Kevin Garnett vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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, 17 more than Evan Mobley, who played 4. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Evan Mobley 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Garnett Evan Mobley
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+11+5.1+4.6+0.1+2.1+2.0+0.7+0.3+0.1-0.5-0.3+1.6+2.8+.017+0.2+0.9+.036+1.1+1.8+.042
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Garnett nor Evan Mobley played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kevin Garnett Evan Mobley
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+4.5+0.8+0.1+1.0+1.0+0.3+0.6+0.6-0.5-0.2+0.5+2.3+.055+0.2+1.0+.070+0.1+0.3+.080
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
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
difference:+2+4.1+7.5+1.7+2.3+0.7+1.7+0.7+0.2-1.1-0.6+3.6+7.4+.013+0.3+0.1+1.000+0.6+.375
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 3
Kevin Garnett Evan Mobley
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Kevin Garnett 82 39.3 18.5 2.7 6.9 9.6 4.2 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.7 7.7 15.8 .491 0.0 0.2 .188 3.0 4.0 .738
difference:+32+8.7+2.8+0.5+0.2+0.2+1.0+0.8+0.4-0.5+1.3+4.8+.089+0.4+1.0+.185+0.5+0.6+.019
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 5 38.6 15.8 3.4 6.2 9.6 4.0 0.8 2.4 4.4 3.4 7.2 15.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .778
difference:+7+3.4+0.2+0.9+0.6+0.3+1.7+0.2-2.6-0.6+0.4+2.8+.075+0.4+1.5+0.7+1.2+.084
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694

Season 4
Kevin Garnett Evan Mobley
Season 1998-992024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Kevin Garnett 47 37.9 20.8 3.5 6.9 10.4 4.3 1.7 1.8 2.9 3.2 8.8 19.1 .460 0.1 0.3 .286 3.1 4.4 .704
difference:+24+7.4+2.3+1.2+0.1+1.1+1.1+0.8+0.2-0.9-1.2+1.7+6.3+.097+1.1+2.9+.084+0.1+.021
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 4 42.5 21.8 4.0 8.0 12.0 3.8 1.8 2.0 3.3 2.5 8.8 19.8 .443 0.0 0.5 .000 4.3 5.8 .739
difference:+4+10.4+4.7+1.4+2.5+3.9+2.2+0.7+1.0-1.9-1.2+2.4+8.9+.143+1.8+3.4+.452+1.7+2.7+.101
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840

Additional Years

* Kevin Garnett played 17 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 21, from 2000 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 17 extra years over Evan Mobley, Kevin Garnett got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 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 13 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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