De'Aaron Fox vs. Kevin Garnett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Garnett 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.

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 9 years in the NBA, 12 less than Kevin Garnett, who played 21. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Kevin Garnett had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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.

Rookie Season
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2017-18	1995-96
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+7	+0.9	+1.2	+1.7	+1.8	+3.5	+2.6	+0.1	+1.3	-1.0	-0.2		+1.7	+.079	+0.5	+1.7	+.021	+0.6	+0.8	+.018
Kevin Garnett	80	28.7	10.4	2.2	4.1	6.3	1.8	1.1	1.6	1.4	2.4	4.5	9.2	.491	0.1	0.4	.286	1.3	1.9	.705
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Kevin Garnett played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2018-19	1996-97
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+4	+7.5	+0.3	+2.0	+2.4	+4.2	+4.2	+0.2	+1.5	-0.5	-0.1	+0.9	+0.7	+.041	+1.0	+2.6	+.085	+1.0	+1.6	+.027
Kevin Garnett	77	38.9	17.0	2.5	5.6	8.0	3.1	1.4	2.1	2.3	2.6	7.1	14.3	.499	0.1	0.3	.286	2.7	3.5	.754
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	3	41.7	17.3	4.7	4.7	9.3	3.7	1.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	8.0	17.0	.471	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.0	1.0	1.000

Season 3
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2019-20	1997-98
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+31	+7.3	+2.6	+2.0	+3.7	+5.8	+2.6	+0.2	+1.3	-0.8	-0.1		+0.2	+.011	+1.1	+3.4	+.104	+1.7	+2.7	+.033
Kevin Garnett	82	39.3	18.5	2.7	6.9	9.6	4.2	1.7	1.8	2.3	2.7	7.7	15.8	.491	0.0	0.2	.188	3.0	4.0	.738
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	5	38.6	15.8	3.4	6.2	9.6	4.0	0.8	2.4	4.4	3.4	7.2	15.0	.480	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.8	.778

Season 4
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2020-21	1998-99
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+11	+2.8	+4.4	+2.9	+4.0	+6.9	+2.9	+0.2	+1.3	-0.1	-0.3	+0.3		+.017	+1.7	+5.2	+.036	+2.1	+2.8	+.015
Kevin Garnett	47	37.9	20.8	3.5	6.9	10.4	4.3	1.7	1.8	2.9	3.2	8.8	19.1	.460	0.1	0.3	.286	3.1	4.4	.704
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	4	42.5	21.8	4.0	8.0	12.0	3.8	1.8	2.0	3.3	2.5	8.8	19.8	.443	0.0	0.5	.000	4.3	5.8	.739

Season 5
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2021-22	1999-00
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves 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	TO	PF	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:	+22	+4.7	+0.3	+2.4	+5.5	+7.9	+0.6	+0.3	+1.2	-0.5	-0.4	+0.7	+0.3	+.024	+0.9	+3.2	+.073	+0.6	+0.9	+.015
Kevin Garnett	81	40.0	22.9	2.8	9.0	11.8	5.0	1.5	1.6	3.3	2.5	9.4	18.8	.497	0.4	1.0	.370	3.8	5.0	.765
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	4	42.5	18.8	3.3	7.5	10.8	8.8	1.3	0.8	2.8	3.0	7.5	19.5	.385	0.5	0.8	.667	3.3	4.0	.813

Season 6
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2022-23	2000-01
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Clutch Player of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves 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	TO	PF	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:	+8	+6.1	+3.0	+2.2	+5.1	+7.2	+1.1	+0.3	+1.5	-0.3	-0.1	+0.6		+.035	+1.4	+4.2	+.036	+0.3	+0.2	+.016
Kevin Garnett	81	39.5	22.0	2.7	8.7	11.4	5.0	1.4	1.8	2.8	2.5	8.7	18.2	.477	0.2	0.8	.288	4.4	5.8	.764
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+3	+2.7	+6.4	+0.8	+5.8	+6.6	+3.4	+1.1	+0.9	-2.5		+3.2	+9.1	+.042	+3.0	+8.2	+.333	+3.1	+3.1	+.077
Kevin Garnett	4	41.3	21.0	2.5	9.5	12.0	4.3	1.0	1.5	1.5	3.3	6.8	14.5	.466	0.0	0.8	.000	7.5	9.0	.833

Season 7
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2023-24	2001-02
Team	Sacramento Kings	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+7	+3.3	+5.4	+2.1	+5.4	+7.5	+0.4	+0.8	+1.2	-0.2	-0.3	+1.6	+3.6	+.005	+2.4	+6.4	+.050	+0.2	+0.2	+.063
Kevin Garnett	81	39.2	21.2	3.0	9.1	12.1	5.2	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.3	8.1	17.3	.470	0.5	1.4	.319	4.4	5.5	.801
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	3	43.3	24.0	5.3	13.3	18.7	5.0	1.7	1.7	4.0	3.7	8.0	18.7	.429	0.3	0.7	.500	7.7	10.7	.719

Season 8
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2024-25	2002-03
Team	Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves 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	TO	PF	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:	+20	+4.4	+0.5	+2.1	+6.6	+8.6	+0.3	+0.1	+1.2		-0.2	+0.4	+0.7	+.039	+1.7	+5.2	+.028	+0.4	+1.0	+.076
Kevin Garnett	82	40.5	23.0	3.0	10.5	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	2.8	2.4	9.1	18.1	.502	0.2	0.9	.282	4.6	6.1	.751
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	6	44.0	27.0	1.8	13.8	15.7	5.2	1.7	1.7	3.0	3.8	11.8	23.0	.514	0.5	1.5	.333	2.8	4.7	.607

Season 9
	De'Aaron Fox	Kevin Garnett
Season	2025-26	2003-04
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	17	32.9	23.9	0.8	2.8	3.6	6.2	1.4	0.3	3.2	2.4	8.4	17.1	.488	2.5	6.5	.391	4.6	5.5	.840
difference:	+65	+6.5	+0.3	+2.2	+8.1	+10.3	+1.2	+0.1	+1.9	-0.6	-0.1	+1.4	+2.5	+.011	+2.4	+6.0	+.135	+0.1	+0.2	+.049
Kevin Garnett	82	39.4	24.2	3.0	10.9	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	2.6	2.5	9.8	19.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.256	4.5	5.7	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
De'Aaron Fox	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	18	43.5	24.3	2.2	12.4	14.6	5.1	1.3	2.3	4.2	3.2	9.3	20.7	.452	0.3	0.9	.313	5.4	6.9	.776

Additional Years
* Kevin Garnett played 12 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 21, from 2005 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Garnett got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 3 Rebounds Leader 8 All-Star Game