Donovan Clingan vs. Steve Kerr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kerr and Donovan Clingan, 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.

Donovan Clingan played 2 years in the NBA, 13 less than Steve Kerr, who played 15. Donovan Clingan had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Donovan Clingan 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
Steve Kerr 15 11 1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Donovan Clingan Steve Kerr
Season 2024-251988-89
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
Donovan Clingan 67 19.8 6.5 3.2 4.6 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.1 2.8 2.7 5.0 .539 0.2 0.7 .286 0.9 1.6 .596
difference:+41+13.8+4.4+3.1+4.1+7.2+0.2+0.2+1.6-0.9-2.3+1.9+3.2+.104+0.1+.185+0.7+1.3+.071
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 Donovan Clingan nor Steve Kerr played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Donovan Clingan Steve Kerr
Season 2025-261989-90
Team Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Clingan 28 26.5 10.7 4.5 6.1 10.6 1.8 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.6 4.1 7.8 .528 0.8 2.6 .319 1.6 2.5 .657
difference:+50+5.2+4.0+4.3+5.0+9.3+1.4+1.4-1.8+1.6+2.3+.084+0.1+0.8+.188+0.8+1.6+.206
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Clingan 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 -

Additional Years

* Steve Kerr played 13 seasons more than Donovan Clingan in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1991 to 2003—Steve Kerr played in 10 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.