Kevin Garnett vs. Jamaal Wilkes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamaal Wilkes 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, 9 more than Jamaal Wilkes, who played 12. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Jamaal Wilkes had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Jamaal Wilkes	12	10	1974-75 to 1985-86

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


Rookie Season
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	1995-96	1974-75
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
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	+2.0	+3.8	+0.3	+1.6	+1.9	+0.4	+0.2	+1.3		-0.3	+1.6	+4.6	+.049				+0.7	+0.8	+.029
Jamaal Wilkes	82	30.7	14.2	2.5	5.7	8.2	2.2	1.3	0.3	-	2.7	6.1	13.8	.442	-	-	-	2.0	2.7	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamaal Wilkes	17	29.6	15.0	1.8	5.2	7.0	1.6	1.5	0.8	-	3.1	6.5	14.6	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.8	.702


Season 2
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	1996-97	1975-76
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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:	+5	+5.8	+0.8	+0.1	+0.8	+0.8	+1.1	+0.2	+1.7		-0.1	+0.4	+2.0	+.036				+0.1	+0.1	+.018
Jamaal Wilkes	82	33.1	17.8	2.4	6.4	8.8	2.0	1.2	0.4	-	2.7	7.5	16.3	.463	-	-	-	2.8	3.6	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+10	+7.1	+1.4	+2.8	+1.3	+1.4	+1.5	+0.4	+0.4		-0.5	+1.4	+1.6	+.041				+1.7	+2.5	+.222
Jamaal Wilkes	13	34.6	15.9	1.9	6.0	7.9	2.2	0.9	0.6	-	2.5	6.6	15.4	.430	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.778


Season 3
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	1997-98	1976-77
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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:	+6	+5.4	+0.8	+0.7	+1.3	+2.0	+1.4		+1.6		-0.2	+0.5	+0.7	+.013				+0.3	+0.1	+.059
Jamaal Wilkes	76	33.9	17.7	2.0	5.6	7.6	2.8	1.7	0.2	-	2.9	7.2	15.1	.478	-	-	-	3.3	4.1	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+5	+4.0	+0.3	+1.6		+1.6	+2.4	+0.8	+1.8		-1.1	+0.6	+0.4	+.051				+0.9	+1.0	+.043
Jamaal Wilkes	10	34.6	15.5	1.8	6.2	8.0	1.6	1.6	0.6	-	2.3	6.6	15.4	.429	-	-	-	2.3	2.8	.821


Season 4
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	1998-99	1977-78
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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:	+4	+8.7	+7.9	+1.3	+1.7	+2.9	+0.7	+0.2	+1.4	-0.8		+3.4	+6.7	+.020				+1.0	+1.5	+.012
Jamaal Wilkes	51	29.2	12.9	2.2	5.2	7.5	3.6	1.5	0.4	2.1	3.2	5.4	12.4	.440	-	-	-	2.1	2.9	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+1	+6.5	+9.8	+1.0	+2.3	+3.3	+1.1	+0.8	+1.7	-0.4	-2.2	+3.8	+9.1	+.026				+2.3	+2.1	+.194
Jamaal Wilkes	3	36.0	12.0	3.0	5.7	8.7	2.7	1.0	0.3	3.7	4.7	5.0	10.7	.469	-	-	-	2.0	3.7	.545


Season 5
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	1999-00	1978-79
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Kevin Garnett	81	40.0	22.9	2.8	9.0	11.8	5.0	1.5	1.6	3.3	2.5	9.4	18.8	.497	0.4	1.0	.370	3.8	5.0	.765
difference:	+1	+4.5	+4.3	+0.8	+3.6	+4.4	+2.2	+0.1	+1.3	-0.6	-0.9	+1.8	+3.7	+.007				+0.5	+0.6	+.014
Jamaal Wilkes	82	35.5	18.6	2.0	5.4	7.4	2.8	1.6	0.3	2.7	3.4	7.6	15.1	.504	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	4	42.5	18.8	3.3	7.5	10.8	8.8	1.3	0.8	2.8	3.0	7.5	19.5	.385	0.5	0.8	.667	3.3	4.0	.813
difference:	+4	+4.1	+0.4	+0.8	+1.5	+2.3	+6.8	+0.6	+0.5	-0.9	-0.4	+0.1	+3.5	+.092				+0.2	+0.6	+.137
Jamaal Wilkes	8	38.4	18.4	2.5	6.0	8.5	2.0	1.9	0.3	1.9	2.6	7.6	16.0	.477	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	.676


