Magic Johnson vs. Alonzo Mourning Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alonzo Mourning and Magic Johnson, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Magic Johnson played 13 years in the NBA, 2 less than Alonzo Mourning, who played 15. Magic Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Alonzo Mourning had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Magic Johnson 13 13 1979-80 to 1995-96
Alonzo Mourning 15 11 1992-93 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1979-801992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 77 36.3 18.0 2.2 5.6 7.7 7.3 2.4 0.5 4.0 2.8 6.5 12.3 .530 0.1 0.4 .226 4.9 6.0 .810
difference:+1+2.4+3.0+1.2+1.3+2.6+6.3+2.1+3.0-1.0-0.9+0.8+2.0+.019+0.1+0.4+1.4+2.1+.029
Alonzo Mourning 78 33.9 21.0 3.4 6.9 10.3 1.0 0.3 3.5 3.0 3.7 7.3 14.3 .511 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 8.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 16 41.1 18.3 3.3 7.3 10.5 9.4 3.1 0.4 4.1 2.9 6.4 12.4 .518 0.1 0.5 .250 5.3 6.6 .802
difference:+7+0.3+5.5+0.2+0.5+0.6+8.0+2.4+3.0-1.2+1.5+4.0+.038+0.1+0.3+.250+2.7+3.7+.028
Alonzo Mourning 9 40.8 23.8 3.1 6.8 9.9 1.4 0.7 3.4 4.1 4.1 7.9 16.4 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 8.0 10.3 .774

Season 2

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1980-811993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 37 37.1 21.6 2.7 5.9 8.6 8.6 3.4 0.7 3.9 2.7 8.4 15.9 .532 0.1 0.5 .176 4.6 6.1 .760
difference:+23+3.5+0.1+0.3+1.3+1.6+7.2+2.9+2.4-0.6-0.8+1.3+1.8+.027+0.1+0.5+2.6+3.4+.002
Alonzo Mourning 60 33.6 21.5 3.0 7.2 10.2 1.4 0.5 3.1 3.3 3.5 7.1 14.1 .505 0.0 0.0 - 7.2 9.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 3 42.3 17.0 2.7 11.0 13.7 7.0 2.7 1.0 3.7 4.7 6.3 16.3 .388 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 6.7 .650
Alonzo Mourning DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1981-821994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 78 38.3 18.6 3.2 6.4 9.6 9.5 2.7 0.4 3.7 2.9 7.1 13.3 .537 0.1 0.4 .207 4.2 5.6 .760
difference:+1+0.1+2.7+0.6+0.9+0.3+8.1+2.1+2.5-0.6-0.7+0.3+1.0+.018+.117+2.2+2.8+.001
Alonzo Mourning 77 38.2 21.3 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.1 3.6 7.4 14.3 .519 0.1 0.4 .324 6.4 8.4 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 14 40.1 17.4 3.9 7.4 11.3 9.3 2.9 0.2 3.1 3.6 5.9 11.2 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 5.5 6.6 .828
difference:+10+3.4+4.6+0.4+2.4+2.0+6.5+2.1+3.1-0.4-0.7+0.1+3.1+.108+1.0+1.7+.500+3.5+4.2+.009
Alonzo Mourning 4 43.5 22.0 3.5 9.8 13.3 2.8 0.8 3.3 3.5 4.3 6.0 14.3 .421 1.0 2.0 .500 9.0 10.8 .837

Season 4

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1982-831995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 79 36.8 16.8 2.7 5.9 8.6 10.5 2.2 0.6 3.8 2.5 6.5 11.8 .548 0.0 0.3 .000 3.8 4.8 .800
difference:+9+1.4+6.4+0.4+1.4+1.8+8.2+1.2+2.1-0.1-1.0+1.5+3.6+.025+0.1+0.1+.300+3.2+5.4+.115
Alonzo Mourning 70 38.2 23.2 3.1 7.3 10.4 2.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.5 8.0 15.4 .523 0.1 0.4 .300 7.0 10.2 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 15 42.9 17.9 3.4 5.1 8.5 12.8 2.3 0.8 4.3 3.3 6.7 13.7 .485 0.0 0.7 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
difference:+12+12.2+0.1+2.4+0.1+2.5+11.5+1.6+0.2-1.0-1.0+1.0+2.0+.001+0.7+2.2+3.9+.126
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.7 18.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 11.7 .486 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 9.3 .714

Season 5

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1983-841996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 67 38.3 17.6 1.5 5.9 7.3 13.1 2.2 0.7 4.6 2.5 6.6 11.6 .565 0.1 0.4 .207 4.3 5.3 .810
difference:+1+3.1+2.2+1.4+1.2+2.6+11.5+1.4+2.2-1.2-1.6+0.6+1.8+.031+0.1+0.3+.096+1.2+3.3+.168
Alonzo Mourning 66 35.2 19.8 2.9 7.1 9.9 1.6 0.8 2.9 3.4 4.1 7.2 13.4 .534 0.0 0.1 .111 5.5 8.6 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 21 39.9 18.2 1.2 5.4 6.6 13.5 2.0 1.0 3.8 3.4 7.2 13.0 .551 0.0 0.3 .000 3.8 4.8 .800
difference:+4+2.8+0.4+1.4+2.2+3.6+12.4+1.4+1.7-0.3-0.9+0.9+0.2+.060+0.2+0.2+.375+1.3+4.3+.245
Alonzo Mourning 17 37.1 17.8 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.7 4.1 4.3 6.3 12.8 .491 0.2 0.5 .375 5.1 9.1 .555

Season 6

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1984-851997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 77 36.1 18.3 1.2 5.0 6.2 12.6 1.5 0.3 4.0 2.0 6.5 11.7 .561 0.1 0.5 .189 5.1 6.0 .843
difference:+19+2.7+0.9+2.1+1.3+3.4+11.7+0.8+1.9-0.9-1.6+0.4+0.9+.010+0.1+0.5+0.2+2.0+.178
Alonzo Mourning 58 33.4 19.2 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.9 0.7 2.2 3.1 3.6 6.9 12.6 .551 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 8.0 .665
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 19 36.2 17.5 1.0 6.1 7.1 15.2 1.7 0.2 4.0 2.5 6.1 11.9 .513 0.1 0.4 .143 5.3 6.2 .847
difference:+15+1.9+1.8+1.5+0.1+1.4+13.9+0.9+2.3-2.0-2.0+1.2+2.1+.005+0.1+0.4+0.5+1.1+.192
Alonzo Mourning 4 34.3 19.3 2.5 6.0 8.5 1.3 0.8 2.5 2.0 4.5 7.3 14.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 7.3 .655

Season 7

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1985-861998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Assists Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 72 35.8 18.8 1.2 4.7 5.9 12.6 1.6 0.2 3.8 1.8 6.7 12.8 .526 0.1 0.6 .233 5.3 6.0 .871
difference:+26+2.3+1.3+2.4+2.7+5.1+11.0+0.9+3.7-0.8-1.7+0.3+1.0+.015+0.1+0.6+0.7+3.2+.219
Alonzo Mourning 46 38.1 20.1 3.6 7.4 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 3.0 3.5 7.0 13.8 .511 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 9.2 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 14 38.6 21.6 1.5 5.6 7.1 15.1 1.9 0.1 3.2 3.1 7.9 14.6 .537 0.0 0.8 .000 5.9 7.6 .766
difference:+9+0.2+0.1+1.2+1.1+14.3+0.3+2.7-0.8-0.7+0.3+.016+0.8+0.5+2.2+.113
Alonzo Mourning 5 38.8 21.6 1.4 6.8 8.2 0.8 1.6 2.8 2.4 3.8 7.6 14.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.8 .653

Season 8

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1986-871999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Assists Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 80 36.3 23.9 1.5 4.8 6.3 12.2 1.7 0.5 3.8 2.1 8.5 16.4 .522 0.1 0.5 .205 6.7 7.9 .848
difference:+1+1.5+2.2+1.2+2.0+3.2+10.6+1.2+3.2-1.1-1.8+0.2+1.4+.029+0.1+0.4+.205+1.5+0.5+.137
Alonzo Mourning 79 34.8 21.7 2.7 6.8 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.7 3.9 8.3 15.0 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 7.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 18 37.0 21.8 1.6 6.2 7.7 12.2 1.7 0.4 2.8 2.1 8.1 15.1 .539 0.1 0.6 .200 5.4 6.6 .831
difference:+8+0.5+0.2+1.5+0.7+2.3+10.8+1.5+2.9-0.4-1.9+0.5+0.6+.055+0.1+0.5+.200+1.0+3.0+.164
Alonzo Mourning 10 37.5 21.6 3.1 6.9 10.0 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.4 4.0 7.6 15.7 .484 0.0 0.1 .000 6.4 9.6 .667

Season 9

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1987-882000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 72 36.6 19.6 1.2 5.0 6.2 11.9 1.6 0.2 3.7 2.0 6.8 13.8 .492 0.2 0.8 .196 5.8 6.8 .853
difference:+59+13.1+6.0+1.5+0.1+1.6+11.0+1.3+2.2-1.5-0.2+1.2+3.0+.026+0.2+0.7+.196+3.4+2.6+.289
Alonzo Mourning 13 23.5 13.6 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 1.8 5.6 10.8 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .564
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 24 40.2 19.9 1.3 4.1 5.4 12.6 1.4 0.2 3.5 2.5 7.0 13.7 .514 0.3 0.6 .500 5.5 6.5 .852
difference:+21+9.9+8.2+0.3+0.2+0.1+11.6+1.4+1.5-1.8-0.5+3.0+5.4+.034+0.3+0.6+1.8+0.2+.273
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.3 11.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.0 8.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 6.3 .579

Season 10

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1988-892001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 77 37.5 22.5 1.4 6.4 7.9 12.8 1.8 0.3 4.1 2.2 7.5 14.8 .509 0.8 2.4 .314 6.7 7.3 .911
difference:+2+4.8+6.8+1.0+0.4+0.5+11.6+1.4+2.2-1.7-1.2+1.5+3.3+.007+0.8+2.4+2.9+1.6+.254
Alonzo Mourning 75 32.7 15.7 2.4 6.0 8.4 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.4 3.4 6.0 11.5 .516 0.0 0.0 - 3.8 5.7 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 14 37.0 18.4 1.1 4.9 5.9 11.8 1.9 0.2 3.8 2.1 6.1 12.4 .489 0.7 2.5 .286 5.6 6.1 .907
Alonzo Mourning DNP------ --- ----------

Note: Alonzo Mourning didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 11

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1989-902003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 79 37.2 22.3 1.6 5.0 6.6 11.5 1.7 0.4 3.7 2.1 6.9 14.4 .480 1.3 3.5 .384 7.2 8.1 .890
difference:+67+19.3+14.3+0.9+3.4+4.3+10.8+1.5+0.1-2.9-0.6+4.1+8.5+.015+1.3+3.5+4.7+5.3+.008
Alonzo Mourning 12 17.9 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.7 2.8 5.9 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 2.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 9 41.8 25.2 1.3 5.0 6.3 12.8 1.2 0.1 4.0 3.1 8.4 17.2 .490 0.6 2.8 .200 7.8 8.8 .886
Alonzo Mourning DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1990-912004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 79 37.1 19.4 1.3 5.6 7.0 12.5 1.3 0.2 4.0 1.9 5.9 12.4 .477 1.0 3.2 .320 6.6 7.3 .906
difference:+42+18.1+11.8+0.1+1.7+1.6+12.0+1.1+1.8-2.5-0.3+3.2+6.7+.005+1.0+3.2+4.4+3.5+.324
Alonzo Mourning 37 19.0 7.6 1.4 3.9 5.4 0.5 0.2 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.7 5.7 .472 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.8 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 19 43.3 21.8 1.2 6.9 8.1 12.6 1.2 0.0 4.1 2.3 6.2 14.1 .440 1.1 3.7 .296 8.3 9.4 .882
difference:+4+26.2+15.7+0.2+3.5+3.3+12.3+0.9+2.2-2.6-1.0+4.1+11.2+.265+1.1+3.7+6.4+5.9+.324
Alonzo Mourning 15 17.1 6.1 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.3 0.3 2.2 1.5 3.3 2.1 2.9 .705 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .558

Note: Magic Johnson didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Season 13

Magic Johnson Alonzo Mourning
Season 1995-962005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 32 29.9 14.6 1.3 4.5 5.7 6.9 0.8 0.4 3.2 1.5 4.3 9.2 .466 0.7 1.8 .379 5.4 6.3 .856
difference:+33+9.9+6.8+0.6+0.9+0.2+6.7+0.6+2.3-2.0-1.2+1.4+4.4+.131+0.7+1.8+3.4+2.9+.262
Alonzo Mourning 65 20.0 7.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.2 0.2 2.7 1.2 2.7 2.9 4.8 .597 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.4 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Magic Johnson 4 33.8 15.3 2.0 6.5 8.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.8 3.8 9.8 .385 0.8 2.3 .333 7.0 8.3 .848
difference:+17+23.0+11.5+1.2+4.4+5.6+6.4+0.2+1.1-2.2-1.5+2.6+8.0+.318+0.8+2.3+5.7+6.3+.181
Alonzo Mourning 21 10.8 3.8 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.2 1.8 .703 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667

Additional Years

* Alonzo Mourning played 2 seasons more than Magic Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2007 to 2008—Alonzo Mourning played in one postseason.