Kyrie Irving vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht and Kyrie Irving, 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.
Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 1. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 7 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Dalton Knecht | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kyrie Irving | Dalton Knecht | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 51 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .469 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .399 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .872 |
| difference: | +27 | +11.3 | +9.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +4.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -1.0 | +3.6 | +7.5 | +.008 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +.023 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +.110 |
| Dalton Knecht | 78 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 7.1 | .461 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .376 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .762 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dalton Knecht | 2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .400 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Additional Years |
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* Kyrie Irving played 13 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2013 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 9 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |