David Robinson vs. Detlef Schrempf Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Detlef Schrempf and David Robinson, 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.

David Robinson played 14 years in the NBA, 2 less than Detlef Schrempf, who played 16. David Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Detlef Schrempf had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
David Robinson 14 12 1989-90 to 2002-03
Detlef Schrempf 16 14 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1989-901985-86
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
David Robinson 82 36.6 24.3 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1 3.2 8.4 15.9 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 7.5 10.2 .732
Detlef Schrempf 64 15.1 6.2 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.2 4.9 .451 0.0 0.1 .429 1.7 2.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 10 37.5 24.3 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.3 1.1 4.0 2.4 3.5 8.9 16.7 .533 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 9.6 .677
Detlef Schrempf 10 12.0 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 2.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .647

Season 2
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1990-911986-87
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 %
David Robinson 82 37.7 25.6 4.1 8.9 13.0 2.5 1.5 3.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 16.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .143 7.2 9.5 .762
Detlef Schrempf 81 21.1 9.3 1.1 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.8 3.3 6.9 .472 0.4 0.9 .478 2.4 3.2 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 41.5 25.8 2.8 10.8 13.5 2.0 1.5 3.8 3.8 2.8 8.8 12.8 .686 0.0 0.3 .000 8.3 9.5 .868
Detlef Schrempf 4 24.3 7.8 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.3 3.3 8.8 .371 0.0 0.8 .000 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 3
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1991-921987-88
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 %
David Robinson 68 37.7 23.2 3.8 8.4 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 2.7 3.2 8.7 15.8 .551 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 8.3 .701
Detlef Schrempf 82 19.4 8.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 6.6 .456 0.1 0.4 .156 2.5 3.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.3 7.8 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.7 5.7 .465 0.1 0.2 .333 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1992-931988-89
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
David Robinson 82 39.2 23.4 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.7 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 8.2 16.4 .501 0.0 0.2 .176 6.8 9.3 .732
Detlef Schrempf 69 26.8 12.0 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.2 4.0 8.4 .474 0.1 0.5 .200 4.0 5.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 10 42.1 23.1 2.9 9.7 12.6 4.0 1.0 3.6 2.5 3.9 7.9 17.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 7.3 11.0 .664
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 5
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1993-941989-90
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
David Robinson 80 40.5 29.8 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 3.2 2.9 10.5 20.7 .507 0.1 0.4 .345 8.7 11.6 .749
Detlef Schrempf 78 33.0 16.2 1.9 6.0 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.5 5.4 10.5 .516 0.2 0.6 .354 5.2 6.3 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 36.5 20.0 3.3 6.8 10.0 3.5 0.8 2.5 2.3 3.5 7.5 18.3 .411 0.0 0.3 .000 5.0 6.8 .741
Detlef Schrempf 3 41.7 20.3 1.7 5.7 7.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 1.0 .000 5.0 5.3 .938

Season 6
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1994-951990-91
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
David Robinson 81 38.0 27.6 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.9 1.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 9.7 18.4 .530 0.1 0.2 .300 8.1 10.5 .774
Detlef Schrempf 82 32.1 16.1 2.2 5.9 8.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 10.1 .520 0.2 0.5 .375 5.4 6.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 15 41.5 25.3 3.8 8.3 12.1 3.1 1.5 2.6 3.7 4.2 8.6 19.3 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 8.1 9.9 .812
Detlef Schrempf 5 35.8 15.8 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 3.4 5.4 11.4 .474 0.0 0.8 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 7
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1995-961991-92
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 %
David Robinson 82 36.8 25.0 3.9 8.3 12.2 3.0 1.4 3.3 2.3 3.2 8.7 16.8 .516 0.0 0.1 .333 7.6 10.0 .761
Detlef Schrempf 80 32.6 17.3 2.5 7.1 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.6 6.2 11.6 .536 0.3 0.9 .324 4.6 5.5 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 10 35.3 23.6 3.7 6.4 10.1 2.4 1.5 2.5 2.4 3.8 8.3 16.1 .516 0.0 0.0 - 7.0 10.5 .667
Detlef Schrempf 3 40.0 21.0 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.3 6.0 15.7 .383 0.7 1.3 .500 8.3 9.3 .893

