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Dale Ellis 75 37.2 25.8 2.2 2.3 4.5 2.6 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.9 10.2 20.3 .503 1.4 3.5 .413 4.0 5.3 .767
Kyle Korver 75 23.1 9.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.6 3.4 7.7 .443 1.5 3.9 .375 1.6 1.7 .915
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 5 34.4 20.8 2.2 2.4 4.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.4 3.4 8.0 16.6 .482 0.6 2.4 .250 4.2 5.8 .724
Kyle Korver 12 21.6 7.8 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.3 2.5 6.1 .411 0.9 3.2 .289 1.9 2.1 .920

Season 6

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1988-892008-09
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
Dale Ellis 82 38.9 27.5 1.9 2.3 4.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 2.4 10.5 20.9 .501 2.0 4.1 .478 4.6 5.6 .816
Kyle Korver 78 24.0 9.0 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.2 3.1 7.2 .438 1.3 3.4 .386 1.4 1.6 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 8 38.0 22.9 1.8 2.3 4.0 1.3 1.4 0.1 2.6 2.4 9.0 20.0 .450 1.9 4.6 .405 3.0 4.1 .727
Kyle Korver 5 27.2 10.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.8 3.6 9.2 .391 2.4 5.2 .462 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 7

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1989-902009-10
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Dale Ellis 55 37.0 23.5 1.6 2.7 4.3 2.0 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.3 9.1 18.4 .497 1.7 4.7 .375 3.5 4.3 .818
Kyle Korver 52 18.3 7.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 2.7 5.4 .493 1.1 2.1 .536 0.8 0.9 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 10 21.0 8.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.2 6.1 .525 1.1 2.3 .478 0.8 0.9 .889

Season 8

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1990-912010-11
Team Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Dale Ellis 51 27.9 16.8 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.2 6.7 14.1 .474 1.1 3.1 .363 2.4 3.3 .723
Kyle Korver 82 20.1 8.3 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.9 3.0 6.8 .434 1.5 3.5 .415 0.9 1.1 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 16 17.3 6.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.2 2.4 6.1 .388 1.4 3.3 .423 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 9

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1991-922011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Dale Ellis 81 27.0 15.7 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.9 6.0 12.8 .469 1.7 4.1 .419 2.0 2.6 .774
Kyle Korver 65 22.6 8.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.7 6.3 .432 1.8 4.2 .435 0.8 1.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 6 15.7 3.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.7 1.5 3.7 .409 0.7 2.2 .308 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 10

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1992-932012-13
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Dale Ellis 82 33.3 16.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.6 13.3 .499 1.5 3.6 .401 1.9 2.4 .797
Kyle Korver 74 30.5 10.9 0.3 3.6 4.0 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.3 3.7 8.1 .461 2.6 5.6 .457 0.9 1.1 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 10 30.5 12.5 0.9 2.6 3.5 1.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 2.5 5.1 11.3 .451 1.0 3.2 .313 1.3 1.6 .813
Kyle Korver 6 29.5 10.2 0.0 3.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.2 8.2 .388 2.0 5.7 .353 1.8 2.0 .917

Season 11

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1993-942013-14
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Dale Ellis 77 33.6 15.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.0 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.8 6.2 12.6 .494 1.7 4.3 .395 1.1 1.4 .776
Kyle Korver 71 33.9 12.0 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.9 1.0 0.3 1.4 2.1 4.1 8.6 .475 2.6 5.5 .472 1.2 1.3 .926
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 4 28.5 10.5 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.5 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.3 .294 0.8 1.3 .600
Kyle Korver 7 35.7 13.4 0.3 5.0 5.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.6 2.1 4.3 9.4 .455 3.3 7.7 .426 1.6 1.7 .917

Season 12

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1994-952014-15
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Dale Ellis 81 24.6 11.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 4.3 9.6 .453 1.3 3.2 .403 1.4 1.6 .866
Kyle Korver 75 32.2 12.1 0.2 3.9 4.1 2.6 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.9 3.9 8.0 .487 2.9 6.0 .492 1.4 1.6 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 3 24.3 12.0 2.0 2.7 4.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.3 9.3 .357 1.3 4.3 .308 4.0 4.3 .923
Kyle Korver 14 37.6 11.1 0.1 4.9 5.0 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.9 3.7 9.5 .391 2.8 7.9 .355 0.9 1.1 .813

Season 13

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1995-962015-16
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Dale Ellis 81 32.4 14.9 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.2 2.4 5.7 11.8 .479 1.9 4.5 .412 1.7 2.2 .760
Kyle Korver 80 30.0 9.2 0.2 3.1 3.3 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 7.7 .434 2.0 5.0 .398 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 10 31.6 10.3 0.3 4.5 4.8 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.8 2.3 3.5 7.5 .467 2.4 5.4 .444 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 14

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 82 35.9 16.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.8 2.2 5.8 14.0 .414 2.3 6.4 .364 2.6 3.2 .817
Kyle Korver 67 26.2 10.1 0.1 2.7 2.8 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.6 7.7 .464 2.4 5.4 .451 0.6 0.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 18 18.1 5.8 0.1 1.6 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.9 4.4 .425 1.5 3.8 .391 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 15

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 79 24.5 11.8 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.6 4.4 8.9 .497 1.6 3.5 .464 1.4 1.8 .782
Kyle Korver 73 21.6 9.2 0.1 2.1 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.0 6.6 .459 2.2 5.2 .436 0.9 1.0 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis 10 17.2 5.6 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.0 5.3 .377 1.1 2.6 .423 0.5 0.6 .833
Kyle Korver 22 23.0 8.3 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.0 2.7 6.4 .418 2.0 5.0 .413 0.9 1.0 .864

Season 16

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1998-992018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Dale Ellis 48 25.7 10.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.6 3.6 8.2 .441 2.0 4.5 .433 1.1 1.5 .757
Kyle Korver 70 19.1 8.6 0.1 2.2 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.5 2.9 6.9 .416 2.0 5.0 .397 0.9 1.0 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 4 7.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.8 2.0 .375 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 17

Dale Ellis Kyle Korver
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Dale Ellis 42 13.4 4.2 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.8 .415 0.9 2.4 .370 0.2 0.3 .692
Kyle Korver 58 16.6 6.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.1 .430 1.7 4.1 .418 0.6 0.7 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dale Ellis ------- --- ----------
Kyle Korver 10 11.9 6.2 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 2.0 4.7 .426 1.5 3.7 .405 0.7 0.7 1.000