Kyrie Irving vs. Nate McMillan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate McMillan 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, 1 more than Nate McMillan, who played 12. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Nate McMillan had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Nate McMillan	12	11	1986-87 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2011-12	1986-87
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West Conf 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	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
Nate McMillan	71	27.8	5.3	1.4	3.2	4.7	8.2	1.8	0.6	2.2	3.4	2.0	4.2	.475	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	2.0	.617

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	14	25.4	5.1	0.9	2.9	3.9	8.0	1.0	0.7	1.9	3.0	1.9	4.4	.435	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.7	.708


Season 2
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2012-13	1987-88
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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
Nate McMillan	82	29.9	7.6	1.4	2.7	4.1	8.6	2.1	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.9	6.0	.474	0.1	0.3	.375	1.8	2.5	.707

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	5	25.4	6.6	1.2	3.0	4.2	6.6	0.4	0.6	1.6	2.2	2.4	7.0	.343	0.0	0.2	.000	1.8	2.8	.643


Season 3
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2013-14	1988-89
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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
Nate McMillan	75	31.2	7.1	1.9	3.3	5.2	9.3	2.1	0.6	2.8	3.1	2.7	6.5	.410	0.2	0.9	.214	1.6	2.5	.630

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	8	25.0	6.8	1.1	2.0	3.1	7.9	1.3	0.6	2.4	2.6	2.4	5.0	.475	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	3.1	.640


Season 4
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2014-15	1989-90
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	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	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
Nate McMillan	82	28.5	6.4	1.5	3.4	4.9	7.3	1.7	0.5	2.3	3.5	2.5	5.3	.473	0.1	0.4	.355	1.2	1.9	.641

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
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2015-16	1990-91
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	78	18.4	4.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	4.8	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.7	1.7	3.9	.433	0.2	0.6	.354	0.7	1.2	.613

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
Nate McMillan	5	19.0	2.8	1.2	2.4	3.6	4.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	3.0	1.2	4.6	.261	0.0	0.4	.000	0.4	0.8	.500


Season 6
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2016-17	1991-92
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	72	22.9	6.0	1.3	2.2	3.5	5.0	1.8	0.4	1.6	3.0	2.5	5.6	.437	0.4	1.4	.276	0.8	1.2	.643

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
Nate McMillan	9	27.3	9.6	1.6	2.1	3.7	7.0	1.8	0.3	2.4	3.9	3.9	9.2	.422	0.7	2.9	.231	1.1	1.6	.714


Season 7
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2017-18	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West Conf 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	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
Nate McMillan	73	27.1	7.5	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.3	2.4	0.5	1.9	3.3	2.9	6.3	.464	0.3	0.9	.385	1.3	1.8	.709

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	19	21.8	4.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	5.4	2.1	0.6	1.3	2.8	1.8	5.4	.340	0.3	1.3	.208	0.8	1.6	.533


Season 8
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2018-19	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Supersonics 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
Nate McMillan	73	25.8	6.0	0.7	3.2	3.9	5.3	3.0	0.3	1.7	2.8	2.4	5.4	.447	0.7	1.8	.391	0.4	0.8	.564

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
Nate McMillan	5	21.8	4.2	1.2	2.0	3.2	2.0	1.2	0.2	1.0	3.6	1.6	5.0	.320	0.8	2.2	.364	0.2	0.8	.250


Season 9
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2019-20	1994-95
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	80	25.9	5.2	0.8	3.0	3.8	5.3	2.1	0.7	1.6	3.4	2.1	5.0	.418	0.7	1.9	.342	0.4	0.7	.586

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	4	28.3	4.8	1.8	2.8	4.5	7.3	2.5	0.5	1.8	3.3	2.0	5.8	.348	0.3	2.0	.125	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 10
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2020-21	1995-96
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	55	22.9	5.0	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.6	1.7	0.3	1.4	2.6	1.8	4.3	.420	0.8	2.2	.380	0.5	0.7	.707

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
Nate McMillan	19	20.3	4.4	0.7	3.0	3.7	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.1	1.8	1.5	3.6	.406	1.0	2.1	.475	0.5	0.7	.643


Season 11
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2021-22	1996-97
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	37	21.6	4.6	0.4	2.8	3.2	3.8	1.6	0.2	0.9	2.1	1.6	4.0	.409	0.8	2.3	.333	0.5	0.8	.655

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
Nate McMillan	3	13.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	3.7	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
Season	2022-23	1997-98
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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	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
Nate McMillan	18	15.5	3.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	3.1	0.8	0.2	0.7	2.3	1.3	3.7	.343	0.8	1.9	.441	0.1	0.1	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate McMillan	7	14.1	2.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	2.4	0.9	2.6	.333	0.3	1.7	.167	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 13
	Kyrie Irving	Nate McMillan
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
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	11	39.9	21.0	1.3	2.9	4.2	5.6	1.5	0.5	2.4	3.2	7.7	15.6	.494	2.6	5.9	.446	2.9	3.5	.842
Nate McMillan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kyrie Irving vs. Nate McMillan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate McMillan 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13