Danilo Gallinari vs. Clyde Lovellette Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clyde Lovellette and Danilo Gallinari, 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.

Danilo Gallinari played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Clyde Lovellette, who played 11. Danilo Gallinari had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Clyde Lovellette had his rookie season in 1953-54. 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
Danilo Gallinari 14 7 2008-09 to 2023-24
Clyde Lovellette 11 10 1953-54 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2008-091953-54
Team New York KnicksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 28 14.7 6.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.0 4.5 .448 1.1 2.6 .444 0.9 1.0 .963
Clyde Lovellette 72 17.4 8.2 - - 5.8 0.7 - - - 2.9 3.3 7.8 .423 - - - 1.6 2.3 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 13 20.4 10.5 - - 9.7 0.5 - - - 2.8 4.2 9.2 .450 - - - 2.2 4.5 .483

Season 2

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2009-101954-55
Team New York KnicksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 81 33.9 15.1 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.4 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.0 .381 3.1 3.8 .818
Clyde Lovellette 70 33.7 18.7 - - 11.5 1.4 - - - 3.7 7.4 17.0 .435 - - - 3.9 5.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 7 28.1 16.7 - - 9.1 0.4 - - - 4.6 6.3 14.0 .449 - - - 4.1 5.7 .725

Season 3

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2010-111955-56
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 62 33.9 15.6 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.3 10.3 .414 1.7 4.7 .352 5.4 6.3 .862
Clyde Lovellette 71 35.5 21.5 - - 14.0 2.3 - - - 3.5 8.4 19.3 .434 - - - 4.8 6.6 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 5 29.6 12.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.4 3.8 8.8 .432 1.4 3.0 .467 3.0 4.2 .714
Clyde Lovellette 3 23.0 19.0 - - 8.3 2.0 - - - 4.3 6.3 13.0 .487 - - - 6.3 10.7 .594

Season 4

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2011-121956-57
Team Denver NuggetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 43 31.4 14.6 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.5 10.8 .414 1.4 4.3 .328 4.2 4.9 .871
Clyde Lovellette 69 36.1 20.8 - - 13.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 8.3 19.5 .426 - - - 4.1 5.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 7 31.7 13.4 1.3 3.9 5.1 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.9 13.4 .362 0.6 3.3 .174 3.1 3.4 .917
Clyde Lovellette 5 36.2 24.2 - - 9.4 2.2 - - - 4.2 10.2 23.6 .432 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731

Season 5

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2012-131957-58
Team Denver NuggetsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 71 32.5 16.2 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.8 5.1 12.3 .418 1.9 5.1 .373 4.0 4.9 .822
Clyde Lovellette 71 36.5 23.4 - - 12.1 1.9 - - - 3.3 9.6 21.7 .441 - - - 4.2 5.7 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 2 36.0 16.5 - - 10.5 0.5 - - - 4.5 6.0 15.5 .387 - - - 4.5 7.0 .643

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 6

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2014-151958-59
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 59 24.2 12.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.9 9.6 .401 1.8 5.1 .355 2.9 3.2 .895
Clyde Lovellette 70 22.8 14.4 - - 8.6 1.3 - - - 3.1 5.7 12.6 .454 - - - 2.9 3.6 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 6 26.8 15.3 - - 9.8 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.8 11.7 .500 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786

Season 7

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2015-161959-60
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 53 34.7 19.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 5.4 13.2 .410 1.6 4.5 .364 7.1 8.2 .868
Clyde Lovellette 68 28.7 20.8 - - 10.6 1.9 - - - 3.6 8.1 17.3 .468 - - - 4.6 5.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 14 30.4 17.6 - - 10.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 17.3 .393 - - - 4.0 4.9 .824

Season 8

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2016-171960-61
Team Denver NuggetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 63 33.9 18.2 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.3 11.9 .447 2.0 5.1 .389 5.5 6.1 .902
Clyde Lovellette 67 31.5 22.0 - - 10.1 2.6 - - - 3.7 8.9 19.7 .453 - - - 4.1 4.9 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 8 23.9 15.4 - - 6.5 1.4 - - - 2.9 5.8 14.3 .404 - - - 3.9 5.9 .660

Season 9

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2017-181961-62
Team Los Angeles ClippersSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 21 32.0 15.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.9 12.2 .398 1.7 5.3 .324 3.9 4.1 .931
Clyde Lovellette 40 29.8 20.9 - - 8.8 1.7 - - - 3.4 8.5 18.1 .471 - - - 3.9 4.7 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2018-191962-63
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 68 30.3 19.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.0 13.0 .463 2.4 5.5 .433 5.4 6.0 .904
Clyde Lovellette 61 9.3 6.5 - - 2.9 1.6 - - - 2.2 2.6 6.2 .428 - - - 1.2 1.6 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 6 33.5 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.7 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.3 6.5 18.5 .351 2.2 7.2 .302 4.7 5.5 .848
Clyde Lovellette 6 6.7 3.0 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 2.2 1.2 4.3 .269 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 11

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2019-201963-64
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 62 29.6 18.7 0.5 4.6 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.8 13.2 .438 2.9 7.1 .405 4.3 4.8 .893
Clyde Lovellette 45 9.7 6.7 - - 2.8 0.5 - - - 2.2 2.8 6.8 .420 - - - 1.0 1.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 7 30.3 15.0 0.7 4.7 5.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.6 4.6 11.3 .405 1.7 5.3 .324 4.1 4.3 .967
Clyde Lovellette 5 8.0 4.0 - - 1.4 0.4 - - - 1.6 1.6 6.8 .235 - - - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 12

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2020-21-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 51 24.0 13.3 0.3 3.8 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.0 9.3 .434 2.0 5.0 .406 3.2 3.4 .925
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 18 24.6 12.8 0.4 3.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.6 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 4.7 .405 2.7 2.9 .942
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2021-22-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 66 25.3 11.7 0.5 4.1 4.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.9 9.0 .434 1.7 4.5 .381 2.1 2.4 .904
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 5 22.4 10.2 0.4 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.6 9.0 .400 0.8 3.0 .267 2.2 2.2 1.000
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 14

Danilo Gallinari Clyde Lovellette
Season 2023-24-
Team Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Danilo Gallinari 49 12.8 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.9 .437 0.6 1.9 .323 1.7 2.0 .857
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 3 12.3 3.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 1.3 .750
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------