Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr and Derrick Jones Jr., 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.

Derrick Jones Jr. played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Steve Kerr, who played 15. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Steve Kerr had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Derrick Jones Jr.	10	5	2016-17 to 2025-26
Steve Kerr	15	11	1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2016-17	1988-89
Team	Phoenix Suns	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	32	17.0	5.3	1.2	1.3	2.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	2.0	2.1	3.8	.562	0.1	0.3	.273	0.9	1.3	.707
difference:	+6	+11.0	+3.2	+1.1	+0.8	+1.8	+0.5	+0.1	+0.4	-0.2	-1.5	+1.3	+2.0	+.127	+0.2	+0.4	+.198	+0.7	+1.0	+.040
Steve Kerr	26	6.0	2.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.8	.435	0.3	0.7	.471	0.2	0.3	.667

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2017-18	1989-90
Team	Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Cavaliers Lost East 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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	20	12.3	3.1	1.1	0.9	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.4	1.2	1.1	2.7	.396	0.2	0.9	.167	0.8	1.2	.667
difference:	+58	+9.0	+3.6	+0.9	+0.2	+0.6	+2.7	+0.4	+0.6	-0.5	-0.4	+1.4	+2.8	+.048	+0.7	+0.9	+.340		+0.3	+.196
Steve Kerr	78	21.3	6.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	3.2	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	2.5	5.5	.444	0.9	1.8	.507	0.8	0.9	.863

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Kerr	5	14.6	1.6	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.8	2.8	.286	0.0	0.6	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2018-19	1990-91
Team	Miami Heat	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	60	19.2	7.0	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.1	2.7	5.4	.494	0.5	1.5	.308	1.2	2.0	.607
difference:	+3	+3.3	+2.2	+1.5	+1.8	+3.4	+1.7	+0.3	+0.6		-1.2	+1.0	+1.5	+.050		+0.4	+.144	+0.4	+1.1	+.242
Steve Kerr	57	15.9	4.8	0.1	0.6	0.6	2.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.7	3.9	.444	0.5	1.1	.452	0.8	0.9	.849

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2019-20	1991-92
Team	Miami Heat	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	59	23.3	8.5	1.1	2.8	3.9	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.5	2.2	3.1	5.9	.527	0.6	2.2	.280	1.6	2.1	.772
difference:	+11	+5.7	+1.9	+0.8	+1.5	+2.3	+1.2	+0.4	+0.4	-0.1	-1.6	+0.6	+1.0	+.016	+0.1	+0.7	+.152	+0.7	+1.0	+.061
Steve Kerr	48	17.6	6.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.6	2.5	4.9	.511	0.7	1.5	.432	0.9	1.1	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	15	6.4	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	0.5	1.1	.471	0.3	0.6	.444	0.1	0.3	.400
difference:	+3	+6.0	+2.2	+0.3		+0.3	+0.3		+0.3	-0.2	-0.2	+1.0	+2.3	+.032		+0.3	+.171	+0.3	+0.1	+.600
Steve Kerr	12	12.4	3.7	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.4	.439	0.3	0.9	.273	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 5
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2020-21	1992-93
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	58	22.7	6.8	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.6	2.2	2.5	5.2	.484	0.7	2.3	.316	1.0	1.6	.648
difference:	+6	+13.4	+4.2	+1.2	+1.4	+2.6	+0.5	+0.4	+0.9	-0.1	-1.5	+1.5	+2.9	+.050	+0.6	+1.8	+.085	+0.6	+1.1	+.269
Steve Kerr	52	9.3	2.6	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.0	2.3	.434	0.1	0.5	.231	0.4	0.5	.917

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	2	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Steve Kerr	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2021-22	1993-94
Team	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	51	17.6	5.6	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	2.1	2.1	3.8	.538	0.4	1.2	.328	1.1	1.4	.800
difference:	+31	+7.2	+3.0	+0.9	+0.8	+1.7	+2.0	+0.4	+0.6	-0.1	-0.9	+1.4	+3.2	+.041	+0.2	+0.3	+.091	+0.1	+0.2	+.056
Steve Kerr	82	24.8	8.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.6	0.9	0.0	0.7	1.2	3.5	7.0	.497	0.6	1.5	.419	1.0	1.2	.856

