Darwin Cook vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker and Darwin Cook, 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.

Darwin Cook played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Darwin Cook had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Darwin Cook 8 7 1980-81 to 1988-89
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1980-812011-12
Team New Jersey NetsCharlotte Bobcats
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 %
Darwin Cook 81 24.4 11.2 1.2 1.7 2.9 3.7 1.7 0.4 2.2 2.4 4.7 10.1 .468 0.1 0.3 .240 1.6 2.2 .733
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1981-822012-13
Team New Jersey NetsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darwin Cook 82 25.5 11.0 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.9 1.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.7 9.8 .482 0.1 0.4 .226 1.4 2.0 .728
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 2 43.0 14.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 4.5 1.0 1.0 4.5 3.5 6.5 16.5 .394 0.0 1.5 .000 1.0 3.0 .333
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1982-832013-14
Team New Jersey NetsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBobcats 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 %
Darwin Cook 82 32.0 13.2 0.9 2.0 2.9 5.5 2.4 0.6 2.9 2.6 5.4 12.0 .449 0.1 0.5 .211 2.3 3.0 .769
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 2 31.5 10.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.5 13.5 .333 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 4

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1983-842014-15
Team New Jersey NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Darwin Cook 82 22.8 8.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.3 2.0 0.4 1.7 2.2 3.7 8.4 .443 0.1 0.6 .239 1.2 1.5 .754
Kemba Walker 62 34.2 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 6.1 15.8 .385 1.4 4.5 .304 3.8 4.6 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 11 16.8 7.4 0.7 0.9 1.6 2.8 1.4 0.0 1.9 2.4 2.7 7.5 .366 0.4 1.2 .308 1.5 2.2 .708
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1984-852015-16
Team New Jersey NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdHornets 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 %
Darwin Cook 58 18.3 8.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.7 7.8 .468 0.0 0.4 .087 0.8 0.9 .870
Kemba Walker 81 35.6 20.9 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.4 7.0 16.4 .427 2.2 6.0 .371 4.6 5.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 1 7.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kemba Walker 7 37.1 22.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.4 8.0 21.9 .366 2.0 6.1 .326 4.7 5.0 .943

Season 6

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1985-862016-17
Team New Jersey NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darwin Cook 79 24.9 8.0 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.9 .426 0.1 0.7 .208 1.1 1.4 .757
Kemba Walker 79 34.7 23.2 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.5 1.1 0.3 2.1 1.5 8.1 18.3 .444 3.0 7.6 .399 3.8 4.5 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 3 25.7 9.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 3.7 4.3 9.7 .448 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 2.0 .333
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Washington BulletsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darwin Cook 82 17.3 7.5 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.2 1.7 3.2 7.6 .426 0.0 0.3 .087 1.0 1.3 .796
Kemba Walker 80 34.2 22.1 0.4 2.7 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.2 7.4 17.0 .431 2.9 7.5 .384 4.5 5.3 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 3 13.7 4.7 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 8.0 .250 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Note: Darwin Cook didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 8

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season 1988-892018-19
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darwin Cook 66 17.3 7.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.8 3.3 7.2 .456 0.1 0.6 .195 1.0 1.2 .808
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 25.6 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.9 1.2 0.4 2.6 1.6 8.9 20.5 .434 3.2 8.9 .356 4.6 5.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 3 22.0 10.3 0.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 4.0 4.0 8.0 .500 0.3 0.7 .500 2.0 2.0 1.000
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season -2019-20
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 56 31.1 20.4 0.6 3.2 3.9 4.8 0.9 0.5 2.1 1.6 6.8 15.9 .425 3.2 8.4 .381 3.7 4.3 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 17 36.9 19.6 0.4 3.7 4.1 5.1 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.5 6.6 15.1 .441 2.3 7.4 .310 4.1 4.8 .852

Season 10

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season -2020-21
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 43 31.8 19.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 4.9 1.1 0.3 2.0 1.4 6.6 15.7 .420 3.0 8.2 .360 3.1 3.5 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 3 30.3 12.7 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 13.7 .317 1.0 5.7 .176 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 11

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season -2021-22
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 37 25.6 11.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.0 4.0 10.0 .403 2.0 5.4 .367 1.6 1.9 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Darwin Cook Kemba Walker
Season -2022-23
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 9 16.0 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 2.7 6.3 .421 0.8 3.1 .250 1.9 2.3 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------