Kyrie Irving vs. Kiki Vandeweghe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kiki Vandeweghe 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 and Kiki Vandeweghe both played 13 years in the NBA. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Kiki Vandeweghe had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 13 12 1980-81 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2011-121980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 51 27.0 11.5 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.3 4.5 10.5 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2012-131981-82
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 33.8 21.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 8.6 15.4 .560 0.0 0.2 .077 4.2 4.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 36.3 22.7 1.3 4.7 6.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 8.3 14.3 .581 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 6.0 1.000

Season 3

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2013-141982-83
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 35.5 26.7 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 2.2 2.4 10.3 18.7 .547 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 6.8 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 39.6 26.8 0.8 5.8 6.5 4.0 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 10.9 20.0 .544 0.0 0.5 .000 5.0 6.3 .800

Season 4

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2014-151983-84
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 78 35.1 29.4 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.4 11.5 20.6 .558 0.1 0.4 .367 6.3 7.4 .852
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 5 36.0 25.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 4.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 2.8 9.8 19.2 .510 0.4 1.0 .400 5.4 5.6 .964

Season 5

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2015-161984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 72 34.8 22.4 1.0 2.1 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 8.6 16.1 .534 0.2 0.5 .333 5.1 5.7 .896
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 34.6 22.4 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.6 9.4 17.6 .538 0.1 0.8 .143 3.4 3.7 .939

Season 6

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2016-171985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 35.3 24.8 1.2 1.6 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.0 9.1 16.9 .540 0.0 0.1 .125 6.6 7.6 .869
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 37.3 28.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.3 3.0 10.0 17.3 .580 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 8.0 1.000

Season 7

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2017-181986-87
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 38.3 26.9 1.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.7 10.2 19.6 .523 0.5 1.0 .481 5.9 6.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 43.5 24.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.8 0.3 0.3 2.8 2.5 9.5 17.8 .535 0.3 1.0 .250 5.5 6.5 .846

Season 8

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 37 28.1 20.2 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.8 7.6 15.1 .508 0.6 1.6 .379 4.3 4.9 .878
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 18.0 7.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.0 2.8 10.0 .275 0.0 1.3 .000 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 9

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Brooklyn NetsPortland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 45 20.8 11.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.7 4.4 9.5 .469 0.4 1.1 .396 1.8 2.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 17.7 8.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 2.8 5.4 .510 0.3 0.9 .375 2.2 2.3 .952

Season 10

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Brooklyn NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 22 25.6 11.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.6 10.5 .442 0.5 0.9 .526 2.0 2.2 .917
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 10 23.6 7.6 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.1 7.4 .419 0.6 1.3 .462 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 11

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Brooklyn NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 75 32.3 16.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.1 12.4 .494 0.7 1.9 .362 3.5 3.8 .899
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 33.0 17.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 4.0 2.7 4.3 10.7 .406 1.0 1.7 .600 7.3 8.3 .880

Season 12

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Brooklyn Nets, Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 67 14.3 7.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.7 .491 0.4 1.0 .394 1.0 1.2 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 9.4 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.0 .542 0.5 0.6 .800 0.8 0.9 .857

Season 13

Kyrie Irving Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 2023-241992-93
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks TBDClippers Lost West 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 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
Kiki Vandeweghe 41 12.0 6.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.0 .453 0.3 0.9 .324 1.4 1.6 .879
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 1 9.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -