Kendrick Perkins vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic and Kendrick Perkins, 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.

Kendrick Perkins played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Nikola Vucevic, who played 15. Kendrick Perkins had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Nikola Vucevic had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Kendrick Perkins	14	9	2003-04 to 2017-18
Nikola Vucevic	15	4	2011-12 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2003-04	2011-12
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	10	3.5	2.2	0.5	0.9	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.8	1.5	.533	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.667
difference:	+41	+12.4	+3.3	+1.2	+2.2	+3.4	+0.3	+0.4	+0.5	-0.1	-1.6	+1.8	+4.2	+.083	+0.1	+0.2		+0.2	+0.2	+.138
Nikola Vucevic	51	15.9	5.5	1.7	3.1	4.8	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.6	2.2	2.6	5.7	.450	0.1	0.2	.375	0.4	0.7	.529

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nikola Vucevic	1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500


Season 2
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2004-05	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	60	9.1	2.5	0.9	2.1	2.9	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.7	1.6	0.9	2.0	.471	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.638
difference:	+17	+24.1	+10.6	+2.6	+6.3	+9.0	+1.5	+0.6	+0.4	-1.1	-1.2	+5.1	+9.5	+.048				+0.5	+0.6	+.045
Nikola Vucevic	77	33.2	13.1	3.5	8.4	11.9	1.9	0.8	1.0	1.8	2.8	6.0	11.5	.519	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.6	.683

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	6	4.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.2	0.7	0.8	.800	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.5	.333
Nikola Vucevic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2005-06	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Kendrick Perkins	68	19.6	5.2	2.1	3.9	5.9	1.0	0.3	1.5	1.6	2.9	2.0	3.9	.515	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.9	.615
difference:	+11	+12.2	+9.0	+1.1	+3.8	+5.1	+0.8	+0.8	+0.7	-0.4	-0.1	+4.2	+8.3	+.008				+0.6	+0.5	+.151
Nikola Vucevic	57	31.8	14.2	3.2	7.7	11.0	1.8	1.1	0.8	2.0	3.0	6.2	12.2	.507	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.4	.766

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kendrick Perkins nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2006-07	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	72	21.9	4.5	1.6	3.6	5.2	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	3.0	1.8	3.7	.491	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.600
difference:	+2	+12.3	+14.8	+1.6	+4.1	+5.7	+0.7	+0.4	+0.6	-0.4		+6.7	+12.6	+.032		+0.1		+1.4	+1.5	+.152
Nikola Vucevic	74	34.2	19.3	3.2	7.7	10.9	2.0	0.7	0.7	2.0	3.0	8.5	16.3	.523	0.0	0.1	.333	2.2	2.9	.752

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kendrick Perkins nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2007-08	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	78	24.5	6.9	1.9	4.2	6.1	1.1	0.4	1.5	1.6	3.1	2.7	4.5	.615	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.623
difference:	+13	+6.8	+11.3	+0.8	+2.0	+2.8	+1.7	+0.4	+0.4	-0.3	-0.4	+5.5	+11.6	+.105		+0.1		+0.2		+.130
Nikola Vucevic	65	31.3	18.2	2.7	6.2	8.9	2.8	0.8	1.1	1.9	2.7	8.2	16.1	.510	0.0	0.1	.222	1.7	2.3	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	25	25.2	6.6	2.1	4.0	6.1	0.5	0.6	1.3	1.2	3.6	2.5	4.2	.585	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.4	.678
Nikola Vucevic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2008-09	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	76	29.6	8.5	2.7	5.5	8.1	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.6	6.3	.577	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.1	.600
difference:	+1	+0.8	+6.1	+0.4	+2.5	+2.3	+1.5	+0.7	+1.0	-0.6	-0.9	+2.8	+7.4	+.109	+0.3	+1.0		+0.1		+.069
Nikola Vucevic	75	28.8	14.6	2.3	8.0	10.4	2.8	1.0	1.0	1.6	2.4	6.4	13.7	.468	0.3	1.0	.307	1.4	2.1	.669

