Eric Bledsoe vs. Jack Nichols Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jack Nichols and Eric Bledsoe, 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.

Eric Bledsoe played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jack Nichols, who played 9. Eric Bledsoe had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jack Nichols had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Eric Bledsoe 12 5 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jack Nichols 9 7 1948-49 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2010-111948-49
Team Los Angeles ClippersWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 81 22.7 6.7 0.8 1.9 2.8 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.4 1.6 2.5 6.0 .424 0.4 1.4 .276 1.2 1.6 .744
Jack Nichols 34 - 11.7 - - - 1.6 - - - 3.5 4.5 11.5 .390 - - - 2.7 3.7 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 11 - 14.4 - - - 2.5 - - - 4.0 5.6 13.8 .408 - - - 3.1 4.6 .667

Season 2

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2011-121949-50
Team Los Angeles ClippersWashington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisBlackhawks Lost West Div 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 40 11.6 3.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 3.2 .389 0.2 0.8 .200 0.7 1.1 .636
Jack Nichols 67 - 13.1 - - - 2.1 - - - 2.7 4.6 12.7 .366 - - - 3.9 5.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 11 17.2 7.9 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.1 1.2 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.4 5.7 .587 0.3 0.6 .429 0.9 1.5 .625
Jack Nichols 3 - 19.7 - - - 3.7 - - - 3.7 6.0 20.0 .300 - - - 7.7 10.3 .742

Season 3

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2012-131950-51
Team Los Angeles ClippersTri-Cities Blackhawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 76 20.4 8.5 1.0 1.9 3.0 3.1 1.4 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.3 7.5 .445 0.4 1.0 .397 1.4 1.8 .791
Jack Nichols 6 - 11.7 - - 10.5 2.5 - - - 3.8 4.5 13.2 .342 - - - 2.7 3.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 6 16.2 6.5 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.0 .500 0.2 1.5 .111 1.3 2.0 .667
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Note: Jack Nichols didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 4

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2013-141952-53
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Hawks
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 %
Eric Bledsoe 43 32.9 17.7 0.6 4.1 4.7 5.5 1.6 0.3 3.3 2.3 6.2 12.9 .477 1.2 3.3 .357 4.3 5.5 .772
Jack Nichols 69 38.1 15.8 - - 7.7 2.8 - - - 3.4 6.2 17.0 .363 - - - 3.5 4.9 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2014-151953-54
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Hawks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 81 34.6 17.0 0.9 4.3 5.2 6.1 1.6 0.6 3.4 2.3 5.8 12.9 .447 1.1 3.4 .324 4.4 5.4 .800
Jack Nichols 75 21.4 5.9 - - 4.8 1.4 - - - 2.5 2.2 7.0 .309 - - - 1.5 2.0 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 6 35.2 16.7 - - 10.3 5.2 - - - 4.0 5.8 12.0 .486 - - - 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 6

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2015-161954-55
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 31 34.2 20.4 0.6 3.5 4.0 6.1 2.0 0.6 3.5 2.4 7.2 15.9 .453 1.5 4.2 .372 4.5 5.5 .802
Jack Nichols 64 29.8 9.9 - - 8.3 2.3 - - - 3.7 3.9 10.3 .380 - - - 2.2 2.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 7 33.0 10.4 - - 7.0 3.3 - - - 4.0 4.3 11.6 .370 - - - 1.9 2.3 .813

Season 7

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2016-171955-56
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 66 33.0 21.1 0.8 4.1 4.8 6.3 1.4 0.5 3.4 2.5 6.8 15.7 .434 1.6 4.7 .335 5.9 6.9 .847
Jack Nichols 60 32.7 14.3 - - 10.4 2.7 - - - 3.8 5.5 13.3 .413 - - - 3.3 4.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 3 33.3 13.7 - - 12.0 3.3 - - - 4.3 5.3 14.3 .372 - - - 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 8

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2017-181956-57
Team Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 74 31.4 17.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.0 2.0 0.6 2.9 2.5 6.3 13.4 .473 1.7 4.9 .347 3.4 4.3 .795
Jack Nichols 61 22.5 8.2 - - 6.1 1.4 - - - 3.0 3.2 8.8 .363 - - - 1.8 2.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 7 32.1 13.6 0.4 3.1 3.6 3.7 1.0 0.9 2.1 2.7 5.3 12.0 .440 1.0 3.1 .318 2.0 2.9 .700
Jack Nichols 10 11.7 3.5 - - 1.7 0.7 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.0 .400 - - - 0.3 0.5 .600

Season 9

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2018-191957-58
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 78 29.1 15.9 1.1 3.6 4.6 5.5 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.0 12.4 .484 1.6 4.8 .329 2.3 3.0 .750
Jack Nichols 69 17.7 5.8 - - 4.4 0.9 - - - 1.8 2.5 7.0 .351 - - - 0.9 1.2 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 15 28.2 13.7 1.3 2.4 3.7 4.3 1.1 0.4 2.1 1.9 5.1 12.3 .411 1.1 4.8 .236 2.4 3.4 .706
Jack Nichols 11 13.5 4.8 - - 4.1 0.7 - - - 1.9 2.1 6.0 .348 - - - 0.6 0.9 .700

Season 10

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2019-20-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Eric Bledsoe 61 27.0 14.9 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.4 0.9 0.4 2.4 2.1 5.5 11.5 .475 1.2 3.5 .344 2.8 3.5 .790
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe 9 29.7 11.7 0.6 4.0 4.6 5.9 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.2 4.2 10.9 .388 0.9 3.6 .250 2.3 2.9 .808
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2020-21-
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 %
Eric Bledsoe 71 29.7 12.2 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.8 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.6 4.3 10.3 .421 1.7 5.0 .341 1.9 2.7 .687
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Eric Bledsoe Jack Nichols
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Eric Bledsoe 54 25.2 9.9 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 2.1 1.6 3.6 8.7 .421 0.9 3.0 .313 1.6 2.2 .761
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Bledsoe ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------