Ed Macauley vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson and Ed Macauley, 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.

Ed Macauley played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Nate Robinson, who played 11. Ed Macauley had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Nate Robinson had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Ed Macauley 10 8 1949-50 to 1958-59
Nate Robinson 11 3 2005-06 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1949-502005-06
Team St. Louis BombersNew York Knicks
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 %
Ed Macauley 67 - 16.1 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.3 5.2 13.2 .398 - - - 5.7 7.9 .718
Nate Robinson 72 21.4 9.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 .407 0.8 2.0 .397 2.1 2.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1950-512006-07
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Ed Macauley 68 - 20.4 - - 9.1 3.7 - - - 3.0 6.8 14.5 .466 - - - 6.9 9.0 .759
Nate Robinson 64 21.2 10.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 3.5 8.2 .434 1.3 3.3 .390 1.7 2.2 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 2 - 22.0 - - 9.0 4.0 - - - 2.0 8.5 18.0 .472 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1951-522007-08
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Ed Macauley 66 39.9 19.2 - - 8.0 3.5 - - - 2.6 5.8 13.5 .432 - - - 7.5 9.4 .799
Nate Robinson 72 26.2 12.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.6 10.9 .423 1.3 4.1 .332 2.1 2.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 3 43.0 23.3 - - 11.0 3.7 - - - 3.7 9.0 16.3 .551 - - - 5.3 6.3 .842
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1952-532008-09
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Ed Macauley 69 42.1 20.3 - - 9.1 4.1 - - - 2.7 6.5 14.4 .452 - - - 7.2 9.7 .750
Nate Robinson 74 29.9 17.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.8 6.1 13.9 .437 1.7 5.2 .325 3.4 4.0 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 6 46.3 16.8 - - 9.7 3.5 - - - 3.8 5.2 11.8 .437 - - - 6.5 9.0 .722
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1953-542009-10
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost NBA 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 %
Ed Macauley 71 39.3 18.9 - - 8.0 3.8 - - - 2.4 6.5 13.4 .486 - - - 5.9 7.8 .758
Nate Robinson 56 19.9 10.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.8 8.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .390 0.9 1.2 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 5 25.4 5.0 - - 4.2 4.2 - - - 2.8 1.6 4.4 .364 - - - 1.8 2.6 .692
Nate Robinson 17 7.5 4.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 .375 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 0.9 .800

Season 6

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1954-552010-11
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsThunder 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 %
Ed Macauley 71 38.1 17.6 - - 8.5 3.9 - - - 2.4 5.7 13.4 .424 - - - 6.2 7.9 .792
Nate Robinson 59 17.2 6.8 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.5 6.4 .399 1.1 3.4 .325 0.6 0.7 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 7 40.4 18.1 - - 7.4 4.6 - - - 3.0 6.1 13.3 .462 - - - 5.9 7.7 .759
Nate Robinson 3 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.7 2.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 7

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1955-562011-12
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Ed Macauley 71 33.2 17.5 - - 5.9 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.9 14.0 .422 - - - 5.6 7.1 .794
Nate Robinson 51 23.4 11.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 1.2 0.0 1.5 2.3 4.0 9.5 .424 1.3 3.5 .365 1.8 2.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 3 24.3 10.3 - - 5.0 1.7 - - - 2.0 4.0 10.0 .400 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1956-572012-13
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 72 35.9 16.5 - - 6.1 2.8 - - - 2.9 5.8 13.7 .419 - - - 5.0 6.7 .749
Nate Robinson 82 25.4 13.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 4.9 11.2 .433 1.7 4.2 .405 1.6 2.1 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 10 29.7 14.2 - - 6.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.4 10.9 .404 - - - 5.4 7.4 .730
Nate Robinson 12 33.7 16.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.2 5.9 13.6 .436 1.8 5.4 .338 2.6 3.4 .756

Season 9

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1957-582013-14
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
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 %
Ed Macauley 72 26.5 14.2 - - 6.6 2.0 - - - 2.2 5.2 12.2 .428 - - - 3.7 5.1 .724
Nate Robinson 44 19.7 10.4 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.7 8.7 .428 1.3 3.5 .377 1.6 1.9 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley 11 20.6 9.8 - - 5.6 1.6 - - - 2.1 3.3 8.1 .404 - - - 3.3 4.5 .720
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season 1958-592014-15
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers
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 %
Ed Macauley 14 14.0 4.6 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.4 1.6 5.4 .293 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
Nate Robinson 42 14.1 5.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.1 .345 0.7 2.7 .277 0.7 1.1 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Ed Macauley Nate Robinson
Season -2015-16
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 2 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Macauley ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------