Kyrie Irving vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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, 8 more than Naz Reid, who played 6. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Naz Reid |
6 |
3 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Kyrie Irving |
Naz Reid |
| Season |
2011-12 | 2019-20 |
| Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +21 | +14.0 | +9.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +4.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -2.4 | -0.6 | +3.6 | +6.5 | +.057 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.069 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +.174 |
| Naz Reid |
30 |
16.5 |
9.0 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
.412 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.330 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.698 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +11 | +15.5 | +11.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +4.9 | +1.0 | +0.7 | -2.2 | -0.1 | +3.9 | +9.8 | +.071 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +.040 | +2.6 | +2.5 | +.162 |
| Naz Reid |
70 |
19.2 |
11.2 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
.523 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.351 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.693 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +19.4 | +12.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +5.2 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +4.5 | +11.2 | +.059 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.015 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +.096 |
| Naz Reid |
77 |
15.8 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
.489 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.343 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.765 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyrie Irving |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naz Reid |
5 |
10.8 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.412 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.429 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.000 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +18.0 | +10.2 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -0.7 | +3.1 | +8.0 | +.069 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.069 | +2.9 | +3.0 | +.186 |
| Naz Reid |
68 |
18.4 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
8.5 |
.537 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.346 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.677 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Naz Reid |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +28 | +7.3 | +6.1 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | +3.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | +2.4 | +6.1 | +.029 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +.093 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +.149 |
| Naz Reid |
81 |
24.2 |
13.5 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
.477 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.414 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.736 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +14.3 | +14.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +3.7 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 | +5.5 | +11.2 | +.017 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +.078 | +2.3 | +2.3 | +.165 |
| Naz Reid |
16 |
22.6 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
.458 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.362 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.710 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +7.6 | +11.0 | +0.5 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +4.0 | +8.2 | +.011 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.022 | +2.7 | +2.8 | +.129 |
| Naz Reid |
80 |
27.5 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
11.5 |
.462 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.379 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.776 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +11.3 | +15.5 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +5.9 | +13.3 | +.041 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +.024 | +2.9 | +3.0 | +.145 |
| Naz Reid |
15 |
25.0 |
10.4 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.509 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.397 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.760 |
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Additional Years |
* Kyrie Irving played 8 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2018 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Naz Reid, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
5 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion