Dan Issel vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin and Dan Issel, 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.
Dan Issel played 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than Chris Mullin, who played 16. Dan Issel had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Chris Mullin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 |
Dan Issel |
9 |
7 |
1976-77 to 1984-85 |
Chris Mullin |
16 |
8 |
1985-86 to 2000-01 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
79 |
31.7 |
22.3 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
- |
3.1 |
8.4 |
16.2 |
.515 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
7.1 |
.797 |
Chris Mullin |
55 |
25.3 |
14.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
11.3 |
.463 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.185 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.896 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
6 |
37.0 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
9.7 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
- |
3.3 |
8.2 |
16.0 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.5 |
.756 |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
82 |
34.8 |
21.3 |
3.1 |
7.0 |
10.1 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
15.7 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
6.7 |
.782 |
Chris Mullin |
82 |
29.0 |
15.1 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
11.3 |
.514 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.302 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
13 |
35.4 |
20.2 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
10.3 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
16.3 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.0 |
.862 |
Chris Mullin |
10 |
26.2 |
11.3 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
81 |
33.9 |
17.0 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
9.1 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
12.7 |
.517 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.754 |
Chris Mullin |
60 |
33.9 |
20.2 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
.508 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.351 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
3 |
36.3 |
24.3 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
15.0 |
.533 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
10.3 |
.806 |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
82 |
35.8 |
23.8 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
17.3 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.775 |
Chris Mullin |
82 |
37.7 |
26.5 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
10.1 |
19.9 |
.509 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.230 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
.892 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
8 |
42.6 |
29.4 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
11.0 |
20.4 |
.540 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
.125 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
.866 |
|
Season 5 |
|
Dan Issel |
Chris Mullin |
Season |
1980-81 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Denver Nuggets | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Dan Issel |
80 |
33.0 |
21.9 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
15.3 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.167 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
.759 |
Chris Mullin |
78 |
36.3 |
25.1 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
8.7 |
16.3 |
.536 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.372 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
81 |
30.5 |
22.9 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
15.3 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.667 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
.834 |
Chris Mullin |
82 |
40.4 |
25.7 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
9.5 |
17.7 |
.536 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.301 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
.884 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
3 |
34.3 |
25.3 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
10.7 |
20.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.000 |
Chris Mullin |
8 |
45.8 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
16.4 |
.527 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.692 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
.860 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
80 |
30.4 |
21.6 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
16.2 |
.510 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.211 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.835 |
Chris Mullin |
81 |
41.3 |
25.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
10.2 |
19.6 |
.524 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.366 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
8 |
28.4 |
20.4 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
7.3 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
8.6 |
17.0 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
.862 |
Chris Mullin |
4 |
42.0 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
15.8 |
.429 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
.929 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
76 |
27.3 |
19.8 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
15.2 |
.493 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.211 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.850 |
Chris Mullin |
46 |
41.3 |
25.9 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
10.3 |
20.2 |
.510 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.451 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
.810 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
5 |
30.6 |
27.4 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
10.4 |
20.4 |
.510 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
.821 |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
77 |
21.9 |
12.8 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
10.3 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.806 |
Chris Mullin |
62 |
37.5 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
6.6 |
14.0 |
.472 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.364 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.753 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
15 |
21.7 |
12.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
10.6 |
.459 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.813 |
Chris Mullin |
3 |
45.0 |
25.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
.588 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
25 |
35.6 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.489 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
.452 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.879 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
55 |
29.4 |
13.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
.499 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.393 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
79 |
34.6 |
14.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
10.0 |
.553 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.411 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.864 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
82 |
26.5 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
8.4 |
.481 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.440 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
.939 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
16 |
25.8 |
8.9 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.460 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.385 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
50 |
23.6 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
7.4 |
.477 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.465 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
13 |
21.8 |
9.5 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.410 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.400 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.870 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
47 |
12.4 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.428 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.409 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.902 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
9 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.476 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
20 |
18.7 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.340 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.365 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dan Issel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Mullin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |