Dyson Daniels vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving and Dyson Daniels, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Dyson Daniels played 3 years in the NBA, 11 less than Kyrie Irving, who played 14. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kyrie Irving 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 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
Dyson Daniels 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Kyrie Irving 14 7 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dyson Daniels Kyrie Irving
Season 2022-232011-12
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
difference:+8+12.8+14.7+0.3+0.3+0.5+3.1+0.4+0.2-2.1-0.5+5.4+11.1+.051+0.9+2.1+.085+3.0+3.1+.222
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Kyrie Irving played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Dyson Daniels Kyrie Irving
Season 2023-242012-13
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
difference:+2+12.4+16.7+0.4+0.2+0.2+3.2+0.1-2.2-0.8+5.9+13.0+.005+1.1+2.5+.080+3.6+4.0+.213
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Kyrie Irving DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Dyson Daniels Kyrie Irving
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement Steals Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels 76 33.8 14.1 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.4 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 6.0 12.1 .493 1.1 3.1 .340 1.1 1.8 .593
difference:+5+1.4+6.7+0.9+1.4+2.3+1.7+1.5+0.4-0.7+1.5+5.3+.063+0.6+1.7+.018+3.0+3.0+.268
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Kyrie Irving played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Kyrie Irving played 11 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2015 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Dyson Daniels, Kyrie Irving got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game