Manu Ginobili vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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.
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, 13 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 3. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Chet Holmgren |
3 |
2 |
2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +13 | +8.7 | +8.9 | +0.9 | +4.6 | +5.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +2.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +5.8 | +.092 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +.025 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.056 |
| Chet Holmgren |
82 |
29.4 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
11.6 |
.530 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.370 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.793 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +14 | +7.0 | +6.2 | +0.2 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +2.1 | -0.4 | | +2.9 | +4.2 | +.110 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +.124 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.001 |
| Chet Holmgren |
10 |
34.5 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
11.9 |
.496 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
.260 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.758 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +45 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +3.1 | +3.5 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +2.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +.072 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.020 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.048 |
| Chet Holmgren |
32 |
27.4 |
15.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
.490 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.379 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.754 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +3.4 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +1.8 | -0.9 | -1.0 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +.015 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.011 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.034 |
| Chet Holmgren |
23 |
29.8 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.462 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.297 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.784 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +52 | +0.8 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +2.3 | +1.0 | +1.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +.104 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.017 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +.014 |
| Chet Holmgren |
22 |
28.8 |
18.7 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
12.2 |
.575 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.393 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.789 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Chet Holmgren |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Manu Ginobili played 13 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 16, from 2006 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Manu Ginobili got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Third Team
1 Sixth Man of the Year
1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion