Khris Middleton vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Khris Middleton, 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Khris Middleton played 13 years in the NBA, 5 less than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Khris Middleton had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Khris Middleton 13 9 2012-13 to 2024-25
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2012-131996-97
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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%
Khris Middleton 27 17.6 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.2 .440 0.5 1.7 .311 1.0 1.2 .844
difference:+18+7.4+2.0+0.8+0.2+0.9+0.8+0.6+0.5-0.2-1.0+0.8+1.8+.011+0.5+1.7+0.5+.241
Jermaine O'Neal 45 10.2 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.4 .451 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2013-141997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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%
Khris Middleton 82 30.0 12.1 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 10.4 .440 1.5 3.5 .414 1.4 1.7 .861
difference:+22+16.5+7.6+0.6+1.0+0.4+1.8+0.7+0.8-0.6-1.3+2.7+6.5+.045+1.5+3.5+0.6+0.2+.355
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.9 .485 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2014-151998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Khris Middleton 79 30.1 13.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.0 .467 1.4 3.4 .407 1.7 2.0 .859
difference:+43+21.5+10.9+0.6+2.3+1.7+1.9+1.4+0.3-1.0-1.2+4.1+8.7+.033+1.4+3.4+1.2+1.0+.345
Jermaine O'Neal 36 8.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .434 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .514
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 6 38.7 15.8 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.8 15.3 .380 1.8 5.7 .324 2.3 2.5 .933
difference:+3+32.7+14.2+0.3+1.5+1.8+1.9+2.3+0.2-1.5-1.1+5.4+14.2+.020+1.8+5.7+1.6+1.2+.433
Jermaine O'Neal 9 6.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 4

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2015-161999-00
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Khris Middleton 79 36.1 18.2 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.5 .444 1.8 4.6 .396 3.5 3.9 .888
difference:+9+23.8+14.3+0.8+1.4+0.5+3.9+1.5+0.6-1.6-0.8+4.9+11.3+.042+1.8+4.6+2.7+2.5+.306
Jermaine O'Neal 70 12.3 3.9 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 8 4.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .667

Season 5

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2016-172000-01
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 29 30.7 14.7 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 5.2 11.5 .450 1.6 3.6 .433 2.8 3.2 .880
difference:+52+1.9+1.8+2.7+2.8+5.6+2.2+0.8+2.6-0.2-0.8+0.2+0.8+.015+1.6+3.5+.433+0.1+1.6+.279
Jermaine O'Neal 81 32.6 12.9 3.1 6.7 9.8 1.2 0.6 2.8 2.0 3.5 5.0 10.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.8 .601
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 6 38.5 14.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 13.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .368 3.0 3.7 .818
difference:+2+0.8+4.7+3.0+4.8+7.8+3.5+2.0+2.5-0.5+0.9+3.2+.039+1.2+2.9+.368+1.7+1.2+.318
Jermaine O'Neal 4 39.3 9.8 3.0 9.5 12.5 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.8 3.3 4.3 9.8 .436 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.5 .500

Season 6

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2017-182001-02
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 82 36.4 20.1 0.5 4.7 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 7.2 15.5 .466 1.8 5.0 .359 3.9 4.4 .884
difference:+10+1.2+1.1+2.1+3.2+5.3+2.4+0.9+2.0-0.1-0.4+0.3+0.2+.013+1.8+4.8+.288+1.3+.196
Jermaine O'Neal 72 37.6 19.0 2.6 7.9 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3 2.4 3.7 7.5 15.7 .479 0.0 0.2 .071 3.9 5.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 7 39.3 24.7 0.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.6 16.0 .598 3.6 5.9 .610 2.0 2.7 .737
difference:+2+1.3+7.5+1.1+1.4+2.5+2.1+0.1+0.9-0.5-0.5+2.8+0.8+.151+3.6+5.7+.610+1.6+2.1+.013
Jermaine O'Neal 5 38.0 17.2 1.2 6.4 7.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 2.8 4.8 6.8 15.2 .447 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 4.8 .750

Season 7

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2018-192002-03
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 77 31.1 18.3 0.6 5.3 6.0 4.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.2 6.6 14.9 .441 2.3 6.2 .378 2.8 3.4 .837
difference:+6.1+2.5+2.0+2.4+4.3+2.3+0.1+2.2-1.4+1.3+1.5+.043+2.2+5.9+.045+2.0+3.2+.106
Jermaine O'Neal 77 37.2 20.8 2.6 7.7 10.3 2.0 0.9 2.3 2.3 3.6 7.9 16.4 .484 0.1 0.3 .333 4.8 6.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 15 34.3 16.9 0.6 5.7 6.3 4.4 0.6 0.0 1.9 2.9 5.6 13.4 .418 2.7 6.1 .435 3.1 3.5 .885
difference:+9+11.2+5.9+3.4+7.8+11.2+3.7+0.1+3.0-1.1-0.8+1.6+1.9+.049+2.7+5.6+.435+5.4+7.3+.100
Jermaine O'Neal 6 45.5 22.8 4.0 13.5 17.5 0.7 0.5 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.2 15.3 .467 0.0 0.5 .000 8.5 10.8 .785

