Kendrick Nunn vs. Donald Royal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donald Royal and Kendrick Nunn, 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.

Kendrick Nunn played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Donald Royal, who played 8. Kendrick Nunn had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Donald Royal had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23
Donald Royal 8 6 1989-90 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Donald Royal 66 11.3 5.9 1.0 1.0 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.6 1.8 3.9 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Note: Donald Royal didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 2

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season 2020-211991-92
Team Miami HeatSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Donald Royal 60 12.0 4.2 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .449 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000
Donald Royal 3 19.0 5.0 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .556

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
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 %
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Donald Royal 77 21.2 9.2 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.3 2.5 5.1 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.1 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season -1993-94
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic 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 %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 74 18.3 7.4 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.6 2.4 4.7 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 3 15.0 7.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 2.0 4.7 .429 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 5

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season -1994-95
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 70 26.3 9.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 2.9 6.2 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.3 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 18 11.0 2.1 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.2 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .750

Season 6

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season -1995-96
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 64 15.0 5.3 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.7 3.4 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 7 13.1 3.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .688

Season 7

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season -1996-97
Team -Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets 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 %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 62 13.8 3.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.0 2.4 .425 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Kendrick Nunn Donald Royal
Season -1997-98
Team -Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets Lost East 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 %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 31 10.4 2.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.2 .362 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 4 7.0 2.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750