Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Tyson Chandler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyson Chandler and Giannis Antetokounmpo, 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 12 years in the NBA, 7 less than Tyson Chandler, who played 19. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Tyson Chandler had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 9 2013-14 to 2024-25
Tyson Chandler 19 10 2001-02 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2013-142001-02
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 77 24.6 6.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.2 2.2 5.4 .414 0.5 1.5 .347 1.8 2.6 .683
difference:+6+5.0+0.7+0.6+0.2+0.4+1.1+0.4+0.5-0.2-0.3+0.1+1.1+.083+0.5+1.5+0.1+0.5+.079
Tyson Chandler 71 19.6 6.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.1 4.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .604
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Tyson Chandler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2014-152002-03
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 81 31.4 12.7 1.2 5.5 6.7 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.1 3.1 4.7 9.6 .491 0.1 0.5 .159 3.2 4.3 .741
difference:+6+7.0+3.5+1.1+0.9+0.2+1.6+0.4+0.4-0.3-0.2+1.3+3.1+.040+0.1+0.5+0.8+0.4+.133
Tyson Chandler 75 24.4 9.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.4 6.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.9 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 33.5 11.5 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.7 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.0 4.3 11.8 .366 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.8 .739
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2015-162003-04
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.3 16.9 1.4 6.2 7.7 4.3 1.2 1.4 2.6 3.2 6.4 12.7 .506 0.4 1.4 .257 3.7 5.1 .724
difference:+45+13.0+10.8+0.9+0.8+3.6+0.7+0.2-1.5-0.7+4.5+8.2+.082+0.4+1.4+1.4+1.7+.055
Tyson Chandler 35 22.3 6.1 2.3 5.4 7.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 .424 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .669
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Tyson Chandler played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2016-172004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.6 22.9 1.8 7.0 8.8 5.4 1.6 1.9 2.9 3.1 8.2 15.7 .521 0.6 2.3 .272 5.9 7.7 .770
difference:+8.2+14.9+1.5+0.6+0.9+4.6+0.7+0.1-1.4-0.3+5.6+10.5+.027+0.6+2.3+3.1+3.5+.097
Tyson Chandler 80 27.4 8.0 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.5 3.4 2.6 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.2 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 40.5 24.8 1.7 7.8 9.5 4.0 2.2 1.7 3.3 3.5 10.0 18.7 .536 0.7 1.7 .400 4.2 7.7 .543
difference:+11.5+13.1+3.1+3.0+0.2+2.7+2.0+0.5-2.0-1.0+6.8+12.0+.061+0.7+1.7+1.1+.153
Tyson Chandler 6 29.0 11.7 4.8 4.8 9.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.3 4.5 3.2 6.7 .475 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.7 .696

Season 5

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2017-182005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 75 36.7 26.9 2.1 8.0 10.0 4.8 1.5 1.4 3.0 3.1 9.9 18.7 .529 0.6 1.9 .307 6.5 8.5 .760
difference:+4+9.9+21.6+1.3+2.3+1.0+3.8+1.0+0.1-1.4-0.7+7.9+15.1+.036+0.6+1.9+5.3+6.1+.257
Tyson Chandler 79 26.8 5.3 3.4 5.7 9.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 3.8 2.0 3.6 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .503
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 40.0 25.7 1.1 8.4 9.6 6.3 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 9.9 17.3 .570 0.6 2.0 .286 5.4 7.9 .691
difference:+1+22.7+23.9+0.2+5.2+5.1+5.8+1.1+0.6-1.4-0.8+9.2+16.3+.097+0.6+2.0+4.9+6.2+.391
Tyson Chandler 6 17.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.7 .300

Season 6

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2018-192006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 72 32.8 27.7 2.2 10.3 12.5 5.9 1.3 1.5 3.7 3.2 10.0 17.3 .578 0.7 2.8 .256 6.9 9.5 .729
difference:+1+1.8+18.2+2.2+2.3+0.1+5.0+0.8+0.3-2.0-0.1+6.0+10.9+.046+0.7+2.8+5.4+6.7+.202
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 4.4 8.0 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 4.0 6.4 .624 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .527
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 15 34.3 25.5 2.4 9.8 12.2 4.9 1.2 2.0 3.3 3.2 8.6 17.4 .494 1.2 3.7 .327 7.1 11.2 .637
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2019-202007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisHornets Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 63 30.4 29.5 2.2 11.4 13.6 5.6 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.1 10.9 19.7 .553 1.4 4.7 .304 6.3 10.0 .633
difference:+16+4.8+17.7+1.9+3.7+1.9+4.6+0.4+0.1-2.0+6.1+12.0+.070+1.4+4.7+4.1+6.3+.040
Tyson Chandler 79 35.2 11.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.1 4.8 7.7 .623 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.7 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 30.8 26.7 3.0 10.8 13.8 5.7 0.7 0.9 3.3 3.4 10.0 17.9 .559 1.4 4.4 .325 5.2 9.0 .580
difference:+3+3.5+18.7+0.8+4.3+3.5+5.3+0.3+0.8-2.5-0.2+6.4+12.2+.073+1.4+4.4+4.4+7.7+.045
Tyson Chandler 12 34.3 8.0 3.8 6.5 10.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.8 3.6 3.6 5.7 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .625

Season 8

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 61 33.0 28.1 1.6 9.4 11.0 5.9 1.2 1.2 3.4 2.8 10.3 18.0 .569 1.1 3.6 .303 6.5 9.5 .685
difference:+16+0.9+19.3+2.0+4.3+2.3+5.4+0.9-1.8-0.4+6.7+11.7+.004+1.1+3.6+4.8+6.5+.106
Tyson Chandler 45 32.1 8.8 3.6 5.1 8.7 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.6 6.3 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 21 38.1 30.2 2.8 10.0 12.8 5.1 1.0 1.2 3.0 2.9 11.9 20.9 .569 0.6 3.3 .186 5.8 9.8 .587
difference:+17+14.6+26.4+0.8+6.7+7.5+4.6+0.5+0.9-1.0-1.4+10.4+17.9+.069+0.6+3.3+5.0+8.3+.087
Tyson Chandler 4 23.5 3.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 4.3 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500

Season 9

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Milwaukee BucksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 67 32.9 29.9 2.0 9.6 11.6 5.8 1.1 1.4 3.3 3.2 10.3 18.6 .553 1.1 3.6 .293 8.3 11.4 .722
difference:+16+10.1+23.4+0.2+5.6+5.3+5.5+0.8+0.3-1.5-0.5+8.2+14.9+.021+1.1+3.6+6.0+8.3+.010
Tyson Chandler 51 22.8 6.5 2.2 4.0 6.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.7 2.1 3.7 .574 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 37.3 31.7 2.2 12.0 14.2 6.8 0.7 1.3 4.5 3.6 11.7 23.8 .491 0.8 3.4 .220 7.6 11.2 .679
difference:+8+22.3+28.2+1.4+10.2+11.7+6.3+0.2+0.5-3.5-0.4+10.2+21.0+.054+0.8+3.4+7.1+10.4+.012
Tyson Chandler 4 15.0 3.5 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 10

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 63 32.1 31.1 2.2 9.6 11.8 5.7 0.8 0.8 3.9 3.1 11.2 20.3 .553 0.7 2.7 .275 7.9 12.3 .645
difference:+11+4.3+21.0+0.6+3.0+2.4+5.3+0.3+0.3-2.7-0.1+7.6+14.8+.101+0.7+2.7+5.0+8.3+.087
Tyson Chandler 74 27.8 10.1 2.8 6.6 9.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 3.6 5.5 .654 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 3 30.3 23.3 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.3 0.3 0.7 4.7 3.0 9.3 17.7 .528 0.0 1.0 .000 4.7 10.3 .452
difference:+18+2.1+15.3+1.1+2.9+1.8+4.9+0.3+0.2-4.0-0.7+6.6+13.0+.054+1.0+2.2+6.6+.227
Tyson Chandler 21 32.4 8.0 3.8 5.4 9.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 .582 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.7 .679

Season 11

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 73 35.2 30.4 2.7 8.8 11.5 6.5 1.2 1.1 3.4 2.9 11.5 18.8 .611 0.5 1.7 .274 7.0 10.7 .657
difference:+11+2.0+19.1+0.7+2.3+1.6+5.6+0.3+0.3-1.8-0.1+7.6+13.1+.068+0.5+1.7+3.5+5.6+.032
Tyson Chandler 62 33.2 11.3 3.4 6.5 9.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.9 5.7 .679 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo DNP------ --- ----------
Tyson Chandler 5 33.4 6.2 3.6 5.4 9.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.6 2.2 5.0 .440 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .600

Season 12

Giannis Antetokounmpo Tyson Chandler
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Cup MVP-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 67 34.2 30.4 2.2 9.7 11.9 6.5 0.9 1.2 3.1 2.3 11.8 19.7 .601 0.2 0.9 .222 6.5 10.6 .617
difference:+1+1.4+20.0+1.9+3.1+1.2+5.6+0.3+0.1-1.8-0.5+7.9+13.6+.037+0.2+0.9+3.8+6.7+.077
Tyson Chandler 66 32.8 10.4 4.1 6.6 10.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.8 3.9 6.1 .638 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 37.6 33.0 3.8 11.6 15.4 6.6 1.0 1.0 4.6 2.4 12.0 19.8 .606 0.2 1.0 .200 8.8 12.6 .698
difference:+7+8.4+27.3+0.5+7.6+8.1+6.3+0.3+0.2-3.7-1.6+9.7+15.5+.068+0.2+1.0+7.8+11.3+.052
Tyson Chandler 12 29.2 5.7 3.3 4.0 7.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.9 4.0 2.3 4.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750

Additional Years

* Tyson Chandler played 7 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2014 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in two Playoffs.