Kendrick Perkins vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince 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, 4 more than Taurean Prince, who played 10. Kendrick Perkins had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Taurean Prince 10 5 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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%
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:+49+13.1+3.5+0.1+1.3+1.3+0.6+0.7+0.3-0.5-1.0+1.1+3.3+.133+0.6+1.7+0.7+0.7+.120
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kendrick Perkins DNP------ --- ----------
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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:+22+20.9+11.6+0.3+2.0+1.8+2.2+0.8+0.1-1.6-0.4+4.2+9.9+.045+2.1+5.6+1.3+1.2+.206
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Taurean Prince DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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:+13+8.6+8.3+1.7+0.7+2.3+1.1+0.7+1.2-0.2-0.3+2.8+6.9+.074+2.2+5.7+0.5+0.2+.204
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kendrick Perkins nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+7.1+7.6+0.8+1.6+0.8+0.5+0.6+0.9-0.4-0.5+2.5+7.8+.115+2.3+6.7+0.3+.198
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kendrick Perkins nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+37+2.4+2.6+1.4+1.2+2.6+0.8+0.3+0.9-0.5-1.3+0.5+3.5+.214+1.5+3.8+0.1+0.4+.232
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Taurean Prince DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+12.5+1.2+2.3+3.4+5.6+0.3+0.4+1.7-1.4-1.6+1.0+0.6+.123+1.2+3.3+0.4+0.9+.156
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+23.6+5.9+3.4+6.5+10.0+0.2+2.4-1.6-2.6+3.2+3.7+.205+0.8+2.7+.286+0.2+0.7+.190
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+24+5.5+1.0+1.7+3.4+5.2+0.6+0.2+1.4-0.8-0.5+0.7+0.3+.135+1.4+3.6+0.9+2.2+.262
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+18+5.0+2.1+1.2+3.6+4.8+0.2+0.2+1.2-0.9-1.6+0.3+2.4+.146+1.6+4.2+0.6+.178
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+49+1.4+2.9+1.8+3.2+5.1+0.6+0.4+0.5-1.0-1.2+0.9+2.8+.073+1.8+4.6+0.8+1.6+.179
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+6.0+2.9+2.0+1.7+3.7+0.2+0.4-1.4-1.6+0.7+2.0+.039+1.0+3.4+0.5+0.3+.424
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+0.3+3.1+1.4+1.5+3.0+0.7+0.6+0.9-0.8-0.8+0.9+2.4+.032+1.8+4.2+0.6+1.1+.161
Taurean Prince 80 27.1 8.2 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.0 2.1 2.9 6.4 .457 1.8 4.2 .439 0.5 0.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+13.7+3.5+1.8+3.5+5.2+0.9+1.1-0.5-2.4+1.5+2.5+.216+0.4+1.8+1.0+1.3
Taurean Prince 5 12.2 1.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.0 .200 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Kendrick Perkins Taurean Prince
Season 2012-132025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+70+4.0+1.9+1.4+3.0+4.4+0.4+0.2+0.8-0.8-0.4+0.3+0.8+.010+1.5+3.5+0.2+0.5+.389
Taurean Prince 8 21.1 6.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.6 2.5 2.1 4.8 .447 1.5 3.5 .429 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Taurean Prince DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kendrick Perkins played 4 seasons more than Taurean Prince in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2014 to 2018—Kendrick Perkins played in two Playoffs.