Season 6
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2000-01	1979-80
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Kevin Garnett	81	39.5	22.0	2.7	8.7	11.4	5.0	1.4	1.8	2.8	2.5	8.7	18.2	.477	0.2	0.8	.288	4.4	5.8	.764
difference:	+1	+1.6	+2.0	+0.6	+4.4	+5.0	+2.0	+0.2	+1.5	-0.9	-0.2	+0.2	+1.6	+.058	+0.2	+0.6	+.112	+2.1	+2.9	+.044
Jamaal Wilkes	82	37.9	20.0	2.1	4.3	6.4	3.0	1.6	0.3	1.9	2.7	8.9	16.6	.535	0.0	0.2	.176	2.3	2.9	.808

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	4	41.3	21.0	2.5	9.5	12.0	4.3	1.0	1.5	1.5	3.3	6.8	14.5	.466	0.0	0.8	.000	7.5	9.0	.833
difference:	+12	+0.5	+0.7	+0.8	+4.8	+4.0	+1.3	+0.5	+1.2	-0.7	-0.1	+2.0	+3.9	+.010		+0.7		+4.7	+5.6	+.018
Jamaal Wilkes	16	40.8	20.3	3.3	4.7	8.0	3.0	1.5	0.3	2.2	3.2	8.8	18.4	.476	0.0	0.1	.000	2.8	3.4	.815


Season 7
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2001-02	1980-81
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	81	39.2	21.2	3.0	9.1	12.1	5.2	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.3	8.1	17.3	.470	0.5	1.4	.319	4.4	5.5	.801
difference:		+1.8	+1.4	+1.2	+5.5	+6.7	+2.3	+0.3	+1.2	-0.2	-0.5	+1.6	+1.2	+.056	+0.5	+1.2	+.242	+1.3	+1.4	+.043
Jamaal Wilkes	81	37.4	22.6	1.8	3.6	5.4	2.9	1.5	0.4	2.6	2.8	9.7	18.5	.526	0.0	0.2	.077	3.1	4.1	.758

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	3	43.3	24.0	5.3	13.3	18.7	5.0	1.7	1.7	4.0	3.7	8.0	18.7	.429	0.3	0.7	.500	7.7	10.7	.719
difference:		+5.6	+6.0	+4.0	+12.0	+16.0	+3.7	+1.4	+1.4	-2.7	-0.4	+1.0	+2.7	+.009	+0.3	+0.4	+.500	+3.7	+4.7	+.052
Jamaal Wilkes	3	37.7	18.0	1.3	1.3	2.7	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	3.3	7.0	16.0	.438	0.0	0.3	.000	4.0	6.0	.667


Season 8
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2002-03	1981-82
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Kevin Garnett	82	40.5	23.0	3.0	10.5	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	2.8	2.4	9.1	18.1	.502	0.2	0.9	.282	4.6	6.1	.751
difference:		+5.1	+1.9	+1.1	+7.6	+8.6	+4.3	+0.3	+1.3	-0.8	-0.5		+0.8	+.023	+0.2	+0.9		+1.6	+2.0	+.019
Jamaal Wilkes	82	35.4	21.1	1.9	2.9	4.8	1.7	1.1	0.3	2.0	2.9	9.1	17.3	.525	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.1	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	6	44.0	27.0	1.8	13.8	15.7	5.2	1.7	1.7	3.0	3.8	11.8	23.0	.514	0.5	1.5	.333	2.8	4.7	.607
difference:	+8	+5.8	+7.0	+1.1	+11.7	+10.7	+2.6	+0.6	+1.5	-0.1	-0.7	+3.2	+5.8	+.012	+0.5	+1.4	+.333	+0.1	+1.2	+.169
Jamaal Wilkes	14	38.2	20.0	2.9	2.1	5.0	2.6	1.1	0.2	2.9	3.1	8.6	17.2	.502	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.5	.776


