Joakim Noah vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Joakim Noah, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Joakim Noah played 13 years in the NBA, 6 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Joakim Noah had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Paul Pierce had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Joakim Noah	13	8	2007-08 to 2019-20
Paul Pierce	19	14	1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2007-08	1998-99
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	74	20.7	6.6	2.4	3.3	5.6	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.4	5.0	.482	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.6	.691
difference:	+26	+13.3	+9.9		+0.7	+0.8	+1.3	+0.8	+0.1	-1.2	-0.6	+3.5	+8.5	+.043	+1.8	+4.3		+1.1	+1.5	+.022
Paul Pierce	48	34.0	16.5	2.4	4.0	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	2.4	2.9	5.9	13.5	.439	1.8	4.3	.412	2.9	4.1	.713

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joakim Noah nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2008-09	1999-00
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	80	24.2	6.7	3.1	4.5	7.6	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.0	3.0	2.6	4.7	.556	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.676
difference:	+7	+11.2	+12.8	+2.0	+0.2	+2.2	+1.7	+1.5	+0.6	-1.4	-0.2	+4.1	+10.4	+.114	+1.3	+3.8		+3.4	+3.9	+.122
Paul Pierce	73	35.4	19.5	1.1	4.3	5.4	3.0	2.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	6.7	15.1	.442	1.3	3.8	.343	4.9	6.2	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	7	38.7	10.1	4.0	9.1	13.1	2.3	0.9	2.1	1.1	4.4	3.7	7.3	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.760
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2009-10	2000-01
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	64	30.1	10.7	3.4	7.6	11.0	2.1	0.5	1.6	1.8	3.1	4.1	8.1	.504	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.4	.744
difference:	+18	+7.9	+14.6	+2.3	+2.4	+4.6	+1.0	+1.2	+0.8	-1.4		+4.3	+10.4	+.050	+1.8	+4.7		+4.2	+5.6	+.001
Paul Pierce	82	38.0	25.3	1.1	5.2	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	3.2	3.1	8.4	18.5	.454	1.8	4.7	.383	6.7	9.0	.745

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	5	37.6	14.8	4.0	9.0	13.0	2.6	1.8	1.4	3.0	4.0	5.6	10.6	.528	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	3.8	.947
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2010-11	2001-02
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	48	32.8	11.7	3.8	6.6	10.4	2.2	1.0	1.5	1.9	3.3	4.4	8.4	.525	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.9	.739
difference:	+34	+7.5	+14.4	+2.8	+0.7	+3.5	+1.0	+0.9	+0.5	-1.0	-0.4	+4.2	+11.1	+.083	+2.6	+6.3		+3.4	+3.9	+.070
Paul Pierce	82	40.3	26.1	1.0	5.9	6.9	3.2	1.9	1.0	2.9	2.9	8.6	19.5	.442	2.6	6.3	.404	6.3	7.8	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	16	33.1	8.7	4.3	5.9	10.2	2.5	1.0	2.1	1.2	3.9	3.2	7.8	.411	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.2	.725
difference:		+8.9	+15.9	+2.6	+1.0	+1.6	+1.6	+0.7	+0.8	-2.6	-0.6	+4.4	+11.1	+.008	+1.9	+6.5		+5.2	+6.6	+.039
Paul Pierce	16	42.0	24.6	1.7	6.9	8.6	4.1	1.7	1.3	3.8	3.3	7.6	18.9	.403	1.9	6.5	.288	7.5	9.8	.764


