Dereck Lively II vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 2 years in the NBA, 14 less than Chris Mullin, who played 16. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Chris Mullin 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Chris Mullin 16 8 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dereck Lively II Chris Mullin
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
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:+1.8+5.2+1.7+3.1+4.8+0.8+0.6+1.0-0.5-0.2+1.2+5.9+.284+0.1+0.5+2.7+2.3+.390
Chris Mullin 55 25.3 14.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 0.1 0.5 .185 3.4 3.8 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Chris Mullin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Dereck Lively II Chris Mullin
Season 2024-251986-87
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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+5.9+6.4+2.4+2.9+5.3+0.8+0.6+1.2-0.8-0.2+2.1+6.0+.188+0.2+0.8+2.0+2.0+.195
Chris Mullin 82 29.0 15.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.6 5.8 11.3 .514 0.2 0.8 .302 3.3 4.0 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------
Chris Mullin 10 26.2 11.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 3.1 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.4 .750 1.2 1.6 .750

Additional Years

* Chris Mullin played 14 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 1988 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Chris Mullin got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game