Daniel Gafford vs. Scotty Pippen Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scotty Pippen Jr. 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.

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.

Daniel Gafford played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Scotty Pippen Jr., who played 3. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Scotty Pippen Jr. had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gafford Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+37+8.9+2.8+0.9+1.0+1.8+0.2+1.1-0.4-1.8+1.5+1.1+.368+0.2+0.5+0.1+0.1+.023
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Scotty Pippen Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Daniel Gafford Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
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:+33+10.5+5.9+0.7+0.4+1.1+4.2+1.2+0.9-1.9-1.1+1.9+5.5+.191+1.4+3.4+0.7+0.6+.078
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
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
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Daniel Gafford Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+1.2+0.5+1.4+1.0+2.4+3.5+0.9+1.0-0.8-0.2+0.4+1.8+.213+1.1+2.8+0.1+.014
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000

Additional Years

* Daniel Gafford played 4 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

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

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