Season 5
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2011-12	2002-03
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	64	30.4	10.2	3.8	6.0	9.8	2.5	0.6	1.4	1.4	2.5	3.9	7.7	.508	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.2	.748
difference:	+15	+8.8	+15.7	+2.5		+2.5	+1.9	+1.2	+0.6	-2.2	-0.4	+4.5	+12.5	+.092	+1.5	+4.9		+5.2	+6.3	+.054
Paul Pierce	79	39.2	25.9	1.3	6.0	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.8	3.6	2.9	8.4	20.2	.416	1.5	4.9	.302	7.6	9.5	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	3	33.0	15.0	3.0	6.3	9.3	3.0	0.7	1.3	0.3	1.7	6.3	8.7	.731	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.7	.636
difference:	+7	+11.5	+12.1	+1.9	+1.6	+0.3	+3.7	+1.4	+0.5	-4.1	-2.1	+1.4	+10.6	+.332	+1.6	+4.5		+7.8	+8.0	+.227
Paul Pierce	10	44.5	27.1	1.1	7.9	9.0	6.7	2.1	0.8	4.4	3.8	7.7	19.3	.399	1.6	4.5	.356	10.1	11.7	.863


Season 6
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2012-13	2003-04
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	66	36.8	11.9	3.9	7.2	11.1	4.0	1.2	2.1	2.7	2.8	4.6	9.5	.481	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.6	.751
difference:	+14	+1.9	+11.1	+3.0	+1.5	+4.6	+1.1	+0.4	+1.4	-1.1	-0.1	+2.9	+9.2	+.079	+1.4	+4.7	+.299	+3.8	+4.3	+.068
Paul Pierce	80	38.7	23.0	0.9	5.7	6.5	5.1	1.6	0.7	3.8	2.9	7.5	18.7	.402	1.4	4.8	.299	6.5	7.9	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	12	34.1	10.8	4.3	5.3	9.6	2.3	0.8	2.2	2.0	3.6	4.3	9.9	.437	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.3	.641
difference:	+8	+6.7	+10.0	+2.8	+2.0	+0.8	+0.2	+0.5	+1.2	-4.3	-0.6	+2.2	+9.1	+.095	+1.3	+4.3		+4.4	+4.5	+.198
Paul Pierce	4	40.8	20.8	1.5	7.3	8.8	2.5	1.3	1.0	6.3	3.0	6.5	19.0	.342	1.3	4.3	.294	6.5	7.8	.839


Season 7
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2013-14	2004-05
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	80	35.3	12.6	3.5	7.7	11.3	5.4	1.2	1.5	2.4	3.1	4.8	10.0	.475	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.2	.737
difference:	+2	+0.8	+9.0	+2.5	+2.1	+4.7	+1.2	+0.4	+1.0	-0.4		+2.0	+4.9	+.020	+1.3	+3.6		+3.6	+3.9	+.085
Paul Pierce	82	36.1	21.6	1.0	5.6	6.6	4.2	1.6	0.5	2.8	3.1	6.8	14.9	.455	1.3	3.6	.370	6.7	8.1	.822

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	5	42.0	10.4	3.0	9.8	12.8	4.6	1.0	1.4	3.8	3.8	4.2	8.2	.512	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.4	.588
difference:	+2	+2.3	+12.5	+2.0	+3.1	+5.1		+0.9		-1.1	-1.2	+2.5	+5.1	+.007	+1.0	+3.9		+6.4	+6.3	+.280
Paul Pierce	7	39.7	22.9	1.0	6.7	7.7	4.6	1.9	1.4	2.7	2.6	6.7	13.3	.505	1.0	3.9	.259	8.4	9.7	.868


Season 8
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2014-15	2005-06
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	67	30.6	7.2	3.3	6.4	9.6	4.7	0.7	1.1	1.8	3.0	2.8	6.4	.445	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.603
difference:	+12	+8.4	+19.6	+2.3	+0.7	+2.9		+0.7	+0.7	-1.7	-0.2	+5.9	+12.1	+.026	+1.4	+4.0		+6.3	+7.7	+.169
Paul Pierce	79	39.0	26.8	1.0	5.7	6.7	4.7	1.4	0.4	3.5	2.8	8.7	18.5	.471	1.4	4.0	.354	7.9	10.3	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	12	32.9	5.8	3.8	7.3	11.0	3.2	0.8	1.2	1.7	3.1	2.6	6.3	.408	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.7	.350
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2015-16	2006-07
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	29	21.9	4.3	3.0	5.8	8.8	3.8	0.6	1.0	1.8	2.7	1.8	4.6	.383	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.6	.489
difference:	+18	+15.1	+20.7	+2.2	+0.7	+2.9	+0.3	+0.4	+0.7	-1.4	-0.1	+6.1	+13.5	+.056	+2.3	+5.9		+6.0	+7.0	+.307
Paul Pierce	47	37.0	25.0	0.8	5.1	5.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	3.2	2.6	7.9	18.1	.439	2.3	5.9	.389	6.8	8.6	.796