Season 9
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2003-04	1982-83
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers 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		%
Kevin Garnett	82	39.4	24.2	3.0	10.9	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	2.6	2.5	9.8	19.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.256	4.5	5.7	.791
difference:	+2	+7.5	+4.6	+1.2	+8.4	+9.6	+2.7	+0.7	+2.0	-0.7	-0.3	+1.2	+3.5	+.031	+0.1	+0.4	+.256	+2.0	+2.3	+.034
Jamaal Wilkes	80	31.9	19.6	1.8	2.5	4.3	2.3	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.8	8.6	16.1	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	2.5	3.4	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	18	43.5	24.3	2.2	12.4	14.6	5.1	1.3	2.3	4.2	3.2	9.3	20.7	.452	0.3	0.9	.313	5.4	6.9	.776
difference:	+3	+4.2	+4.4	+0.6	+9.2	+8.6	+1.7		+1.6	-2.0	-0.2	+0.2	+2.5	+.046	+0.3	+0.8	+.313	+3.6	+4.0	+.162
Jamaal Wilkes	15	39.3	19.9	2.8	3.2	6.0	3.4	1.3	0.7	2.2	3.4	9.1	18.2	.498	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.9	.614


Season 10
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2004-05	1983-84
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Kevin Garnett	82	38.1	22.2	3.0	10.5	13.5	5.7	1.5	1.4	2.7	2.5	8.3	16.6	.502	0.1	0.3	.240	5.4	6.7	.811
difference:	+7	+4.7	+4.9	+1.3	+7.7	+9.0	+2.8	+0.5	+0.9	-0.9	-0.2	+1.1	+2.5	+.012	+0.1	+0.2	+.010	+2.6	+3.0	+.068
Jamaal Wilkes	75	33.4	17.3	1.7	2.8	4.5	2.9	1.0	0.5	1.8	2.7	7.2	14.1	.514	0.0	0.1	.250	2.8	3.7	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Garnett	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamaal Wilkes	14	14.0	4.5	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.9	2.0	5.0	.400	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.8	.636


Season 11
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2005-06	1984-85
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Kevin Garnett	76	38.9	21.8	2.8	9.9	12.7	4.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	2.7	8.2	15.7	.526	0.1	0.4	.267	5.2	6.4	.810
difference:	+34	+20.8	+13.5	+2.0	+8.5	+10.5	+3.1	+0.9	+1.3	-1.2	-1.2	+4.7	+8.5	+.038	+0.1	+0.4		+4.0	+4.8	+.037
Jamaal Wilkes	42	18.1	8.3	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.5	3.5	7.2	.488	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.773

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Garnett nor Jamaal Wilkes played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Kevin Garnett	Jamaal Wilkes
Season	2006-07	1985-86
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Kevin Garnett	76	39.4	22.4	2.4	10.4	12.8	4.1	1.2	1.7	2.7	2.4	8.4	17.6	.476	0.2	0.7	.214	5.5	6.6	.835
difference:	+63	+24.4	+16.6	+1.4	+9.2	+10.6	+2.9	+0.7	+1.5	-1.5	-0.9	+6.4	+12.6	+.076	+0.1	+0.5	+.119	+3.8	+4.5	+.020
Jamaal Wilkes	13	15.0	5.8	1.0	1.2	2.2	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.5	2.0	5.0	.400	0.1	0.2	.333	1.7	2.1	.815

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Garnett nor Jamaal Wilkes played in the postseason in their season 12


Additional Years
* Kevin Garnett played 9 seasons more than Jamaal Wilkes in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 21, from 2008 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over Jamaal Wilkes, Kevin Garnett got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 5 All-Star Game

Kevin Garnett vs. Jamaal Wilkes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamaal Wilkes 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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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

Additional Years