Don Chaney vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Don Chaney, 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.

Don Chaney played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 7. Don Chaney had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Don Chaney 11 6 1968-69 to 1979-80
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1968-692017-18
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Don Chaney 20 10.5 4.0 - - 2.3 1.0 - - - 1.6 1.8 5.7 .319 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney 7 3.6 0.7 - - 0.6 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.1 0.9 .167 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1969-702018-19
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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 %
Don Chaney 63 13.3 5.0 - - 2.4 1.1 - - - 1.9 1.8 5.1 .359 - - - 1.3 1.7 .752
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1970-712019-20
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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 %
Don Chaney 81 28.3 11.5 - - 5.7 2.9 - - - 3.6 4.3 9.5 .454 - - - 2.9 3.9 .748
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1971-722020-21
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Don Chaney 79 28.8 11.9 - - 5.0 2.6 - - - 3.7 4.7 9.9 .475 - - - 2.5 3.2 .773
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney 11 24.6 8.8 - - 3.5 2.0 - - - 3.5 3.7 7.4 .506 - - - 1.4 1.8 .750
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Don Chaney 79 31.5 13.1 - - 5.7 2.8 - - - 3.5 5.2 10.9 .482 - - - 2.7 3.4 .787
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney 12 24.0 7.5 - - 3.3 2.1 - - - 3.4 3.3 6.8 .476 - - - 1.0 1.4 .706
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West 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 %
Don Chaney 81 27.9 10.4 2.6 2.1 4.7 2.2 1.0 0.8 - 3.0 4.3 9.3 .464 - - - 1.8 2.2 .828
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney 18 30.3 9.5 2.1 2.2 4.3 2.2 1.3 0.5 - 3.6 3.6 7.8 .461 - - - 2.3 2.8 .820
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Don Chaney 82 26.9 9.5 2.1 2.4 4.5 2.2 1.5 0.8 - 3.0 3.9 9.1 .428 - - - 1.6 2.0 .806
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney 11 26.7 10.8 2.2 1.3 3.5 1.9 1.9 0.5 - 4.2 4.4 9.5 .457 - - - 2.1 2.6 .793
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Note: Don Chaney didn't play in 1975-76.

Season 8

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1976-77-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Don Chaney 81 29.7 6.1 1.5 2.6 4.1 3.8 1.7 0.4 - 2.8 2.6 6.4 .408 - - - 0.9 1.2 .745
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney 11 37.5 8.0 2.2 2.5 4.7 4.4 1.9 0.3 - 2.9 3.3 8.7 .375 - - - 1.5 2.0 .727
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1977-78-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics-
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 %
Don Chaney 51 16.4 4.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.3 1.2 2.1 2.0 5.3 .387 - - - 0.7 0.9 .844
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1978-79-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Don Chaney 65 16.5 5.9 1.0 1.2 2.2 1.2 1.1 0.2 1.0 2.6 2.7 6.4 .420 - - - 0.6 0.6 .857
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Don Chaney De'Aaron Fox
Season 1979-80-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Don Chaney 60 8.7 2.8 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.1 3.2 .354 0.0 0.1 .167 0.5 0.7 .762
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Chaney ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------