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joakim Noah nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2016-17	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	46	22.1	5.0	3.5	5.2	8.8	2.2	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.8	2.2	4.4	.490	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.7	.436
difference:	+34	+13.8	+14.6	+2.8	+0.7	+3.7	+2.3	+0.6	+0.3	-1.5	-0.3	+4.2	+9.3	+.026	+1.8	+4.6		+4.4	+4.4	+.407
Paul Pierce	80	35.9	19.6	0.7	4.5	5.1	4.5	1.3	0.5	2.8	2.5	6.4	13.7	.464	1.8	4.6	.392	5.1	6.1	.843

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Pierce	26	38.1	19.7	0.8	4.2	5.0	4.6	1.1	0.3	3.2	3.5	6.3	14.2	.441	1.7	4.6	.361	5.5	6.8	.802


Season 11
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2017-18	2008-09
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	7	5.7	1.7	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.6	.500
difference:	+74	+31.8	+18.8	+0.2	+3.9	+3.6	+3.0	+0.7		-2.2	-2.0	+6.0	+13.2	+.043	+1.5	+3.8		+5.4	+6.2	+.330
Paul Pierce	81	37.5	20.5	0.7	5.0	5.6	3.6	1.0	0.3	2.8	2.7	6.7	14.6	.457	1.5	3.8	.391	5.7	6.8	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Pierce	14	39.7	21.0	0.3	5.5	5.8	3.1	1.1	0.4	2.4	3.1	6.8	15.8	.430	1.4	4.1	.333	6.1	7.2	.842


Season 12
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2018-19	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	42	16.5	7.1	1.4	4.3	5.7	2.1	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.3	2.6	5.1	.516	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.6	.716
difference:	+29	+17.5	+11.2	+0.9	+0.5	+1.3	+1.0	+0.7	+0.3	-1.1	-0.5	+3.2	+7.1	+.044	+1.5	+3.7		+3.3	+3.5	+.136
Paul Pierce	71	34.0	18.3	0.5	3.8	4.4	3.1	1.2	0.4	2.3	2.8	5.8	12.2	.472	1.5	3.7	.414	5.2	6.1	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Pierce	24	38.8	18.8	0.8	5.1	6.0	3.4	1.0	0.6	2.7	3.3	6.1	14.0	.438	1.7	4.3	.392	4.9	5.9	.824


Season 13
	Joakim Noah	Paul Pierce
Season	2019-20	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	5	10.0	2.8	1.0	2.2	3.2	1.4	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.8	0.8	1.6	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.750
difference:	+75	+24.7	+16.1	+0.6	+2.8	+2.2	+1.9	+0.8	+0.4	-0.9	-1.1	+5.5	+11.2	+.003	+1.4	+3.7		+3.6	+4.0	+.110
Paul Pierce	80	34.7	18.9	0.4	5.0	5.4	3.3	1.0	0.6	2.1	2.9	6.3	12.8	.497	1.4	3.7	.374	4.8	5.6	.860

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Joakim Noah	2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+7	+37.1	+20.8	+0.6	+4.4	+5.0	+2.8	+1.3	+0.4	-2.7	-3.3	+7.6	+16.4		+2.3	+5.2		+3.3	+3.8
Paul Pierce	9	38.1	20.8	0.6	4.4	5.0	2.8	1.3	0.4	2.7	3.3	7.6	16.4	.459	2.3	5.2	.447	3.3	3.8	.882


Additional Years
* Paul Pierce played 6 seasons more than Joakim Noah in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2012 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 6 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Joakim Noah, Paul Pierce got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Joakim Noah vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Joakim Noah, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years