Season 8

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2019-202003-04
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 62 29.9 20.9 0.7 5.5 6.2 4.3 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.3 7.6 15.3 .497 2.4 5.7 .415 3.4 3.7 .916
difference:+16+5.8+0.8+1.8+2.0+3.8+2.2+0.1+2.5-0.1-0.9+0.2+2.6+.063+2.4+5.5+.304+1.1+2.2+.159
Jermaine O'Neal 78 35.7 20.1 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.1 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.2 7.8 17.9 .434 0.0 0.2 .111 4.5 5.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 10 35.5 20.3 0.5 6.4 6.9 6.0 1.1 0.2 3.4 4.1 7.1 18.0 .394 2.3 6.5 .354 3.8 4.6 .826
difference:+6+2.1+1.1+1.3+0.9+2.2+4.8+0.6+2.1-1.6-0.8+0.1+1.0+.029+2.3+6.2+.354+1.0+2.3+.126
Jermaine O'Neal 16 37.6 19.2 1.8 7.3 9.1 1.2 0.5 2.3 1.8 3.3 7.2 17.0 .423 0.0 0.3 .000 4.8 6.9 .700

Season 9

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 68 33.4 20.4 0.8 5.2 6.0 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.6 2.4 7.5 15.8 .476 2.2 5.4 .414 3.1 3.5 .898
difference:+24+1.4+3.9+1.1+1.7+2.8+3.5+0.5+1.9-0.4-1.5+1.3+3.6+.024+2.2+5.3+.247+3.6+5.4+.144
Jermaine O'Neal 44 34.8 24.3 1.9 6.9 8.8 1.9 0.6 2.0 3.0 3.9 8.8 19.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.9 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 23 40.1 23.6 1.1 6.5 7.6 5.1 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.5 8.6 19.7 .438 2.6 7.6 .343 3.7 4.2 .887
difference:+10+3.3+7.6+0.5+0.1+0.4+2.9+1.0+2.4-0.4-1.2+2.7+3.5+.073+2.6+7.4+.343+0.5+1.3+.137
Jermaine O'Neal 13 36.8 16.0 1.6 6.4 8.0 2.2 0.5 2.6 2.8 3.7 5.9 16.2 .365 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 5.5 .750

Season 10

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 66 32.4 20.1 0.6 4.8 5.4 5.4 1.2 0.3 2.9 2.4 6.8 15.5 .443 2.5 6.6 .373 3.9 4.4 .890
difference:+15+2.9+1.4+2.5+3.9+2.8+0.7+2.0-0.1-1.1+0.7+0.3+.029+2.4+6.4+.073+1.2+2.8+.181
Jermaine O'Neal 51 35.3 20.1 2.0 7.3 9.3 2.6 0.5 2.3 3.0 3.5 7.5 15.8 .472 0.1 0.2 .300 5.1 7.2 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 2 36.0 14.5 0.5 4.5 5.0 7.0 1.5 0.0 5.5 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.5 1.000
difference:+4+6.5+1.0+1.5+2.5+5.3+1.0+2.3-1.2-1.7+2.3+2.0+.107+3.0+6.7+.429+4.8+7.3+.283
Jermaine O'Neal 6 36.0 21.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 4.3 4.7 7.3 14.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 6.3 8.8 .717

Season 11

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 33 24.3 15.1 0.8 3.4 4.2 4.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.1 5.4 12.3 .436 1.5 4.9 .315 2.8 3.1 .902
difference:+36+11.3+4.3+1.4+4.0+5.4+2.5+2.4-0.7-1.3+1.8+4.2+1.5+4.8+.315+2.2+3.4+.135
Jermaine O'Neal 69 35.6 19.4 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.4 0.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 7.2 16.5 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.5 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 5 34.6 23.8 1.4 5.0 6.4 6.2 0.6 0.0 3.4 3.0 8.0 17.2 .465 2.6 6.4 .406 5.2 6.0 .867
Jermaine O'Neal DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 55 27.0 15.1 0.7 3.9 4.7 5.3 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.6 5.8 11.7 .493 1.7 4.5 .381 1.8 2.2 .833
difference:+13+1.7+1.5+1.3+0.9+2.0+3.1+0.4+1.8-0.2-0.5+0.4+0.5+.054+1.7+4.4+.381+1.1+1.7+.091
Jermaine O'Neal 42 28.7 13.6 2.0 4.8 6.7 2.2 0.5 2.1 2.5 3.1 5.4 12.2 .439 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 6 38.3 24.7 2.0 7.2 9.2 4.7 0.5 0.2 2.3 4.2 9.2 19.0 .482 1.8 5.2 .355 4.5 5.0 .900
Jermaine O'Neal DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13

Khris Middleton Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Washington WizardsToronto Raptors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton 37 22.8 11.9 0.4 3.4 3.7 4.1 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.0 4.3 9.1 .475 1.3 3.6 .361 1.9 2.3 .857
difference:+31+7.0+1.4+1.5+1.1+2.7+2.3+0.5+1.8-0.6-1.1+1.1+2.2+.001+1.3+3.6+0.7+1.0+.069
Jermaine O'Neal 68 29.8 13.3 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.1 5.4 11.3 .474 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.3 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 6 27.0 13.3 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.0 4.7 8.5 .549 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .750

Additional Years

* Jermaine O'Neal played 5 seasons more than Khris Middleton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2010 to 2014—Jermaine O'Neal played in 3 Playoffs.