Kyrie Irving vs. Granville Waiters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Granville Waiters 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.

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.

Kyrie Irving played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Granville Waiters, who played 5. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Granville Waiters had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 achivements, 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 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24
Granville Waiters 5 2 1983-84 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2011-121983-84
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Granville Waiters 78 13.3 3.6 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.1 1.6 3.1 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2012-131984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
Granville Waiters 62 11.3 3.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.4 3.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2013-141985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
Granville Waiters 43 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .167
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters 11 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2014-151986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
Granville Waiters 44 12.1 1.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.9 2.1 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
Granville Waiters 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2015-161987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
Granville Waiters 22 5.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 .310 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2016-17-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2017-18-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 60 32.2 24.4 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 8.9 18.1 .491 2.8 6.8 .408 3.9 4.4 .889
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2018-19-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 67 33.0 23.8 1.1 3.9 5.0 6.9 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.5 9.0 18.5 .487 2.6 6.5 .401 3.2 3.7 .873
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 9 36.7 21.3 0.6 3.8 4.3 7.0 1.4 0.4 3.1 2.9 7.7 19.9 .385 2.0 6.4 .310 4.0 4.4 .900
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2019-20-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 20 32.9 27.4 1.1 4.1 5.2 6.4 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.7 10.0 20.8 .478 2.8 7.1 .394 4.7 5.1 .922
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2020-21-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 54 34.9 26.9 1.0 3.8 4.8 6.0 1.4 0.7 2.4 2.6 10.2 20.1 .506 2.8 7.0 .402 3.7 4.0 .922
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 9 36.1 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.1 8.6 18.1 .472 2.7 7.2 .369 2.9 3.1 .929
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2021-22-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 29 37.6 27.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 2.8 10.0 21.2 .469 3.4 8.2 .418 4.1 4.4 .915
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 4 42.5 21.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.8 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 15.8 .444 2.0 5.3 .381 5.3 5.3 1.000
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2022-23-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 60 37.3 27.1 1.0 4.1 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.9 20.1 .494 3.1 8.3 .379 4.1 4.6 .905
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Kyrie Irving Granville Waiters
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 58 35.0 25.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.9 9.7 19.5 .497 3.0 7.3 .411 3.3 3.6 .905
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving 12 40.1 21.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.4 1.4 0.5 2.5 3.2 7.8 16.3 .482 2.8 6.3 .440 2.7 3.2 .842
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------