Dalton Knecht vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin and Dalton Knecht, 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.

Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 4 less than Obi Toppin, who played 6. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Obi Toppin had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Obi Toppin 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dalton Knecht Obi Toppin
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
difference:+16+8.2+5.0+0.1+0.5+0.6+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.3+1.6+3.7+.037+1.2+3.0+.070+0.5+0.7+.031
Obi Toppin 62 11.0 4.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.4 .498 0.4 1.4 .306 0.3 0.4 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+3+11.0+3.9+0.2+1.3+1.1+0.4+0.2-0.6-1.2+1.4+2.1+.122+0.1+0.2+.083+1.0+1.2
Obi Toppin 5 13.0 6.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.2 2.4 4.6 .522 0.6 1.8 .333 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 2

Dalton Knecht Obi Toppin
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 7 18.7 7.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.9 6.4 .444 0.7 3.6 .200 0.6 0.7 .800
difference:+65+1.6+2.0+0.7+1.4+2.0+0.5+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.2+0.6+0.2+.087+1.3+.108+0.7+1.0+.042
Obi Toppin 72 17.1 9.0 1.0 2.8 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.5 6.6 .531 0.7 2.3 .308 1.3 1.7 .758
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Obi Toppin played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Obi Toppin played 4 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2023 to 2026—Obi Toppin played in 3 Playoffs.