Season 8
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1996-971992-93
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
David Robinson 6 24.5 17.7 3.2 5.3 8.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 8.7 .654
Detlef Schrempf 82 37.8 19.1 2.6 7.0 9.5 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.7 6.3 13.2 .476 0.1 0.6 .154 6.4 8.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 4 41.3 19.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 7.3 0.3 0.5 4.3 3.5 6.3 13.5 .463 0.0 0.5 .000 7.0 9.0 .778

Season 9
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1997-981993-94
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 73 33.7 21.6 3.3 7.3 10.6 2.7 0.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 7.5 14.6 .511 0.0 0.1 .250 6.6 9.0 .735
Detlef Schrempf 81 33.7 15.0 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.4 5.5 11.1 .493 0.3 0.8 .324 3.7 4.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 9 39.2 19.4 4.6 9.6 14.1 2.6 1.2 3.3 2.8 3.1 6.3 14.9 .425 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 10.7 .635
Detlef Schrempf 5 34.8 18.6 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 4.2 5.2 10.0 .520 0.4 1.2 .333 7.8 9.0 .867

Season 10
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1998-991994-95
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost West 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 %
David Robinson 49 31.7 15.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.1 1.4 2.4 2.2 2.9 5.5 10.8 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 7.4 .658
Detlef Schrempf 82 35.2 19.2 1.6 4.5 6.2 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.4 12.2 .523 1.1 2.2 .514 5.3 6.4 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 17 35.4 15.6 2.1 7.8 9.9 2.5 1.6 2.4 2.4 3.6 5.1 10.6 .483 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.4 .722
Detlef Schrempf 4 38.3 18.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.0 5.8 14.3 .404 2.5 4.5 .556 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 11
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 1999-001995-96
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 80 32.0 17.8 2.4 7.2 9.6 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.1 3.1 6.6 12.9 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 6.4 .726
Detlef Schrempf 63 34.9 17.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 2.8 5.7 11.7 .486 1.2 2.8 .408 4.6 5.9 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 38.8 23.5 4.3 9.5 13.8 2.5 1.8 3.0 2.0 3.8 7.8 20.8 .373 0.0 0.3 .000 8.0 10.5 .762
Detlef Schrempf 21 37.6 16.0 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.2 0.7 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.9 12.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .368 3.3 4.4 .750

Season 12
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 2000-011996-97
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 80 29.6 14.4 2.6 6.0 8.6 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.5 2.7 5.0 10.3 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.9 .747
Detlef Schrempf 61 35.9 16.8 1.4 5.0 6.5 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.8 11.9 .492 0.9 2.6 .354 4.1 5.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 13 31.4 16.6 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.7 1.3 2.4 2.2 3.2 5.8 12.2 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 7.3 .695
Detlef Schrempf 12 38.1 16.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.5 3.3 5.6 11.8 .472 1.3 2.4 .552 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 13
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 2001-021997-98
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 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 %
David Robinson 78 29.5 12.2 2.4 5.8 8.3 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.3 2.5 4.4 8.6 .507 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.1 .681
Detlef Schrempf 78 35.2 15.8 1.7 5.4 7.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.6 5.6 11.5 .487 0.8 1.9 .415 3.8 4.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 20.5 4.5 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.3 4.8 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.4 16.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.1 6.4 12.5 .512 0.2 1.4 .143 3.1 3.8 .816

Season 14
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season 2002-031998-99
Team San Antonio SpursSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 64 26.2 8.5 2.5 5.4 7.9 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.3 2.0 3.1 6.6 .469 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .710
Detlef Schrempf 50 35.3 15.0 1.5 5.9 7.4 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.1 3.0 5.2 11.0 .472 0.7 1.7 .395 4.0 4.9 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 23 23.5 7.8 2.0 4.7 6.6 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.0 2.7 2.8 5.1 .542 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .667
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 15
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season -1999-00
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 77 21.6 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 5.6 .432 0.3 0.7 .404 2.3 2.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.4 5.6 0.7 2.9 3.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.7 .393 0.1 0.4 .167 2.6 3.1 .830

Season 16
David Robinson Detlef Schrempf
Season -2000-01
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 26 15.3 4.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.7 .411 0.1 0.3 .375 0.9 1.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 3 10.7 4.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 .667 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.0 .667
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