Dick McGuire vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker and Dick McGuire, 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.

Dick McGuire played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Dick McGuire had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 achivements, 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
Dick McGuire 11 9 1949-50 to 1959-60
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1949-502011-12
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 68 - 8.6 - - - 5.7 - - - 2.4 2.8 8.3 .337 - - - 3.0 4.6 .652
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 5 - 12.6 - - - 5.4 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.4 .423 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1950-512012-13
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 64 - 8.4 - - 5.2 6.3 - - - 2.4 2.8 7.5 .371 - - - 2.8 4.3 .649
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 14 - 5.3 - - 5.9 5.6 - - - 3.6 1.8 5.7 .313 - - - 1.7 3.8 .453
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1951-522013-14
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 64 31.5 9.2 - - 5.2 6.1 - - - 2.8 3.2 7.4 .430 - - - 2.9 4.5 .631
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 14 39.0 10.4 - - 5.1 6.4 - - - 3.3 3.4 7.6 .449 - - - 3.5 6.1 .570
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 4

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1952-532014-15
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 61 29.2 7.2 - - 4.6 4.9 - - - 2.8 2.3 6.1 .381 - - - 2.5 4.4 .569
Kemba Walker 62 34.2 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 6.1 15.8 .385 1.4 4.5 .304 3.8 4.6 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 11 32.7 7.5 - - 5.7 6.4 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.4 .407 - - - 3.2 5.0 .636
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1953-542015-16
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 68 34.5 9.1 - - 4.6 5.2 - - - 2.9 3.0 7.3 .408 - - - 3.2 5.1 .638
Kemba Walker 81 35.6 20.9 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.4 7.0 16.4 .427 2.2 6.0 .371 4.6 5.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 4 17.0 2.8 - - 1.0 1.3 - - - 3.0 1.0 4.0 .250 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600
Kemba Walker 7 37.1 22.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.4 8.0 21.9 .366 2.0 6.1 .326 4.7 5.0 .943

Season 6

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1954-552016-17
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 71 32.5 9.1 - - 4.5 7.6 - - - 2.0 3.2 8.2 .389 - - - 2.7 4.3 .644
Kemba Walker 79 34.7 23.2 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.5 1.1 0.3 2.1 1.5 8.1 18.3 .444 3.0 7.6 .399 3.8 4.5 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 3 25.0 6.7 - - 3.0 4.0 - - - 2.3 2.0 6.3 .316 - - - 2.7 4.0 .667
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1955-562017-18
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 62 27.2 6.9 - - 3.5 5.8 - - - 2.4 2.5 7.1 .347 - - - 2.0 3.1 .627
Kemba Walker 80 34.2 22.1 0.4 2.7 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.2 7.4 17.0 .431 2.9 7.5 .384 4.5 5.3 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1956-572018-19
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 72 16.5 5.3 - - 2.0 3.1 - - - 1.4 1.9 5.1 .383 - - - 1.5 2.3 .644
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 25.6 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.9 1.2 0.4 2.6 1.6 8.9 20.5 .434 3.2 8.9 .356 4.6 5.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1957-582019-20
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 69 33.5 8.1 - - 4.2 6.6 - - - 2.6 2.9 7.9 .373 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
Kemba Walker 56 31.1 20.4 0.6 3.2 3.9 4.8 0.9 0.5 2.1 1.6 6.8 15.9 .425 3.2 8.4 .381 3.7 4.3 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 7 33.7 9.6 - - 4.7 5.7 - - - 1.9 3.6 8.6 .417 - - - 2.4 3.4 .708
Kemba Walker 17 36.9 19.6 0.4 3.7 4.1 5.1 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.5 6.6 15.1 .441 2.3 7.4 .310 4.1 4.8 .852

Season 10

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 71 29.1 9.2 - - 4.0 6.2 - - - 2.1 3.3 7.6 .427 - - - 2.7 3.6 .740
Kemba Walker 43 31.8 19.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 4.9 1.1 0.3 2.0 1.4 6.6 15.7 .420 3.0 8.2 .360 3.1 3.5 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 3 36.3 15.7 - - 5.7 6.3 - - - 3.3 6.7 10.7 .625 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
Kemba Walker 3 30.3 12.7 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 13.7 .317 1.0 5.7 .176 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 11

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 68 21.6 7.1 - - 3.9 5.3 - - - 1.6 2.6 5.9 .445 - - - 1.8 3.0 .617
Kemba Walker 37 25.6 11.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.0 4.0 10.0 .403 2.0 5.4 .367 1.6 1.9 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 2 21.0 5.5 - - 2.0 4.5 - - - 1.5 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 0.5 1.5 .333
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dick McGuire Kemba Walker
Season -2022-23
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker 9 16.0 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 2.7 6.3 .421 0.8 3.1 .250 1.9 2.3 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Kemba Walker ------- --- ----------