Dereck Lively II vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley and Dereck Lively II, 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.
Dereck Lively II played 3 years in the NBA, 16 less than Charles Oakley, who played 19. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Charles Oakley 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 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
55 |
23.5 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.747 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.506 |
| difference: | +22 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +.228 | | | | +1.6 | +2.0 | +.156 |
| Charles Oakley |
77 |
23.0 |
9.6 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.5 |
.662 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
21 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.674 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.590 |
| difference: | +18 | +7.3 | +2.1 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -2.0 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +.150 | | | | +1.0 | +1.4 | +.025 |
| Charles Oakley |
3 |
29.3 |
10.0 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
4.3 |
.615 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
36 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.702 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.630 |
| difference: | +46 | +13.2 | +5.8 | +0.7 | +4.9 | +5.6 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -2.5 | -1.0 | +2.0 | +7.5 | +.257 | +0.1 | +0.4 | | +1.7 | +2.4 | +.056 |
| Charles Oakley |
82 |
36.3 |
14.5 |
3.6 |
9.5 |
13.1 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
12.8 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.367 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.686 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charles Oakley |
3 |
43.0 |
20.0 |
5.7 |
9.7 |
15.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
16.7 |
.380 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.833 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
7 |
16.4 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
.611 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
| difference: | +75 | +17.9 | +8.1 | +2.0 | +5.7 | +7.7 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.3 | -1.5 | -0.3 | +3.0 | +6.9 | +.128 | | +0.1 | | +2.1 | +3.0 | +.073 |
| Charles Oakley |
82 |
34.3 |
12.4 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.483 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.727 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dereck Lively II |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charles Oakley |
10 |
37.3 |
10.1 |
3.9 |
8.9 |
12.8 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.875 |
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Additional Years |
* Charles Oakley played 16 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 19, from 1989 to 2004—Charles Oakley played in 12 Playoffs. In those 16 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Charles Oakley got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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