Jeff Hornacek vs. Don Kojis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Kojis 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, 2 more than Don Kojis, who played 12. Jeff Hornacek had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Don Kojis had his rookie season in 1963-64. 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
Jeff Hornacek 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00
Don Kojis 12 3 1963-64 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1986-871963-64
Team Phoenix SunsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Don Kojis 78 14.7 6.3 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 1.6 2.6 6.2 .419 - - - 1.1 1.9 .562
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek ------- --- ----------
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1987-881964-65
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Don Kojis 65 12.9 6.5 - - 3.7 1.0 - - - 1.8 2.8 6.4 .433 - - - 1.0 1.5 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek ------- --- ----------
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1988-891965-66
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 78 31.9 13.5 1.0 2.4 3.4 6.0 1.7 0.1 1.4 2.4 5.6 11.4 .495 0.3 1.0 .333 1.9 2.3 .826
Don Kojis 60 13.1 7.3 - - 4.3 0.7 - - - 1.6 3.0 7.3 .415 - - - 1.3 2.4 .539
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 12 31.2 14.1 2.1 3.7 5.8 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.8 6.2 12.4 .497 0.0 0.6 .000 1.8 2.1 .840
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1989-901966-67
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost West 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 67 34.0 17.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.0 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 7.2 13.4 .536 0.6 1.5 .408 2.6 3.0 .856
Don Kojis 78 21.2 10.2 - - 6.1 0.9 - - - 2.6 4.2 9.9 .426 - - - 1.7 2.8 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 16 36.4 18.6 0.8 3.1 3.9 4.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 2.7 7.0 13.7 .511 0.4 1.5 .250 4.3 4.6 .932
Don Kojis 3 34.7 17.0 - - 10.0 1.3 - - - 3.3 7.7 16.0 .479 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625

Season 5
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1990-911967-68
Team Phoenix SunsSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 80 34.2 16.9 0.9 3.1 4.0 5.1 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.3 6.8 13.1 .518 0.8 1.8 .418 2.5 2.8 .897
Don Kojis 69 36.9 19.7 - - 10.3 2.6 - - - 3.8 7.7 17.2 .446 - - - 4.3 6.0 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 4 36.3 18.3 0.8 5.5 6.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 3.3 5.5 12.8 .431 0.8 1.5 .500 6.5 7.0 .929
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1991-921968-69
Team Phoenix SunsSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 81 38.0 20.1 1.3 3.7 5.0 5.1 2.0 0.4 2.1 2.7 7.8 15.3 .512 1.0 2.3 .439 3.4 3.9 .886
Don Kojis 81 38.6 22.5 - - 9.6 2.6 - - - 3.7 8.5 19.5 .434 - - - 5.5 7.4 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 8 42.9 20.4 1.5 4.9 6.4 5.3 1.8 0.3 2.4 2.9 7.8 16.0 .484 1.0 2.1 .471 3.9 4.3 .912
Don Kojis 6 38.7 20.2 - - 8.5 3.5 - - - 3.7 8.0 18.2 .440 - - - 4.2 5.2 .806

Season 7
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1992-931969-70
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 79 36.2 19.1 1.1 3.3 4.3 6.9 1.7 0.3 2.8 2.6 7.4 15.7 .470 1.2 3.2 .390 3.2 3.7 .865
Don Kojis 56 28.2 15.3 - - 6.9 1.4 - - - 2.4 6.0 13.5 .447 - - - 3.2 4.3 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek ------- --- ----------
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1993-941970-71
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 80 35.3 15.9 0.8 2.7 3.5 5.2 1.6 0.2 2.1 2.3 5.9 12.6 .470 0.9 2.6 .337 3.3 3.7 .878
Don Kojis 79 27.1 14.6 - - 5.5 1.6 - - - 2.8 5.7 12.9 .446 - - - 3.2 4.1 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 16 34.9 15.4 0.7 1.8 2.4 4.0 1.5 0.4 1.8 2.8 5.3 11.2 .475 0.9 2.1 .441 3.9 4.3 .912
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1994-951971-72
Team Utah JazzSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 81 33.3 16.5 0.7 1.9 2.6 4.3 1.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.0 11.6 .514 1.1 2.7 .406 3.5 4.0 .882
Don Kojis 73 25.4 11.4 - - 4.6 1.1 - - - 2.3 4.4 9.4 .469 - - - 2.6 3.2 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 5 35.6 14.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 4.0 1.6 0.2 1.4 3.8 5.2 10.2 .510 1.4 2.6 .538 2.2 2.8 .786
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1995-961972-73
Team Utah JazzKansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 82 31.6 15.2 0.8 1.8 2.5 4.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 2.1 5.4 10.7 .502 1.3 2.7 .466 3.2 3.5 .893
Don Kojis 77 16.1 8.5 - - 2.6 1.0 - - - 1.7 3.6 7.5 .480 - - - 1.4 1.8 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 18 35.8 17.5 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.2 1.5 2.3 5.8 11.5 .502 1.9 3.2 .586 4.1 4.6 .890
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1996-971973-74
Team Utah JazzKansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 82 31.6 14.5 0.7 2.2 2.9 4.4 1.5 0.3 1.6 2.3 5.0 10.4 .482 0.9 2.4 .369 3.6 4.0 .899
Don Kojis 77 27.2 13.1 1.6 3.3 5.0 1.4 1.0 0.2 - 2.0 5.2 10.9 .478 - - - 2.7 3.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 20 35.2 14.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.7 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.5 10.4 .433 1.0 2.7 .358 4.6 5.3 .876
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1997-981974-75
Team Utah JazzKansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsKings Lost West 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 80 30.8 14.2 0.8 2.6 3.4 4.4 1.4 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.0 10.4 .482 0.7 1.6 .441 3.6 4.0 .885
Don Kojis 21 11.0 5.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 4.7 .469 - - - 1.0 1.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 20 31.8 10.9 0.4 2.2 2.5 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.6 3.7 8.9 .416 0.7 1.5 .467 2.8 3.3 .846
Don Kojis 4 5.5 1.8 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.8 0.3 1.5 .167 - - - 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 13
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1998-99-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 48 29.9 12.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.0 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 9.4 .477 0.7 1.7 .420 2.6 2.9 .893
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 11 27.6 12.2 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.4 1.0 0.0 1.1 3.1 4.5 9.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .389 2.6 3.0 .879
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Jeff Hornacek Don Kojis
Season 1999-00-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Jeff Hornacek 77 27.7 12.4 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 4.6 9.5 .492 0.9 1.8 .478 2.2 2.3 .950
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Hornacek 10 29.9 11.5 0.9 2.1 3.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.8 4.3 10.2 .422 0.9 2.2 .409 2.0 2.4 .833
Don Kojis ------- --- ----------
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