Kendrick Nunn vs. Roy Tarpley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Roy Tarpley 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, 3 less than Roy Tarpley, who played 6. Kendrick Nunn had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Roy Tarpley had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Roy Tarpley 6 3 1986-87 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kendrick Nunn Roy Tarpley
Season 2019-201986-87
Team Miami HeatDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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 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
Roy Tarpley 75 18.7 7.5 2.4 4.7 7.1 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.3 3.1 3.1 6.7 .467 0.0 0.0 .333 1.3 1.9 .676
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
Roy Tarpley 4 28.5 13.3 4.5 6.0 10.5 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.8 4.5 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 2

Kendrick Nunn Roy Tarpley
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Miami HeatDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 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
Roy Tarpley 81 28.5 13.5 4.4 7.4 11.8 1.1 1.3 1.1 2.1 3.9 5.5 11.0 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .740
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
Roy Tarpley 17 33.1 17.9 5.2 7.7 12.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.9 4.1 7.4 14.2 .519 0.0 0.2 .000 3.2 4.3 .740

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

Season 3

Kendrick Nunn Roy Tarpley
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
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
Roy Tarpley 19 31.1 17.3 4.1 7.4 11.5 0.9 1.5 1.6 2.4 3.7 6.9 12.7 .541 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 5.1 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Kendrick Nunn Roy Tarpley
Season -1989-90
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley 45 36.6 16.8 4.2 8.9 13.1 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.6 3.6 7.0 15.5 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.8 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley 3 43.0 16.7 3.0 12.3 15.3 0.3 2.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 7.3 15.3 .478 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 5

Kendrick Nunn Roy Tarpley
Season -1990-91
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley 5 34.2 20.4 3.2 7.8 11.0 2.4 1.2 1.8 2.6 4.0 8.6 15.8 .544 0.0 0.2 .000 3.2 3.6 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------

Note: Roy Tarpley didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 6

Kendrick Nunn Roy Tarpley
Season -1994-95
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley 55 24.6 12.6 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.1 0.8 1.0 2.0 2.8 5.3 11.1 .479 0.1 0.3 .278 1.9 2.2 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Roy Tarpley ------- --- ----------