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	14	36.6	11.9	3.6	7.9	11.6	1.4	0.4	2.6	2.4	3.6	5.2	9.1	.575	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.1	.667
Nikola Vucevic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2009-10	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	78	27.6	10.1	2.0	5.6	7.6	1.0	0.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	4.0	6.7	.602	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.582
difference:	+21	+1.9	+6.4	+0.2	+1.8	+1.6	+2.4	+0.7	+0.6	-0.2	-0.3	+3.0	+8.0	+.127	+1.1	+3.6		+0.7	+2.0	+.237
Nikola Vucevic	57	29.5	16.5	1.8	7.4	9.2	3.4	1.0	1.1	1.9	2.5	7.0	14.7	.475	1.1	3.6	.314	1.4	1.6	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	23	25.0	5.7	1.8	4.4	6.2	1.0	0.4	1.4	1.9	3.4	2.1	4.2	.510	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.4	.600
Nikola Vucevic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2010-11	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	29	25.6	6.0	2.1	5.9	8.0	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.9	3.1	2.3	4.5	.515	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.5	.556
difference:	+51	+5.8	+14.8	+0.7	+3.3	+4.0	+2.9	+0.7	+0.2	-0.1	-1.1	+6.5	+12.4	+.003	+1.1	+2.9		+0.8	+0.3	+.233
Nikola Vucevic	80	31.4	20.8	2.8	9.2	12.0	3.8	1.0	1.1	2.0	2.0	8.8	16.9	.518	1.1	2.9	.364	2.2	2.8	.789

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	17	28.2	4.5	2.2	3.9	6.1	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.6	3.4	1.7	3.8	.453	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.9	.576
difference:	+12	+1.2	+6.7	+0.4	+2.3	+1.9	+2.2	+0.2	+0.2	-1.0	-1.0	+2.5	+7.8	+.091	+0.6	+2.6		+1.1	+0.9	+.210
Nikola Vucevic	5	29.4	11.2	1.8	6.2	8.0	3.0	0.4	1.0	2.6	2.4	4.2	11.6	.362	0.6	2.6	.231	2.2	2.8	.786


Season 9
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2011-12	2019-20
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	65	26.8	5.1	1.8	4.7	6.6	1.2	0.4	1.1	1.8	2.9	2.0	4.0	.489	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.7	.652
difference:	+3	+5.4	+14.5	+0.5	+3.9	+4.3	+2.4	+0.5	+0.3	-0.4	-0.7	+6.0	+12.7	+.012	+1.6	+4.7		+1.0	+1.0	+.132
Nikola Vucevic	62	32.2	19.6	2.3	8.6	10.9	3.6	0.9	0.8	1.4	2.2	8.0	16.7	.477	1.6	4.7	.339	2.1	2.7	.784

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	20	25.9	4.7	1.8	4.5	6.2	0.7	0.4	1.3	1.5	3.0	1.9	4.5	.416	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.800
difference:	+15	+11.1	+23.3		+4.7	+4.8	+3.3	+0.4	+0.7	-1.1	-0.4	+9.3	+17.7	+.089	+3.6	+8.8		+1.0	+0.9	+.109
Nikola Vucevic	5	37.0	28.0	1.8	9.2	11.0	4.0	0.8	0.6	2.6	2.6	11.2	22.2	.505	3.6	8.8	.409	2.0	2.2	.909


