Kevin Garnett vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht and Kevin Garnett, 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.

Kevin Garnett played 21 years in the NBA, 19 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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
Kevin Garnett 21 14 1995-96 to 2015-16
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Garnett Dalton Knecht
Season 1995-962024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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%
Kevin Garnett 80 28.7 10.4 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.2 .491 0.1 0.4 .286 1.3 1.9 .705
difference:+2+9.5+1.3+1.7+1.8+3.5+1.0+0.8+1.5-0.9-1.2+1.2+2.1+.030+1.5+4.0+.090+0.5+0.8+.057
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett DNP------ --- ----------
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Kevin Garnett Dalton Knecht
Season 1996-972025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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%
Kevin Garnett 77 38.9 17.0 2.5 5.6 8.0 3.1 1.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 7.1 14.3 .499 0.1 0.3 .286 2.7 3.5 .754
difference:+64+20.0+9.4+1.9+3.8+5.6+2.5+0.9+1.6-1.7-1.1+4.1+7.8+.035+1.1+3.2+.040+2.2+2.8+.087
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 3 41.7 17.3 4.7 4.7 9.3 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.0 17.0 .471 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Dalton Knecht DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Garnett played 19 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 21, from 1998 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 13 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 19 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Kevin Garnett got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 9 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 4 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 14 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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