De'Aaron Fox vs. Kenyon Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenyon Martin and De'Aaron Fox, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

De'Aaron Fox played 8 years in the NBA, 7 less than Kenyon Martin, who played 15. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kenyon Martin had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
De'Aaron Fox 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2017-182000-01
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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%
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
difference:+5+5.6+0.4+1.5+3.1+4.6+2.5+0.1+1.4-0.4-1.9+0.6+0.5+.033+0.6+1.9+.216+0.1+0.1+.093
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Kenyon Martin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2018-192001-02
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost NBA Finals
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
difference:+8+2.9+2.4+1.0+0.6+1.5+4.7+0.4+1.1-0.4-1.1+0.1+0.4+.005+0.9+2.0+.147+1.2+1.4+.049
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691

Season 3
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2019-202002-03
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost NBA Finals
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
difference:+26+2.1+4.4+1.4+3.0+4.5+4.4+0.2+0.4-0.6-1.0+1.1+1.9+.010+1.0+3.0+.083+1.4+1.6+.052
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693

Season 4
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
difference:+7+0.5+8.5+1.4+4.5+6.0+4.7+0.8-0.4-0.6+2.3+5.3+.011+1.7+5.1+.042+2.1+2.7+.035
Kenyon Martin 65 34.6 16.7 2.0 7.4 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 3.5 6.8 13.8 .488 0.1 0.4 .280 3.1 4.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 11 37.1 19.1 2.3 8.7 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 13.8 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 4.4 5.8 .750

Season 5
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
difference:+11+2.8+7.7+1.7+1.7+3.4+3.2+0.2+0.7-0.7-0.4+2.4+5.5+.017+1.3+4.0+.297+1.6+1.5+.104
Kenyon Martin 70 32.5 15.5 2.1 5.2 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 2.1 3.3 6.3 13.0 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.4 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 5 32.8 12.4 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.4 5.4 11.6 .466 0.0 0.2 .000 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 6
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Clutch Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
difference:+17+5.8+12.1+1.2+1.0+2.1+4.7+0.3+0.6-1.2-0.7+4.0+7.5+.017+1.5+4.6+.097+2.5+3.0+.068
Kenyon Martin 56 27.6 12.9 1.7 4.6 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 1.3 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .227 2.2 3.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756
difference:+5+21.1+22.9+1.3+2.2+0.9+7.2+0.1+0.4-2.5-0.8+8.0+17.1+.116+3.0+9.0+3.9+4.9+.256
Kenyon Martin 2 17.5 4.5 3.0 1.5 4.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 6.5 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 7
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
difference:+72+4.4+17.1+2.1+3.3+5.4+5.1+2.0+0.4-0.1-2.4+5.7+12.9+.035+2.9+7.3+.369+2.7+0.3+.488
Kenyon Martin 2 31.5 9.5 3.0 7.0 10.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.0 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 6.0 .250
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Kenyon Martin played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
De'Aaron Fox Kenyon Martin
Season 2024-252007-08
Team Sacramento Kings, San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox 62 36.1 23.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.6 8.7 18.8 .463 1.9 6.1 .310 4.2 5.1 .827
difference:+9+5.7+11.1+0.6+1.1+1.7+5.0+0.3+0.8-1.5-0.7+3.4+9.0+.075+1.9+5.9+.128+2.5+2.1+.247
Kenyon Martin 71 30.4 12.4 1.5 5.0 6.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 3.3 5.3 9.8 .538 0.0 0.2 .182 1.7 3.0 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
Kenyon Martin 4 29.5 8.8 3.3 3.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.5 2.3 5.0 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .625

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 7 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2009 to 2015—Kenyon Martin played in 5 Playoffs.

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