Dereck Lively II vs. Reggie Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Miller 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, 16 less than Reggie Miller, who played 18. Dereck Lively II had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Reggie Miller 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
Reggie Miller 18 15 1987-88 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dereck Lively II Reggie Miller
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
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:+27+1.1+1.2+1.3+3.2+4.6+0.5+0.1+1.2-0.3-0.7+0.3+2.2+.259+0.7+2.1+1.1+0.8+.295
Reggie Miller 82 22.4 10.0 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.7 7.6 .488 0.7 2.1 .355 1.8 2.3 .801
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
Reggie Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dereck Lively II Reggie Miller
Season 2024-251988-89
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+38+11.2+7.3+1.9+1.6+3.6+0.7+0.7+1.2-0.8-0.5+1.7+5.9+.223+1.3+3.3+2.6+2.6+.214
Reggie Miller 74 34.3 16.0 1.0 3.0 3.9 3.1 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.2 .479 1.3 3.3 .402 3.9 4.6 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dereck Lively II nor Reggie Miller played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Reggie Miller played 16 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 1990 to 2005—Reggie Miller played in 15 Playoffs.

In those 16 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Reggie Miller got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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