Ken Bannister vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Ken Bannister, 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.

Ken Bannister played 5 years in the NBA, 4 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Ken Bannister had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Chet Holmgren 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 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
Ken Bannister 5 0 1984-85 to 1990-91
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ken Bannister Chet Holmgren
Season 1984-852023-24
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Ken Bannister 75 18.7 6.8 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 3.7 2.8 5.9 .470 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.6 .474
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

Ken Bannister Chet Holmgren
Season 1985-86-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ken Bannister 70 20.1 8.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.8 3.0 3.4 6.8 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.6 .526
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Note: Ken Bannister didn't play in 1986-87 and 1987-88.

Season 3

Ken Bannister Chet Holmgren
Season 1988-89-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ken Bannister 9 14.4 8.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.4 4.0 .611 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.9 .566
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ken Bannister Chet Holmgren
Season 1989-90-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ken Bannister 52 11.3 4.0 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.8 1.5 3.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.1 .473
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ken Bannister Chet Holmgren
Season 1990-91-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ken Bannister 47 7.2 2.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.9 1.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.4 .385
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------