Dell Curry vs. Mark Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Jackson and Dell Curry, 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.

Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 1 less than Mark Jackson, who played 17. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Mark Jackson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
	Dell Curry	Mark Jackson
Season	1986-87	1987-88
Team	Utah Jazz	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	67	9.5	4.9	0.4	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.3	2.1	4.9	.426	0.3	0.9	.283	0.4	0.6	.789
difference:	+15	+30.1	+8.7	+1.1	+2.7	+3.6	+9.7	+2.1		-2.4	-1.7	+3.2	+7.5	+.006	+0.1	+0.6	+.029	+2.1	+2.6	+.015
Mark Jackson	82	39.6	13.6	1.5	3.4	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	3.1	3.0	5.3	12.4	.432	0.4	1.5	.254	2.5	3.2	.774
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+2	+40.8	+14.3	+1.5	+3.3	+4.8	+9.8	+2.5		-3.5	-2.8	+5.5	+13.5	+.367	+1.3	+2.5	+.417	+2.0	+2.8
Mark Jackson	4	42.8	14.3	1.5	3.3	4.8	9.8	2.5	0.0	3.5	3.3	5.5	15.0	.367	1.3	3.0	.417	2.0	2.8	.727

Season 2
	Dell Curry	Mark Jackson
Season	1987-88	1988-89
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Dell Curry	79	19.0	10.0	0.5	1.6	2.1	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.4	1.6	4.3	9.4	.458	0.4	1.0	.346	1.0	1.3	.782
difference:	+7	+15.4	+6.9	+1.0	+1.7	+2.6	+6.7	+0.7	+0.2	-1.7	-0.7	+2.4	+4.8	+.009	+0.7	+2.3	+.008	+1.5	+2.3	+.084
Mark Jackson	72	34.4	16.9	1.5	3.3	4.7	8.6	1.9	0.1	3.1	2.3	6.7	14.2	.467	1.1	3.3	.338	2.5	3.6	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	2	8.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	.250	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+7	+28.8	+13.7	+0.3	+2.7	+2.9	+9.1	+1.1	+0.2	-3.1	-0.5	+5.2	+9.1	+.260	+1.2	+2.6	+.393	+2.1	+3.1
Mark Jackson	9	37.3	14.7	0.8	2.7	3.4	10.1	1.1	0.3	3.1	1.0	5.7	11.1	.510	1.2	3.1	.393	2.1	3.1	.679

Season 8
	Dell Curry	Mark Jackson
Season	1993-94	1994-95
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Dell Curry	82	26.5	16.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.0	6.5	14.3	.455	1.9	4.6	.402	1.4	1.6	.873
difference:		+2.8	+8.7		+0.5	+0.5	+4.8	+0.1	+0.1	-1.1	-0.2	+3.6	+7.4	+.033	+1.6	+3.5	+.092	+0.1	+0.3	+.095
Mark Jackson	82	29.3	7.6	0.9	2.8	3.7	7.5	1.3	0.2	2.6	1.8	2.9	6.9	.422	0.3	1.1	.310	1.5	1.9	.778
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	17	32.6	9.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	7.2	0.9	0.0	2.4	2.0	3.5	7.6	.454	0.9	2.4	.400	2.0	2.7	.739

Season 10
	Dell Curry	Mark Jackson
Season	1995-96	1996-97
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dell Curry	82	28.9	14.5	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.1	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.1	5.4	11.9	.453	2.0	5.0	.404	1.8	2.1	.854
difference:		+8.3	+4.6	+0.3	+1.3	+1.6	+9.3	+0.1	+0.2	-1.7	-0.1	+1.9	+3.6	+.027	+1.2	+2.8	+.033	+0.2	+0.5	+.065
Mark Jackson	82	37.2	9.9	1.1	3.7	4.8	11.4	1.2	0.1	3.3	2.0	3.5	8.3	.426	0.8	2.2	.371	2.0	2.6	.789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dell Curry nor Mark Jackson played in the postseason in their season 10