Season 10
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2012-13	2020-21
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	78	25.1	4.2	1.4	4.6	6.0	1.4	0.6	1.1	1.4	2.9	1.8	4.0	.457	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.611
difference:	+8	+8.4	+19.2	+0.7	+5.0	+5.7	+2.4	+0.3	+0.4	-0.4	-0.9	+7.7	+15.9	+.020	+2.5	+6.3		+1.3	+1.3	+.229
Nikola Vucevic	70	33.5	23.4	2.1	9.6	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7	1.8	2.0	9.5	19.9	.477	2.5	6.3	.400	1.9	2.2	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	11	19.1	2.2	1.4	2.4	3.7	0.6	0.7	0.5	2.1	3.5	0.9	3.5	.263	0.0	0.1	.000	0.4	0.4	1.000
Nikola Vucevic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2013-14	2021-22
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	62	19.5	3.4	1.3	3.6	4.9	1.1	0.4	0.5	1.5	2.9	1.4	3.1	.451	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.1	.552
difference:	+11	+13.6	+14.2	+0.6	+5.5	+6.1	+2.1	+0.6	+0.5	-0.4	-0.4	+6.1	+12.7	+.022	+1.4	+4.5		+0.7	+0.6	+.208
Nikola Vucevic	73	33.1	17.6	1.9	9.1	11.0	3.2	1.0	1.0	1.9	2.5	7.5	15.8	.473	1.4	4.5	.314	1.3	1.7	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	19	20.2	3.2	1.7	3.6	5.4	0.7	0.2	0.3	1.3	3.4	1.3	2.4	.533	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.800
difference:	+14	+16.0	+16.2	+1.1	+6.0	+7.0	+2.5	+0.2	+0.9	-0.3	-0.6	+6.7	+15.8	+.093	+2.6	+8.4		+0.2	+0.2
Nikola Vucevic	5	36.2	19.4	2.8	9.6	12.4	3.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.8	8.0	18.2	.440	2.6	8.4	.310	0.8	1.0	.800


Season 12
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2014-15	2022-23
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	68	16.9	3.6	1.3	3.4	4.7	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.4	2.4	1.5	3.3	.449	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.2	.506
difference:	+14	+16.6	+14.0	+0.6	+5.7	+6.3	+2.4	+0.5	+0.1	-0.3	-0.2	+5.8	+10.7	+.071	+1.5	+4.2		+1.0	+0.7	+.329
Nikola Vucevic	82	33.5	17.6	1.9	9.1	11.0	3.2	0.7	0.7	1.7	2.2	7.3	14.0	.520	1.5	4.2	.349	1.6	1.9	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	8	4.1	1.3	0.3	0.9	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.3	1.0	.250	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
Nikola Vucevic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2015-16	2023-24
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Kendrick Perkins	37	14.6	2.5	0.7	2.8	3.5	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.7	1.1	2.0	.533	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.440
difference:	+39	+19.7	+15.5	+2.1	+5.0	+7.0	+2.5	+0.4	+0.5	-0.5	-0.8	+6.6	+13.9	+.049	+1.2	+4.1		+1.1	+1.0	+.382
Nikola Vucevic	76	34.3	18.0	2.8	7.8	10.5	3.3	0.7	0.8	1.6	2.5	7.7	15.9	.484	1.2	4.1	.294	1.4	1.7	.822

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kendrick Perkins nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 13

Note: Kendrick Perkins didn't play in 2016-17.


Season 14
	Kendrick Perkins	Nikola Vucevic
Season	2017-18	2024-25
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kendrick Perkins	1	15.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500
difference:	+72	+16.2	+15.5	+2.4	+6.6	+9.1	+1.5	+0.2	+0.7	-0.6	-1.2	+6.5	+12.2	+.030	+1.8	+4.4		+0.6		+.305
Nikola Vucevic	73	31.2	18.5	2.4	7.6	10.1	3.5	0.8	0.7	1.6	2.2	7.5	14.2	.530	1.8	4.4	.402	1.6	2.0	.805

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kendrick Perkins nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 14

Additional Years

* Nikola Vucevic played 1 season more than Kendrick Perkins in the NBA.

In that period—his season 15 in 2026—Nikola Vucevic didn't play in the postseason.

Kendrick Perkins vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic and Kendrick Perkins, 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

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years