Manu Ginobili vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin and Manu Ginobili, 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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 12 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 4. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Manu Ginobili 16 15 2002-03 to 2017-18
Bennedict Mathurin 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Manu Ginobili Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2002-032022-23
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Manu Ginobili 69 20.7 7.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 5.8 .438 0.7 2.1 .345 1.8 2.5 .737
difference:+9+7.8+9.1+0.4+1.3+1.8+0.5+0.8-0.5-0.4+2.8+6.4+.004+0.6+1.9+.022+3.0+3.3+.091
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 24 27.5 9.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.5 2.6 3.0 7.7 .386 1.2 3.0 .384 2.3 3.1 .757
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Manu Ginobili Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2003-042023-24
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 77 29.4 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 2.4 4.3 10.2 .418 1.1 3.2 .359 3.1 3.9 .802
difference:+18+3.3+1.7+0.1+0.5+0.5+1.8+1.2-0.5-0.4+0.7+1.0+.028+0.3+0.4+.015+0.1+.019
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 10 27.9 13.0 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.2 9.4 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.6 4.4 .818
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Manu Ginobili Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2004-052024-25
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Manu Ginobili 74 29.6 16.0 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.0 10.5 .471 1.3 3.5 .376 4.8 6.0 .803
difference:+2+0.2+0.1+0.2+0.7+0.9+2.0+0.9+0.1-0.4-0.3+0.4+1.3+.013+0.1+0.5+.036+1.0+1.4+.028
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 23 33.7 20.8 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.0 6.3 12.4 .507 1.8 4.2 .438 6.4 8.0 .795
difference:+1+16.2+9.8+0.4+2.9+2.5+3.3+0.8-1.7-1.1+3.2+5.7+.048+1.0+1.5+.138+2.4+3.3+.069
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Season 4
Manu Ginobili Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2005-062025-26
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Manu Ginobili 65 27.9 15.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.8 10.3 .462 1.3 3.3 .382 4.3 5.5 .778
difference:+50+4.7+5.0+0.3+1.7+2.0+1.3+0.9+0.2-0.8-0.7+1.3+3.3+.016+1.3+3.0+.029+1.0+0.8+.073
Bennedict Mathurin 15 32.6 20.1 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 2.7 3.1 6.1 13.6 .446 2.6 6.3 .411 5.3 6.3 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 13 32.8 18.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 3.3 5.8 12.1 .484 1.1 3.2 .333 5.6 6.7 .839
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Manu Ginobili played 12 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2007 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Manu Ginobili got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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