Kon Knueppel vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton and Kon Knueppel, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Kon Knueppel played 1 year in the NBA, 18 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Kon Knueppel had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while John Stockton had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 |
| Kon Knueppel | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| John Stockton | 19 | 19 | 1984-85 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kon Knueppel | John Stockton | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1984-85 |
| Team | Charlotte Hornets | Utah Jazz |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Jazz Lost West Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kon Knueppel | 17 | 33.6 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 13.8 | .491 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .438 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .900 |
| difference: | +65 | +15.4 | +13.8 | +0.8 | +3.7 | +4.5 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +4.9 | +9.7 | +.020 | +3.7 | +8.4 | +.256 | +0.4 | +.164 | |
| John Stockton | 82 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .182 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .736 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kon Knueppel | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Stockton | 10 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .743 |
Additional Years |
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* John Stockton played 18 seasons more than Kon Knueppel in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1986 to 2003—John Stockton played in 18 Playoffs. In those 18 extra years over Kon Knueppel, John Stockton got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA First Team 6 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive Second Team 9 Assists Leader 2 Steals Leader 10 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |