Kevin Johnson vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Kevin Johnson, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Kevin Johnson played 12 years in the NBA, 9 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Kevin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Robert Parish had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 Johnson	12	11	1987-88 to 1999-00
Robert Parish	21	16	1976-77 to 1996-97

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


Rookie Season
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1987-88	1976-77
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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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 Johnson	80	24.0	9.2	0.5	1.9	2.4	5.5	1.3	0.3	1.8	1.9	3.4	7.5	.461	0.1	0.3	.208	2.2	2.6	.839
difference:	+3	+6.0	+0.1	+2.1	+2.5	+4.7	+4.5	+0.6	+0.9		-1.0	+0.3	+0.1	+.042				+0.6	+0.4	+.131
Robert Parish	77	18.0	9.1	2.6	4.4	7.1	1.0	0.7	1.2	-	2.9	3.7	7.4	.503	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	.708

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Parish	10	23.9	12.1	4.3	6.0	10.3	1.1	0.7	1.1	-	4.2	5.2	10.8	.481	-	-	-	1.7	2.6	.654


Season 2
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1988-89	1977-78
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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 Johnson	81	39.2	20.4	0.6	3.6	4.2	12.2	1.7	0.3	4.0	2.8	7.0	13.9	.505	0.0	0.3	.091	6.3	7.1	.882
difference:	+1	+15.2	+7.9	+2.0	+2.1	+4.1	+11.0	+0.7	+1.2	-1.5	-0.7	+1.8	+2.8	+.033				+4.3	+3.9	+.257
Robert Parish	82	24.0	12.5	2.6	5.7	8.3	1.2	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5	5.2	11.1	.472	-	-	-	2.0	3.2	.625

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	12	41.2	23.8	1.0	3.3	4.3	12.3	1.6	0.4	4.6	2.3	7.5	15.2	.495	0.3	0.8	.300	8.5	9.2	.927
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1989-90	1978-79
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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 Johnson	74	37.6	22.5	0.6	3.1	3.6	11.4	1.3	0.2	3.6	1.9	7.8	15.7	.499	0.1	0.6	.195	6.8	8.1	.838
difference:	+2	+5.9	+5.3	+2.9	+5.5	+8.5	+9.9		+2.7	-0.5	-2.1	+0.5	+1.1					+4.2	+4.4	+.140
Robert Parish	76	31.7	17.2	3.5	8.6	12.1	1.5	1.3	2.9	3.1	4.0	7.3	14.6	.499	-	-	-	2.6	3.7	.698

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	16	36.4	21.3	0.6	2.8	3.3	10.6	1.6	0.0	3.9	1.8	7.7	16.1	.479	0.1	0.7	.182	5.8	7.0	.821
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1990-91	1979-80
Team	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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 Johnson	77	36.0	22.2	0.7	2.8	3.5	10.1	2.1	0.1	3.5	2.3	7.7	14.9	.516	0.1	0.6	.205	6.7	8.0	.843
difference:	+5	+6.6	+5.2	+2.7	+4.6	+7.4	+8.4	+1.3	+1.5	-0.4	-1.1	+0.6	+0.9	+.009	+0.1	+0.6		+3.9	+4.1	+.128
Robert Parish	72	29.4	17.0	3.4	7.4	10.9	1.7	0.8	1.6	3.1	3.4	7.1	14.0	.507	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.9	.715

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	4	36.5	12.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	9.8	0.5	0.3	3.0	2.3	4.0	13.3	.302	0.3	1.8	.143	4.5	7.5	.600
Robert Parish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1991-92	1980-81
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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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 Johnson	78	37.2	19.7	0.8	3.0	3.7	10.7	1.5	0.3	3.5	2.3	6.9	14.4	.479	0.1	0.6	.217	5.7	7.1	.807
difference:	+4	+9.2	+0.8	+2.2	+3.5	+5.8	+8.9	+0.5	+2.3	-1.2	-1.5	+0.8	+0.2	+.066	+0.1	+0.6		+2.3	+2.3	+.097
Robert Parish	82	28.0	18.9	3.0	6.5	9.5	1.8	1.0	2.6	2.3	3.8	7.7	14.2	.545	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.8	.710

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	8	41.9	23.6	1.0	3.1	4.1	11.6	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.0	7.8	16.0	.484	0.4	0.8	.500	7.8	9.0	.861
difference:	+9	+13.0	+8.6	+1.9	+2.5	+4.5	+10.5	+0.3	+2.0	-0.5	-1.4	+1.4	+3.1	+.009	+0.4	+0.8		+5.5	+5.6	+.189
Robert Parish	17	28.9	15.0	2.9	5.6	8.6	1.1	1.2	2.3	2.6	4.4	6.4	12.9	.493	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.672


