Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Clyde Drexler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clyde Drexler and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 12 years in the NBA, 3 less than Clyde Drexler, who played 15. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Clyde Drexler had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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.

Season 3
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2015-16	1985-86
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	36.7	14.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.8	1.4	0.2	1.4	2.2	5.3	12.6	.420	1.5	4.9	.309	2.4	3.0	.811
difference:	+1	+2.4	+4.0	+1.4	+0.5	+1.9	+6.2	+1.2	+0.4	-2.4	-1.4	+1.9	+2.6	+.055	+1.3	+4.1	+.109	+1.5	+2.1	+.042
Clyde Drexler	75	34.3	18.5	2.3	3.3	5.6	8.0	2.6	0.6	3.8	3.6	7.2	15.2	.475	0.2	0.8	.200	3.9	5.1	.769
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	4	40.3	15.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	2.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.8	5.5	12.5	.440	3.0	6.8	.444	1.3	1.8	.714
difference:		+4.0	+2.7	+1.8	+0.2	+2.0	+3.7	+0.3	+0.5	-4.3	-3.0	+1.0	+1.8	+.016	+2.5	+5.5	+.044	+3.2	+4.0	+.069
Clyde Drexler	4	36.3	18.0	2.3	4.0	6.3	6.5	1.5	0.8	4.8	4.8	6.5	14.3	.456	0.5	1.3	.400	4.5	5.8	.783

Season 5
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2017-18	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	74	33.2	13.4	0.8	4.4	5.2	2.2	1.4	0.2	1.3	2.0	4.6	10.8	.426	2.1	5.6	.383	2.1	2.6	.789
difference:	+7	+4.6	+13.6	+2.4	+1.0	+1.4	+3.6	+1.1	+0.4	-1.6	-1.1	+5.9	+9.9	+.080	+2.0	+5.0	+.171	+3.8	+4.6	+.022
Clyde Drexler	81	37.8	27.0	3.2	3.4	6.6	5.8	2.5	0.6	2.9	3.1	10.5	20.7	.506	0.1	0.6	.212	5.9	7.2	.811
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clyde Drexler	4	42.5	22.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	5.3	3.0	0.5	3.0	3.5	8.0	20.8	.386	0.8	1.5	.500	5.3	7.3	.724

Season 6
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2018-19	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	24.8	11.4	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.8	1.7	4.0	9.2	.430	1.8	5.3	.347	1.7	1.9	.867
difference:	+4	+14.5	+15.8	+3.1	+1.9	+5.0	+4.5	+1.8	+0.5	-2.4	-1.7	+6.6	+12.2	+.066	+1.5	+4.0	+.087	+3.9	+5.1	+.068
Clyde Drexler	78	39.3	27.2	3.7	4.2	7.9	5.8	2.7	0.7	3.2	3.4	10.6	21.4	.496	0.3	1.3	.260	5.6	7.0	.799
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clyde Drexler	3	42.7	27.7	4.3	2.3	6.7	8.3	2.0	0.7	4.0	3.7	11.7	23.7	.493	0.0	0.7	.000	4.3	5.7	.765

Season 7
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2019-20	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	69	25.5	9.3	0.6	1.5	2.1	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.4	7.3	.467	1.3	3.5	.385	1.1	1.5	.775
difference:	+4	+11.3	+14.0	+2.2	+2.6	+4.8	+4.3	+1.2	+0.5	-1.7	-1.1	+5.8	+11.3	+.027	+0.9	+2.0	+.102	+3.5	+4.4	+.001
Clyde Drexler	73	36.8	23.3	2.8	4.1	6.9	5.9	2.0	0.7	2.6	3.0	9.2	18.6	.494	0.4	1.5	.283	4.6	5.9	.774
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	21	29.0	10.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.9	3.8	9.0	.418	2.1	5.7	.378	1.0	1.3	.815
difference:		+11.6	+10.7	+2.6	+2.5	+5.1	+5.8	+1.5	+0.7	-2.5	-1.5	+4.4	+9.6	+.023	+1.7	+3.7	+.158	+3.6	+4.6	+.041
Clyde Drexler	21	40.6	21.4	3.0	4.2	7.2	7.1	2.5	0.9	3.2	3.4	8.2	18.6	.441	0.4	2.0	.220	4.6	5.9	.774

Season 8
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2020-21	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	67	28.4	9.7	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.0	1.7	3.3	7.6	.431	1.8	4.4	.410	1.4	1.7	.866
difference:	+15	+6.4	+11.8	+2.2	+1.8	+4.0	+4.1	+0.9	+0.3	-1.8	-1.1	+4.6	+8.7	+.051	+1.1	+2.1	+.091	+3.7	+4.7	+.072
Clyde Drexler	82	34.8	21.5	2.6	4.1	6.7	6.0	1.8	0.7	2.8	2.8	7.9	16.3	.482	0.7	2.3	.319	5.1	6.4	.794
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	5	29.2	6.2	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	3.0	2.2	5.8	.379	0.8	3.8	.211	1.0	1.0	1.000
difference:	+11	+10.4	+15.5	+2.1	+3.2	+5.3	+7.1	+1.1	+1.0	-3.4	-0.5	+5.8	+11.0	+.097	+0.1	+0.3	+.057	+3.8	+5.1	+.224
Clyde Drexler	16	39.6	21.7	2.5	5.6	8.1	8.1	2.1	1.0	3.8	3.5	8.0	16.8	.476	0.9	3.5	.268	4.8	6.1	.776

