Jeff Hornacek vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Jeff Hornacek, 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.

Jeff Hornacek played 14 years in the NBA, 12 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Jeff Hornacek had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Jeff Hornacek 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeff Hornacek Dereck Lively II
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Jeff Hornacek 80 19.5 5.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.9 1.6 2.0 4.4 .454 0.2 0.5 .279 1.2 1.5 .777
difference:+25+4.0+3.5+2.0+2.6+4.6+3.4+0.2+1.3-1.0-1.0+2.0+1.0+.293+0.2+0.5+0.5+.271
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jeff Hornacek DNP------ --- ----------
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Jeff Hornacek Dereck Lively II
Season 1987-882024-25
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jeff Hornacek 82 27.4 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.6 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.7 7.4 .506 0.2 0.7 .293 1.9 2.3 .822
difference:+46+4.3+0.8+2.0+2.3+4.3+4.2+0.7+1.5-0.8-1.0+2.1+.196+0.2+0.7+0.6+0.3+.192
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeff Hornacek nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Jeff Hornacek played 12 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1989 to 2000—Jeff Hornacek played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Jeff Hornacek got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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