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	5	11.8	3.8	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.6	1.4	3.4	.412	0.6	2.2	.273	0.4	0.6	.667
difference:	+5	+6.8	+0.3	+0.4	+0.4		+0.6	+0.5		-0.5	-0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+.051		+0.6	+.102	+0.1	+0.3	+.333
Steve Kerr	10	18.6	3.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.3	1.3	3.6	.361	0.6	1.6	.375	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 7
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2022-23	1994-95
Team	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	64	14.0	5.0	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.4	1.3	1.8	3.6	.500	0.4	1.3	.338	1.0	1.3	.738
difference:	+18	+8.4	+3.2	+0.7	+0.3	+0.9	+1.3		+0.6	-0.2	-0.1	+1.4	+2.4	+.027	+0.7	+0.8	+.186	+0.2	+0.3	+.040
Steve Kerr	82	22.4	8.2	0.2	1.2	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.6	1.4	3.2	6.0	.527	1.1	2.1	.524	0.8	1.0	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Kerr	10	19.3	5.1	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	4.0	.475	0.8	1.9	.421	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 8
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2023-24	1995-96
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	76	23.5	8.6	1.1	2.2	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.6	3.1	6.5	.483	1.1	3.1	.343	1.3	1.8	.713
difference:	+6	+0.1	+0.2	+0.8	+1.2	+2.0	+1.3	+0.1	+0.7	-0.4	-0.3	+0.1	+0.6	+.023	+0.4	+0.2	+.172	+0.3	+0.8	+.216
Steve Kerr	82	23.4	8.4	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.9	.506	1.5	2.9	.515	1.0	1.0	.929

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	22	29.4	9.1	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.2	0.5	1.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	7.3	.481	1.1	3.0	.369	1.0	1.4	.733
difference:	+4	+9.6	+2.3	+1.3	+1.2	+2.5	+0.5	+0.3	+1.0	-0.1	-1.3	+1.3	+2.5	+.033	+0.2	+0.1	+.048	+0.5	+0.3	+.138
Steve Kerr	18	19.8	6.8	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.2	2.2	4.8	.448	0.9	2.9	.321	1.5	1.7	.871


Season 9
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2024-25	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	77	24.3	10.1	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.0	4.0	7.6	.526	1.0	2.8	.356	1.1	1.5	.703
difference:	+5	+1.6	+2.0	+0.8	+1.0	+1.8	+1.3	+0.2	+0.4	-0.4	-0.8	+1.0	+1.9	+.007	+0.3	+0.1	+.108	+0.4	+0.7	+.103
Steve Kerr	82	22.7	8.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.0	0.5	1.2	3.0	5.7	.533	1.3	2.9	.464	0.7	0.8	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	7	18.4	7.3	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.4	0.4	3.0	6.9	.438	0.9	2.9	.300	0.4	1.1	.375
difference:	+12	+0.5	+2.3	+0.5	+0.4	+1.0	+0.8	+0.3	+1.2		-0.9	+1.3	+2.8	+.009	+0.1	+0.7	+.081	+0.3	+0.4	+.554
Steve Kerr	19	17.9	5.0	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.4	1.3	1.7	4.1	.429	0.8	2.2	.381	0.7	0.7	.929


Season 10
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Steve Kerr
Season	2025-26	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	NBA Champion

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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		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	14	24.5	9.9	0.9	1.6	2.4	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.8	2.1	3.6	6.9	.521	1.1	3.4	.340	1.6	2.1	.793
difference:	+36	+2.1	+2.4	+0.6	+0.3	+0.9	+0.9	+0.3	+1.0	-0.3	-0.7	+0.9	+0.9	+.067		+0.8	+.098	+0.7	+1.1	+.125
Steve Kerr	50	22.4	7.5	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.4	2.7	6.0	.454	1.1	2.6	.438	0.9	1.0	.918

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Kerr	21	19.8	4.9	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.6	3.6	.434	0.9	2.0	.463	0.9	1.0	.818

Additional Years

* Steve Kerr played 5 seasons more than Derrick Jones Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 15, from 1999 to 2003—Steve Kerr played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr and Derrick Jones Jr., from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years