Hal Greer vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht 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, 13 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. Hal Greer had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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
Hal Greer 15 13 1958-59 to 1972-73
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Hal Greer Dalton Knecht
Season 1958-592024-25
Team Syracuse NationalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Hal Greer 68 23.9 11.1 - - 2.9 1.5 - - - 2.8 4.5 10.0 .454 - - - 2.0 2.6 .778
difference:+10+4.7+2.0+0.1+0.7-1.6+1.2+2.9+.007+1.2+1.5+.016
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+28.8+9.1+3.7+2.2-3.9+3.3+7.8+.019+2.9+3.6
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Hal Greer Dalton Knecht
Season 1959-602025-26
Team Syracuse NationalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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%
Hal Greer 70 28.3 13.2 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 3.0 5.5 11.6 .476 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
difference:+57+9.4+5.6+1.9+2.1-1.5+2.5+5.1+.012+1.6+2.0+.116
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dalton Knecht DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Hal Greer played 13 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1961 to 1973—Hal Greer played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 13 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Hal Greer got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 7 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 10 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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