Hal Greer vs. Craig Hodges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Craig Hodges and Hal Greer, 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.

Hal Greer played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Craig Hodges, who played 10. Hal Greer had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Craig Hodges had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Hal Greer 15 13 1958-59 to 1972-73
Craig Hodges 10 7 1982-83 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1958-591982-83
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 %
Hal Greer 68 23.9 11.1 - - 2.9 1.5 - - - 2.8 4.5 10.0 .454 - - - 2.0 2.6 .778
Craig Hodges 76 26.6 9.9 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.6 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.5 4.2 9.3 .452 0.3 1.2 .222 1.2 1.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 9 30.8 11.6 - - 5.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.3 10.3 .419 - - - 2.9 3.6 .813
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1959-601983-84
Team Syracuse NationalsSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 %
Hal Greer 70 28.3 13.2 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 3.0 5.5 11.6 .476 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Craig Hodges 76 20.7 7.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.2 3.4 7.5 .450 0.1 0.6 .217 0.9 1.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 3 28.0 15.7 - - 4.7 3.3 - - - 1.7 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1960-611984-85
Team Syracuse NationalsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsBucks 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 %
Hal Greer 79 35.0 19.6 - - 5.8 3.8 - - - 3.1 7.9 17.5 .451 - - - 3.9 5.0 .774
Craig Hodges 82 30.4 10.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.3 1.2 0.0 1.6 3.2 4.4 8.9 .490 0.6 1.6 .348 1.3 1.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 8 29.0 14.4 - - 4.1 2.4 - - - 4.0 5.1 13.3 .387 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825
Craig Hodges 8 27.0 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.6 3.3 1.5 0.1 2.3 3.6 3.5 9.6 .364 0.5 2.9 .174 0.5 0.6 .800

Season 4

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1961-621985-86
Team Syracuse NationalsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisBucks Lost East 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 %
Hal Greer 71 38.1 22.8 - - 7.4 4.4 - - - 3.5 9.1 20.3 .447 - - - 4.7 5.7 .819
Craig Hodges 66 26.3 10.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.5 1.1 0.0 1.3 2.4 4.3 8.6 .500 1.1 2.5 .451 1.1 1.3 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 1 5.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Craig Hodges 14 32.9 13.5 0.6 1.1 1.8 4.5 2.3 0.1 1.7 3.1 5.3 10.4 .510 1.0 2.2 .452 1.9 2.4 .794

Season 5

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1962-631986-87
Team Syracuse NationalsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisBucks 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 %
Hal Greer 80 32.9 19.5 - - 5.7 3.4 - - - 3.6 7.5 16.2 .464 - - - 4.5 5.4 .834
Craig Hodges 78 27.5 10.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.4 4.0 8.7 .462 1.1 2.9 .373 1.7 1.9 .891
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 42.8 23.4 - - 5.4 4.2 - - - 4.2 8.8 17.4 .506 - - - 5.8 7.0 .829
Craig Hodges 12 18.8 7.9 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.3 3.3 6.4 .519 0.4 1.4 .294 0.8 0.9 .909

Season 6

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1963-641987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Hal Greer 80 39.5 23.3 - - 6.1 4.7 - - - 3.6 8.9 20.1 .444 - - - 5.4 6.6 .829
Craig Hodges 66 21.9 9.5 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 1.8 3.7 7.9 .463 1.3 2.7 .491 0.9 1.1 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 42.2 21.4 - - 5.6 6.0 - - - 3.8 7.4 19.0 .389 - - - 6.6 7.8 .846
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1964-651988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsBulls Lost East 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 %
Hal Greer 70 37.1 20.2 - - 5.1 4.5 - - - 3.6 7.7 17.8 .433 - - - 4.8 5.9 .811
Craig Hodges 59 20.4 9.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.4 7.3 .472 1.3 3.1 .417 0.8 1.0 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 11 45.9 24.6 - - 7.4 5.0 - - - 4.1 9.2 20.2 .455 - - - 6.3 7.9 .793
Craig Hodges 17 32.6 11.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.6 1.3 0.2 1.4 3.2 4.3 10.4 .412 2.1 5.2 .398 0.6 0.8 .714

Season 8

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1965-661989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsBulls Lost East 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 %
Hal Greer 80 41.6 22.7 - - 5.9 4.8 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.8 .445 - - - 5.2 6.4 .804
Craig Hodges 63 16.7 6.5 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.3 5.3 .438 1.4 2.9 .481 0.5 0.5 .909
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 45.2 16.4 - - 7.2 4.2 - - - 4.2 6.4 18.2 .352 - - - 3.6 4.6 .783
Craig Hodges 16 15.9 4.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 1.8 4.6 .378 0.8 2.6 .293 0.2 0.3 .750

Season 9

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1966-671990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Hal Greer 80 38.6 22.1 - - 5.3 3.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 19.1 .459 - - - 4.6 5.8 .788
Craig Hodges 73 11.5 5.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.7 .424 0.6 1.6 .383 0.4 0.4 .963
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 15 45.9 27.7 - - 5.9 5.3 - - - 3.7 10.7 25.0 .429 - - - 6.3 7.9 .797
Craig Hodges 17 12.3 4.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.9 4.6 .423 0.6 1.6 .393 0.2 0.2 .750

Season 10

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1967-681991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Hal Greer 82 39.8 24.1 - - 5.4 4.5 - - - 3.5 9.5 19.8 .478 - - - 5.1 6.7 .769
Craig Hodges 56 9.9 4.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.7 4.3 .384 0.6 1.7 .375 0.3 0.3 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 13 42.5 25.8 - - 6.1 4.2 - - - 3.8 9.2 21.4 .432 - - - 7.3 8.5 .856
Craig Hodges 17 8.1 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.4 .390 0.5 1.2 .450 0.1 0.1 .500

Season 11

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1968-69-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Hal Greer 82 40.4 23.1 - - 5.3 5.0 - - - 3.6 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 5.3 6.6 .796
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 40.8 16.0 - - 6.0 4.6 - - - 4.6 5.2 16.2 .321 - - - 5.6 7.2 .778
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1969-70-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Hal Greer 80 37.8 22.0 - - 4.7 5.1 - - - 3.8 8.8 19.4 .455 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 35.6 15.4 - - 3.4 5.4 - - - 3.2 6.6 14.8 .446 - - - 2.2 2.6 .846
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1970-71-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Hal Greer 81 37.8 18.6 - - 4.5 4.6 - - - 3.6 7.3 16.9 .431 - - - 4.0 5.0 .805
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 7 37.9 17.9 - - 3.6 4.7 - - - 5.0 7.0 16.0 .438 - - - 3.9 5.1 .750
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1971-72-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Hal Greer 81 29.8 11.8 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 3.3 4.8 10.7 .449 - - - 2.2 2.9 .774
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Hal Greer Craig Hodges
Season 1972-73-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Hal Greer 38 22.3 5.6 - - 2.8 2.9 - - - 2.0 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 0.8 1.0 .821
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Craig Hodges ------- --- ----------