Daniel Gafford vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Daniel Gafford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / 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.

Daniel Gafford played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 3. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Daniel Gafford 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Daniel Gafford Chet Holmgren
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Daniel Gafford 43 14.2 5.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.2 3.1 .701 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .533
difference:+39+15.2+11.4+0.4+5.0+5.4+1.9+0.3+1.0-0.9-0.1+4.0+8.5+.171+1.6+4.3+2.0+2.0+.260
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

Daniel Gafford Chet Holmgren
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Daniel Gafford 54 14.6 7.0 1.7 2.5 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.8 2.9 4.2 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
difference:+22+12.8+8.0+0.2+4.0+3.7+1.5+0.2+0.8-1.0-0.5+2.3+6.5+.194+1.4+3.6+1.9+2.2+.087
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 5 23.4 11.8 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.6 3.4 4.4 5.2 .846 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.8 .625
difference:+18+6.4+3.4+1.0+3.8+2.9+0.4+0.3+0.1-0.6-1.4+0.9+6.4+.384+1.2+4.0+0.3+0.6+.159
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784

Season 3

Daniel Gafford Chet Holmgren
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 72 20.1 9.4 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 5.7 .693 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .699
difference:+67+13.3+11.2+0.4+3.9+3.5+1.1+0.8+0.2-2.1-1.6+2.6+6.1+.134+2.0+5.0+3.9+4.3+.145
Chet Holmgren 5 33.4 20.6 1.8 7.4 9.2 2.0 1.2 1.6 3.0 4.0 6.6 11.8 .559 2.0 5.0 .400 5.4 6.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Chet Holmgren played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Daniel Gafford played 4 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—Daniel Gafford played in one postseason.