Season 9
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2021-22	1991-92
Team	Washington Wizards	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	77	30.2	13.2	0.5	2.9	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.8	4.7	10.8	.435	2.1	5.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.890
difference:	+1	+6.0	+11.8	+1.7	+1.5	+3.2	+4.8	+0.7	+0.6	-1.9	-1.2	+4.4	+8.6	+.035	+0.6	+0.9	+.053	+3.5	+4.6	+.096
Clyde Drexler	76	36.2	25.0	2.2	4.4	6.6	6.7	1.8	0.9	3.2	3.0	9.1	19.4	.470	1.5	4.4	.337	5.3	6.6	.794
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clyde Drexler	21	40.3	26.3	2.9	4.5	7.4	7.0	1.5	1.0	2.8	3.7	9.4	20.2	.466	0.9	3.9	.235	6.6	8.1	.807

Season 10
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2022-23	1992-93
Team	Denver Nuggets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	31.3	10.8	0.5	2.3	2.7	2.4	1.5	0.5	1.1	1.9	3.8	8.3	.462	1.8	4.2	.423	1.4	1.6	.824
difference:	+27	+2.8	+9.1	+2.1	+1.4	+3.6	+3.3	+0.4	+0.3	-1.2	-1.3	+3.3	+8.4	+.033	+1.2	+1.5	+.190	+3.6	+4.4	+.015
Clyde Drexler	49	34.1	19.9	2.6	3.7	6.3	5.7	1.9	0.8	2.3	3.2	7.1	16.7	.429	0.6	2.7	.233	5.0	6.0	.839
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	20	33.6	10.6	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.6	1.3	0.7	0.8	2.4	3.7	8.1	.457	1.8	4.6	.380	1.5	1.8	.829
difference:	+17	+5.1	+8.4	+2.0	+1.1	+3.0	+3.1	+0.4	+0.3	-0.2	-0.6	+2.3	+6.2	+.038	+0.1	+0.6	+.037	+3.8	+4.9	+.029
Clyde Drexler	3	38.7	19.0	2.7	3.7	6.3	4.7	1.7	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	14.3	.419	1.7	4.0	.417	5.3	6.7	.800

Season 11
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2023-24	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	31.6	10.1	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.4	1.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	3.6	7.7	.460	1.6	4.1	.406	1.3	1.5	.894
difference:	+8	+2.7	+9.1	+1.9	+2.3	+4.1	+2.5	+0.1	+0.1	-1.5	-1.0	+3.4	+8.6	+.032	+0.6	+0.9	+.082	+2.9	+3.9	+.117
Clyde Drexler	68	34.3	19.2	2.3	4.3	6.5	4.9	1.4	0.5	2.5	3.0	7.0	16.3	.428	1.0	3.2	.324	4.2	5.4	.777
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	12	35.0	8.1	0.4	2.5	2.9	2.6	1.4	0.4	0.8	3.1	2.8	7.2	.395	1.5	4.6	.327	0.9	0.9	1.000
difference:	+8	+4.3	+12.9	+2.1	+5.3	+7.4	+2.9	+0.6	+0.1	-1.5	-1.3	+5.0	+11.1	+.030	+0.7	+1.3	+.096	+3.9	+4.9	+.174
Clyde Drexler	4	39.3	21.0	2.5	7.8	10.3	5.5	2.0	0.5	2.3	1.8	7.8	18.3	.425	0.8	3.3	.231	4.8	5.8	.826

Season 12
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Clyde Drexler
Season	2024-25	1994-95
Team	Orlando Magic	Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	77	29.6	8.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.8	1.8	3.1	7.1	.439	1.5	4.3	.342	1.1	1.2	.863
difference:	+1	+6.3	+13.1	+1.6	+2.5	+4.1	+3.0	+0.5	+0.2	-1.6	-0.9	+4.4	+9.2	+.022	+0.4	+1.1	+.018	+3.7	+4.6	+.039
Clyde Drexler	76	35.9	21.8	2.0	4.3	6.3	4.8	1.8	0.6	2.4	2.7	7.5	16.3	.461	1.9	5.4	.360	4.8	5.8	.824
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	5	32.6	5.0	0.2	2.8	3.0	1.8	1.4	0.6	0.4	2.2	1.6	6.0	.267	1.2	4.6	.261	0.6	0.8	.750
difference:	+17	+6.0	+15.5	+1.8	+2.2	+4.0	+3.2	+0.1	+0.1	-1.6	-0.9	+5.4	+8.6	+.214	+0.2	+0.1	+.042	+4.4	+5.6	+.036
Clyde Drexler	22	38.6	20.5	2.0	5.0	7.0	5.0	1.5	0.7	2.0	3.1	7.0	14.6	.481	1.4	4.5	.303	5.0	6.4	.786

Additional Years
* Clyde Drexler played 3 seasons more than Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 15, from 1996 to 1998—Clyde Drexler played in 3 Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Clyde Drexler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game