Eric Bledsoe vs. John Salmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Salmons 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 / 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.

Eric Bledsoe played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than John Salmons, who played 13. Eric Bledsoe had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while John Salmons had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
John Salmons	13	5	2002-03 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2010-11	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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	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
John Salmons	64	7.9	2.1	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.8	0.8	1.8	.414	0.2	0.5	.323	0.4	0.5	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	6	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.3	.000


Season 2
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2011-12	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	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	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
John Salmons	77	20.8	5.8	0.5	2.1	2.5	1.7	0.8	0.2	1.0	1.6	2.1	5.4	.387	0.6	1.9	.340	0.9	1.2	.772

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
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2012-13	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East 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		%
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
John Salmons	58	17.1	4.1	0.2	1.9	2.1	2.0	0.7	0.2	0.9	1.6	1.5	3.6	.405	0.5	1.6	.341	0.6	0.8	.729

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
John Salmons	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 4
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2013-14	2005-06
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
John Salmons	82	25.1	7.5	0.6	2.1	2.7	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.2	2.7	6.4	.420	0.3	1.1	.299	1.9	2.4	.775

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2014-15	2006-07
Team	Phoenix Suns	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
John Salmons	79	27.0	8.5	0.6	2.7	3.3	3.2	0.9	0.3	1.5	2.2	3.0	6.5	.456	0.5	1.4	.357	2.0	2.6	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2015-16	2007-08
Team	Phoenix Suns	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
John Salmons	81	31.1	12.5	0.9	3.4	4.3	2.6	1.1	0.4	2.1	2.1	4.7	9.9	.477	0.5	1.5	.325	2.6	3.2	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2016-17	2008-09
Team	Phoenix Suns	Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East 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		%
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
John Salmons	79	37.5	18.3	0.7	3.5	4.2	3.2	1.1	0.3	2.1	2.3	6.5	13.8	.472	1.6	3.8	.417	3.6	4.4	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	7	44.7	18.1	0.9	3.6	4.4	2.3	1.3	1.0	1.7	2.9	6.1	15.3	.402	1.7	5.4	.316	4.1	4.9	.853


Season 8
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2017-18	2009-10
Team	Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East 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		%
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
John Salmons	81	34.9	15.4	0.4	2.9	3.3	2.8	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.0	5.4	12.2	.441	1.5	3.8	.382	3.1	3.8	.830

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
John Salmons	7	40.7	17.0	1.0	2.7	3.7	4.0	1.4	0.6	1.7	2.7	6.3	15.6	.404	0.6	3.3	.174	3.9	4.0	.964


Season 9
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2018-19	2010-11
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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	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
John Salmons	73	35.0	14.0	0.4	3.3	3.6	3.5	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.2	5.1	12.3	.415	1.1	3.0	.379	2.7	3.3	.813

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
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2019-20	2011-12
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
John Salmons	46	27.2	7.5	0.4	2.5	2.9	2.0	0.8	0.2	1.0	1.7	3.1	7.5	.409	0.7	2.4	.295	0.6	1.0	.644

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
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2020-21	2012-13
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
John Salmons	76	30.0	8.8	0.4	2.3	2.7	3.0	0.7	0.3	1.1	1.9	3.2	8.1	.399	1.3	3.5	.371	1.1	1.4	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	2021-22	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East 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		%
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
John Salmons	78	22.1	5.2	0.3	1.8	2.1	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.7	1.6	1.9	5.3	.363	0.8	2.1	.387	0.5	0.7	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	6	12.8	2.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.2	1.5	0.8	2.8	.294	0.3	2.0	.167	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 13
	Eric Bledsoe	John Salmons
Season	-	2014-15
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	21	12.9	2.0	0.2	0.8	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.2	0.8	2.3	.333	0.4	1.2	.308	0.1	0.2	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Eric Bledsoe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Salmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Eric Bledsoe vs. John Salmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Salmons 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13