Danilo Gallinari vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin 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 / 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.

Danilo Gallinari played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Obi Toppin, who played 6. Danilo Gallinari had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Danilo Gallinari 14 7 2008-09 to 2023-24
Obi Toppin 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Danilo Gallinari Obi Toppin
Season 2008-092020-21
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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%
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
difference:+34+3.7+2.0+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.8+0.3+1.1+.050+0.7+1.2+.138+0.6+0.6+.232
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%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
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
Danilo Gallinari Obi Toppin
Season 2009-102021-22
Team New York KnicksNew 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%
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
difference:+9+16.8+6.1+0.2+1.3+1.2+0.6+0.6+0.2-0.6-1.0+1.3+4.8+.108+1.6+3.7+.073+1.8+2.1+.060
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 Danilo Gallinari nor Obi Toppin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Danilo Gallinari Obi Toppin
Season 2010-112022-23
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+5+18.2+8.2+0.6+1.6+2.1+0.7+0.5+0.2-0.7-1.3+1.5+4.0+.032+0.4+1.0+.008+4.8+5.6+.053
Obi Toppin 67 15.7 7.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 6.3 .446 1.3 3.7 .344 0.6 0.7 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+13.7+5.0+0.7+0.6+0.1+1.4+0.1+0.3-0.7-2.3+1.1+2.4+.003+0.2+0.9+.165+2.6+3.7+.086
Obi Toppin 11 15.9 7.0 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.7 6.4 .429 1.2 3.9 .302 0.4 0.5 .800

Season 4
Danilo Gallinari Obi Toppin
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+39+10.3+4.3+0.3+1.1+0.8+1.1+0.4-0.8-0.3+0.5+3.7+.159+0.2+1.2+.075+3.3+3.7+.101
Obi Toppin 82 21.1 10.3 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.1 .573 1.2 3.1 .403 0.9 1.2 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+11.5+2.5+0.7+0.1+0.7+0.7+0.3+0.2-0.5-0.9+0.6+5.5+.179+0.6+.183+2.0+1.9+.157
Obi Toppin 17 20.2 10.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 4.3 7.9 .541 1.2 3.3 .357 1.1 1.5 .760

Season 5
Danilo Gallinari Obi Toppin
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+12.9+5.7+0.2+1.0+1.2+0.9+0.3+0.1-0.7-0.4+1.1+4.7+.111+0.5+1.3+.008+2.9+3.5+.041
Obi Toppin 79 19.6 10.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 7.6 .529 1.4 3.8 .365 1.1 1.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
Obi Toppin 23 19.1 9.4 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.4 .485 1.1 3.4 .321 1.1 1.6 .694

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

Season 6
Danilo Gallinari Obi Toppin
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+56+3.1+1.6+0.5+2.5+3.0+0.3+0.2+0.3-1.0-0.7+1.1+2.4+.016+0.8+0.6+.179+0.1+0.2+.105
Obi Toppin 3 27.3 14.0 1.0 5.7 6.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 5.7 .176 3.0 3.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Obi Toppin played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Danilo Gallinari played 8 seasons more than Obi Toppin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2016 to 2024—Danilo Gallinari played in 5 Playoffs.

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