Kyrie Irving vs. Stephen Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Jackson 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 / Games against each other

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 Stephen Jackson both played 14 years in the NBA. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Stephen Jackson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Stephen Jackson	14	6	2000-01 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2011-12	2000-01
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+26	+8.9	+10.3	+0.4	+0.7	+1.0	+3.6		+0.2	-1.4		+3.7	+7.2	+.044	+0.7	+1.6	+.064	+2.1	+2.0	+.153
Stephen Jackson	77	21.6	8.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	1.8	1.1	0.2	1.7	2.2	3.2	7.4	.425	0.7	2.0	.335	1.3	1.8	.719

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2012-13	2001-02
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd 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	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:	+36	+24.8	+18.6	+0.5	+2.1	+2.6	+5.4	+0.8	+0.3	-2.2	-1.2	+6.7	+14.1	+.078	+1.4	+3.1	+.141	+3.7	+4.2	+.149
Stephen Jackson	23	9.9	3.9	0.1	1.0	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.3	1.5	4.0	.374	0.4	1.6	.250	0.5	0.7	.706

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2013-14	2002-03
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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3rd 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	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:	+9	+7.0	+9.0	+0.1	+0.1		+3.8	+0.1	+0.1	-0.5	-0.2	+3.0	+7.2	+.005	+0.5	+1.1	+.038	+2.4	+2.5	+.101
Stephen Jackson	80	28.2	11.8	0.8	2.8	3.6	2.3	1.6	0.4	2.2	2.5	4.5	10.2	.435	1.2	3.7	.320	1.7	2.3	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Jackson	24	33.8	12.8	0.8	3.3	4.1	2.7	1.4	0.4	2.8	2.2	4.5	10.9	.414	1.6	4.7	.336	2.2	2.8	.803


Season 4
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2014-15	2003-04
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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4th 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	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:	+5	+0.4	+3.6	+0.5	+1.0	+1.4	+2.1	+0.3		-0.3	-0.8	+1.0	+0.7	+.043	+0.3	+0.3	+.075	+1.3	+1.2	+.078
Stephen Jackson	80	36.8	18.1	1.2	3.4	4.6	3.1	1.8	0.3	2.8	2.7	6.7	15.8	.425	1.8	5.3	.340	2.9	3.7	.785

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
Stephen Jackson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2015-16	2004-05
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis

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5th 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	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:	+2	+3.9	+0.9	+0.1	+1.9	+1.9	+2.4	+0.2		-0.1	-1.0	+0.9	+0.5	+.045	+0.4	+0.7	+.039	+0.5	+0.9	+.055
Stephen Jackson	51	35.4	18.7	0.9	4.0	4.9	2.3	1.3	0.3	2.4	3.0	6.5	16.1	.403	2.0	5.6	.360	3.7	4.5	.830

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
difference:	+8	+0.6	+9.1	+0.2	+1.1	+0.8	+2.5	+0.2	+0.1	-0.3	-0.8	+4.2	+6.4	+.082	+0.9	+0.7	+.123	+0.1	+0.4	+.058
Stephen Jackson	13	36.3	16.1	0.5	3.3	3.8	2.2	1.9	0.5	2.6	3.0	5.4	13.7	.393	1.5	4.8	.317	3.8	4.6	.817


Season 6
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2016-17	2005-06
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th 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	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:	+9	+0.8	+8.8	+0.1	+0.8	+0.7	+3.0	+0.1	+0.2		-0.2	+3.5	+5.5	+.062	+1.1	+1.9	+.056	+0.8	+0.4	+.119
Stephen Jackson	81	35.9	16.4	0.6	3.3	3.9	2.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	2.4	5.8	14.2	.411	1.4	4.2	.345	3.3	4.2	.786

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
difference:	+12	+1.5	+12.6	+0.1	+1.6	+1.7	+2.0	+0.6	+0.2	-0.2	-1.7	+4.6	+6.9	+.102	+1.4	+2.3	+.142	+1.9	+1.7	+.127
Stephen Jackson	6	37.8	13.3	0.8	3.7	4.5	3.3	0.7	0.2	2.5	3.8	5.0	13.7	.366	1.0	4.3	.231	2.3	3.0	.778


Season 7
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2017-18	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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7th 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	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
difference:	+15	+0.9	+8.9	+0.2	+1.1	+0.8	+1.3		+0.2	-0.1	-0.7	+3.4	+5.5	+.058	+1.5	+2.7	+.086	+0.7	+0.4	+.076
Stephen Jackson	75	33.1	15.5	0.8	2.1	3.0	3.8	1.1	0.5	2.4	2.7	5.5	12.6	.433	1.3	4.1	.322	3.2	4.0	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Jackson	11	41.3	19.9	0.5	3.1	3.6	3.6	2.0	0.7	3.7	3.5	5.5	14.6	.379	2.4	6.5	.361	6.5	7.9	.816


Season 8
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2018-19	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th 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	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
difference:	+6	+6.1	+3.7	+0.2	+0.5	+0.6	+2.8	+0.2	+0.1	-0.1	-0.2	+2.3	+2.0	+.082	+0.1	+0.4	+.038	+1.0	+1.4	+.041
Stephen Jackson	73	39.1	20.1	0.9	3.4	4.4	4.1	1.3	0.4	2.7	2.3	6.7	16.5	.405	2.5	6.9	.363	4.2	5.1	.832

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
Stephen Jackson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2019-20	2008-09
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th 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	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
difference:	+39	+6.7	+6.7	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+0.1		-1.3	-0.1	+3.0	+3.9	+.064	+1.1	+1.9	+.056	+0.3	+0.9	+.096
Stephen Jackson	59	39.6	20.7	1.2	3.9	5.1	6.5	1.5	0.5	3.9	2.6	7.0	16.9	.414	1.7	5.2	.338	5.0	6.0	.826

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2020-21	2009-10
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th 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	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
difference:	+27	+3.7	+6.3		+0.2	+0.2	+2.3	+0.2	+0.2	-0.8	-0.2	+2.8	+2.6	+.083	+1.2	+2.1	+.074	+0.5	+1.4	+.143
Stephen Jackson	81	38.6	20.6	1.0	4.0	5.0	3.7	1.6	0.5	3.2	2.4	7.4	17.5	.423	1.6	4.9	.328	4.2	5.4	.779

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
difference:	+5	+2.9	+4.7	+0.2	+0.9	+0.8	+0.4	+0.3	+0.3	-3.1	-1.2	+2.6	+1.3	+.114	+1.9	+2.7	+.202	+2.4	+3.4	+.121
Stephen Jackson	4	39.0	18.0	1.5	3.5	5.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.3	3.3	6.0	16.8	.358	0.8	4.5	.167	5.3	6.5	.808


Season 11
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2021-22	2010-11
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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11th 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	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
difference:	+38	+1.7	+8.9	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+2.2	+0.2	+0.2	-0.6	-0.4	+3.5	+5.4	+.058	+1.6	+2.8	+.081	+0.4	+0.2	+.099
Stephen Jackson	67	35.9	18.5	0.8	3.7	4.5	3.6	1.2	0.4	3.1	2.4	6.5	15.8	.411	1.8	5.4	.337	3.7	4.6	.816

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
Stephen Jackson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2022-23	2011-12
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks	Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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12th 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	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
difference:	+13	+11.5	+17.3	+0.5	+1.1	+1.6	+3.0		+0.5	-0.1	-0.7	+6.5	+11.1	+.120	+2.1	+4.7	+.091	+2.1	+2.2	+.080
Stephen Jackson	47	25.8	9.8	0.5	3.0	3.5	2.5	1.1	0.3	2.2	2.1	3.4	9.0	.374	1.0	3.6	.288	2.0	2.4	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Jackson	14	21.4	8.3	0.4	1.6	2.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.7	2.7	5.1	.535	1.9	3.1	.605	1.0	1.1	.933


Season 13
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2023-24	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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13th 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	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
difference:	+3	+15.5	+19.4	+0.4	+1.8	+2.2	+3.7	+0.6	+0.2	-0.4	-0.3	+7.5	+13.5	+.124	+2.2	+4.2	+.140	+2.4	+2.3	+.205
Stephen Jackson	55	19.5	6.2	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.5	0.7	0.3	1.4	1.6	2.2	6.0	.373	0.8	3.1	.271	0.9	1.3	.700

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyrie Irving	22	40.0	22.1	1.0	2.7	3.7	5.1	1.0	0.3	2.3	2.8	8.5	18.1	.467	2.4	6.2	.390	2.8	3.3	.849
Stephen Jackson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Kyrie Irving	Stephen Jackson
Season	2024-25	2013-14
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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14th 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	50	36.1	24.7	1.2	3.6	4.8	4.6	1.3	0.5	2.2	2.0	8.9	18.9	.473	2.9	7.2	.401	3.9	4.3	.916
difference:	+41	+24.2	+23.0	+1.0	+2.7	+3.7	+4.0	+0.6	+0.4	-1.5	-0.8	+8.2	+16.0	+.242	+2.8	+5.6	+.330	+3.7	+3.9	+.416
Stephen Jackson	9	11.9	1.7	0.2	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	1.2	0.7	2.9	.231	0.1	1.6	.071	0.2	0.4	.500

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 14

Kyrie Irving vs. Stephen Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Jackson 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison