Jim Cleamons vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Jim Cleamons, 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.

Jim Cleamons played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Taurean Prince, who played 8. Jim Cleamons had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jim Cleamons 9 4 1971-72 to 1979-80
Taurean Prince 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 38 5.3 2.6 - - 1.0 0.9 - - - 0.6 0.9 2.6 .350 - - - 0.7 0.9 .778
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 6 2.8 1.3 - - 0.7 0.7 - - - 0.5 0.7 1.2 .571 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1972-732017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Jim Cleamons 80 17.4 5.7 - - 2.1 2.6 - - - 1.4 2.4 5.3 .454 - - - 0.9 1.3 .743
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1973-742018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Jim Cleamons 81 20.3 7.0 0.8 2.1 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 - 1.9 2.9 6.7 .433 - - - 1.1 1.6 .699
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
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 %
Jim Cleamons 74 36.4 11.9 1.3 3.1 4.4 5.1 1.1 0.3 - 2.6 5.0 10.4 .480 - - - 1.9 2.4 .796
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Jim Cleamons 82 34.6 12.2 1.5 2.8 4.3 5.2 1.5 0.2 - 2.6 5.0 10.8 .466 - - - 2.1 2.7 .798
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 13 38.7 13.8 1.8 3.7 5.5 4.7 0.6 0.2 - 2.6 5.6 14.2 .397 - - - 2.5 3.1 .825
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 60 34.1 10.4 1.7 2.9 4.6 5.1 1.1 0.4 - 2.1 4.3 9.9 .434 - - - 1.9 2.5 .757
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1977-782022-23
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 79 25.4 6.5 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.8 2.7 5.7 .480 - - - 1.0 1.3 .786
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 6 21.2 5.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 3.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 2.2 2.3 6.0 .389 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1978-792023-24
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament 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 %
Jim Cleamons 79 30.3 9.5 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.9 0.1 1.8 1.9 3.9 8.3 .473 - - - 1.6 2.2 .760
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9

Jim Cleamons Taurean Prince
Season 1979-80-
Team New York Knicks, Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 79 22.6 6.6 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.7 5.7 .476 0.1 0.4 .226 1.1 1.4 .743
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Cleamons 2 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------