Jonathan Kuminga vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Jonathan Kuminga, 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

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.

Jonathan Kuminga played 4 years in the NBA, 14 less than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Jonathan Kuminga had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Jonathan Kuminga 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jonathan Kuminga Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Golden State WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers 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%
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
difference:+25+6.7+5.2+0.1+0.7+0.5+0.7+0.4+0.3-0.5-1.1+1.9+3.2+.062+0.7+2.1+0.9+1.0+.081
Jermaine O'Neal 45 10.2 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.4 .451 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769
difference:+14+6.6+5.2+0.3+0.9+1.2+0.5+0.2+0.4-0.7-0.7+1.9+2.8+.500+0.2+0.3+.231+1.3+0.6+.769
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2
Jonathan Kuminga Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Golden State WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
difference:+7+7.3+5.4+0.3+0.4+1.6+0.3+0.5-0.5-0.6+2.0+3.5+.040+0.8+2.2+0.5+0.6+.146
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.9 .485 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556
difference:+9+3.1+3.4+0.6+0.5+0.1+0.5+0.2+2.0-0.4-0.5+1.3+0.6+.542+0.3+0.3+.429+0.5+0.9
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Jonathan Kuminga Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Golden State WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
difference:+38+17.7+13.6+2.1+2.1+1.8+0.6+0.1-1.2-1.2+5.2+9.3+.095+0.7+2.2+2.5+3.0+.232
Jermaine O'Neal 36 8.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .434 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .514
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 9 6.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 4
Jonathan Kuminga Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2024-251999-00
Team Golden State WarriorsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
difference:+23+12.0+11.4+0.2+1.5+1.3+1.9+0.6+0.4-0.8-0.1+4.0+8.9+.032+1.0+3.2+2.5+3.6+.086
Jermaine O'Neal 70 12.3 3.9 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710
difference:+18.5+13.8+0.6+1.0+1.6+1.2+0.5+0.1-1.6-0.5+5.2+10.2+.211+1.3+3.1+2.0+2.8+.043
Jermaine O'Neal 8 4.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .667

Additional Years

* Jermaine O'Neal played 14 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2001 to 2014—Jermaine O'Neal played in 10 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Jermaine O'Neal got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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