Season 6
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1992-93	1981-82
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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 Johnson	49	33.5	16.1	0.6	1.5	2.1	7.8	1.7	0.4	3.1	2.0	5.8	11.5	.499	0.0	0.2	.125	4.6	5.6	.819
difference:	+31	+1.8	+3.8	+3.0	+5.7	+8.7	+6.0	+0.8	+2.0	-0.3	-1.3	+2.6	+3.9	+.043		+0.2		+1.4	+1.2	+.109
Robert Parish	80	31.7	19.9	3.6	7.2	10.8	1.8	0.9	2.4	2.8	3.3	8.4	15.4	.542	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.4	.710

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	23	39.7	17.8	0.4	2.3	2.7	7.9	1.5	0.6	3.7	2.5	6.2	13.0	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	5.4	6.8	.795
difference:	+11	+4.2	+3.5	+3.2	+5.4	+8.6	+6.4	+1.1	+3.4	-0.4	-1.4	+2.3	+4.4	+.008		+0.1		+1.1	+0.5	+.115
Robert Parish	12	35.5	21.3	3.6	7.7	11.3	1.5	0.4	4.0	3.3	3.9	8.5	17.4	.488	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.3	.680


Season 7
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1993-94	1982-83
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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 Johnson	67	36.6	20.0	0.8	1.7	2.5	9.5	1.9	0.1	3.5	1.9	7.1	14.6	.487	0.1	0.4	.222	5.7	6.9	.819
difference:	+11	+5.1	+0.7	+2.5	+5.6	+8.1	+7.7	+0.9	+1.8	-1.1	-0.9	+0.8	+0.2	+.063	+0.1	+0.4		+2.2	+1.9	+.121
Robert Parish	78	31.5	19.3	3.3	7.3	10.6	1.8	1.0	1.9	2.4	2.8	7.9	14.4	.550	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.0	.698

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	10	42.7	26.6	1.0	2.5	3.5	9.6	1.0	0.1	3.4	2.3	9.7	21.2	.458	0.3	1.0	.300	6.9	8.1	.852
difference:	+3	+7.1	+11.9	+2.0	+5.1	+7.1	+8.3	+0.3	+1.2	-1.0	-0.3	+3.6	+8.5	+.025	+0.3	+1.0		+4.5	+5.2	+.002
Robert Parish	7	35.6	14.7	3.0	7.6	10.6	1.3	0.7	1.3	2.4	2.6	6.1	12.7	.483	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	2.9	.850


Season 8
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1994-95	1983-84
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	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 Johnson	47	28.8	15.5	0.7	1.8	2.4	7.7	1.0	0.4	2.2	1.9	5.2	11.1	.470	0.1	0.6	.154	5.0	6.1	.810
difference:	+33	+7.0	+3.5	+2.3	+5.9	+8.3	+6.0	+0.3	+1.1	-0.1	-1.4	+2.6	+3.2	+.076	+0.1	+0.6		+1.6	+1.5	+.065
Robert Parish	80	35.8	19.0	3.0	7.7	10.7	1.7	0.7	1.5	2.3	3.3	7.8	14.3	.546	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.6	.745

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	10	37.1	24.8	0.7	3.4	4.1	9.3	0.9	0.4	3.4	2.5	8.6	15.0	.573	0.5	1.0	.500	7.1	8.4	.845
difference:	+13	+0.7	+9.9	+2.6	+4.1	+6.7	+8.1	+0.1	+1.4	-1.4	-1.8	+2.6	+2.3	+.095	+0.5	+1.0		+4.3	+4.1	+.199
Robert Parish	23	37.8	14.9	3.3	7.5	10.8	1.2	1.0	1.8	2.0	4.3	6.0	12.7	.478	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.3	.646


Season 9
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1995-96	1984-85
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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 Johnson	56	35.8	18.7	0.8	3.2	3.9	9.2	1.5	0.2	3.0	2.6	6.1	12.0	.507	0.4	1.0	.368	6.1	7.1	.859
difference:	+23	+0.3	+1.1	+2.5	+4.1	+6.7	+7.6	+0.8	+1.1	-0.6	-0.2	+0.9	+0.9	+.035	+0.4	+1.0		+2.4	+2.1	+.116
Robert Parish	79	36.1	17.6	3.3	7.3	10.6	1.6	0.7	1.3	2.4	2.8	7.0	12.9	.542	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.0	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	4	37.8	17.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	10.8	0.5	0.5	2.8	2.0	6.8	14.3	.474	0.3	1.0	.250	3.5	4.3	.824
difference:	+17	+0.4	+0.2	+2.2	+3.9	+6.1	+9.3	+0.5	+1.1	-0.4	-1.2	+0.3	+1.2	+.019	+0.3	+1.0		+0.6	+1.0	+.040
Robert Parish	21	38.2	17.1	2.7	7.7	10.4	1.5	1.0	1.6	2.4	3.2	6.5	13.1	.493	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	5.3	.784


Season 10
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1996-97	1985-86
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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 Johnson	70	38.0	20.1	0.8	2.8	3.6	9.3	1.5	0.2	3.1	2.0	6.3	12.7	.496	1.3	2.9	.441	6.3	7.4	.852
difference:	+11	+6.3	+4.0	+2.2	+3.7	+5.9	+7.5	+0.7	+1.2	-0.8	-0.7	+0.2	+0.8	+.053	+1.3	+2.9		+3.3	+3.3	+.121
Robert Parish	81	31.7	16.1	3.0	6.5	9.5	1.8	0.8	1.4	2.3	2.7	6.5	11.9	.549	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.1	.731

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	5	41.6	16.8	1.6	2.8	4.4	6.0	2.6	0.0	3.6	3.0	5.2	17.6	.295	0.6	4.4	.136	5.8	6.6	.879
difference:	+13	+8.8	+1.8	+1.3	+3.1	+4.4	+4.6	+2.1	+1.7	-1.2	-0.4	+0.7	+5.1	+.176	+0.6	+4.4		+2.6	+1.7	+.227
Robert Parish	18	32.8	15.0	2.9	5.9	8.8	1.4	0.5	1.7	2.4	2.6	5.9	12.5	.471	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.9	.652


Season 11
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1997-98	1986-87
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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 Johnson	50	25.8	9.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.1	3.1	6.9	.447	0.1	0.5	.154	3.2	3.7	.871
difference:	+30	+11.6	+8.0	+2.5	+4.9	+7.3	+2.7	+0.3	+1.6	-0.4	-2.2	+4.3	+6.3	+.109	+0.1	+0.5		+0.4	+0.2	+.136
Robert Parish	80	37.4	17.5	3.2	7.5	10.6	2.2	0.8	1.8	2.4	3.3	7.4	13.2	.556	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.9	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	4	30.5	13.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.5	5.8	10.5	.548	0.3	1.0	.250	2.0	3.0	.667
difference:	+17	+4.5	+4.2	+2.3	+4.8	+7.1	+3.5	+0.4	+1.4	-0.3	-2.3	+1.3	+2.0	+.019	+0.3	+1.0		+1.8	+1.9	+.100
Robert Parish	21	35.0	18.0	2.8	6.6	9.4	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.8	3.8	7.1	12.5	.567	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	4.9	.767

Note: Kevin Johnson didn't play in 1998-99.


Season 12
	Kevin Johnson	Robert Parish
Season	1999-00	1987-88
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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 Johnson	6	18.8	6.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	4.0	0.3	0.0	1.2	1.0	2.7	4.7	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.2	1.000
difference:	+68	+12.4	+7.6	+2.3	+3.4	+5.8	+2.4	+0.4	+1.1	-0.9	-1.7	+3.3	+5.4	+.018	+0.2	+0.2		+1.2	+2.1	+.266
Robert Parish	74	31.2	14.3	2.3	6.1	8.5	1.6	0.7	1.1	2.1	2.7	6.0	10.1	.589	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Johnson	9	14.3	3.2	0.0	1.4	1.4	2.6	0.3	0.1	1.4	1.1	1.3	4.1	.324	0.0	0.3	.000	0.6	0.7	.833
difference:	+8	+22.5	+11.5	+3.0	+5.5	+8.5	+1.4	+0.3	+1.0	-0.8	-1.4	+4.6	+7.0	+.208		+0.3		+2.3	+2.9	+.013
Robert Parish	17	36.8	14.7	3.0	6.9	9.9	1.2	0.6	1.1	2.2	2.5	5.9	11.1	.532	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.6	.820


Additional Years
* Robert Parish played 9 seasons more than Kevin Johnson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 21, from 1989 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over Kevin Johnson, Robert Parish got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Star Game

Kevin Johnson vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish and Kevin Johnson, 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