Manu Ginobili vs. Frank Kaminsky Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Kaminsky 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 / 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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Frank Kaminsky, who played 8. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Frank Kaminsky had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 achivements, 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
Frank Kaminsky 8 2 2015-16 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2002-032015-16
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
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
Frank Kaminsky 81 21.1 7.5 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.5 .410 0.8 2.5 .337 1.3 1.8 .730
Playoffs Stats
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
Frank Kaminsky 7 27.1 7.1 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 2.1 2.0 6.6 .304 0.7 2.4 .294 2.4 3.0 .810

Season 2
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2003-042016-17
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
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
Frank Kaminsky 75 26.1 11.7 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.9 4.3 10.7 .399 1.5 4.7 .328 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
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
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2004-052017-18
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
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
Frank Kaminsky 79 23.2 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.2 3.9 9.1 .429 1.3 3.5 .380 2.0 2.5 .799
Playoffs Stats
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
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2005-062018-19
Team San Antonio SpursCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Frank Kaminsky 47 16.1 8.6 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.9 6.3 .463 1.1 3.0 .360 1.7 2.3 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2006-072019-20
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 75 27.5 16.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.5 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.1 5.3 11.4 .464 1.7 4.3 .396 4.3 5.0 .860
Frank Kaminsky 39 19.9 9.7 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.9 3.5 7.9 .450 1.1 3.2 .331 1.6 2.3 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 20 30.1 16.7 0.8 4.7 5.5 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.1 5.0 12.4 .401 1.9 5.0 .384 4.9 5.8 .836
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2007-082020-21
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 74 31.1 19.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.5 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.3 6.1 13.3 .460 2.1 5.3 .401 5.1 6.0 .860
Frank Kaminsky 47 15.2 6.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 5.5 .471 0.7 1.8 .365 0.8 1.3 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 17 32.9 17.8 0.8 2.9 3.8 3.9 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 5.8 13.6 .422 2.2 6.0 .373 4.1 4.5 .896
Frank Kaminsky 10 6.8 2.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.0 2.2 .455 0.1 0.5 .200 0.1 0.1 1.000

Season 7
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2008-092021-22
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 44 26.8 15.5 0.5 4.0 4.5 3.6 1.5 0.4 2.0 2.0 5.1 11.2 .454 1.6 4.8 .330 3.8 4.3 .884
Frank Kaminsky 9 20.1 10.6 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.6 4.0 7.3 .545 0.6 1.7 .333 2.0 2.2 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili ------- --- ----------
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2009-102022-23
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 75 28.7 16.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 4.9 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.3 12.0 .441 1.8 4.7 .377 4.1 4.7 .870
Frank Kaminsky 36 6.5 2.5 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.8 .492 0.4 0.9 .394 0.4 0.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 10 35.2 19.4 0.4 3.3 3.7 6.0 2.6 0.2 3.0 3.0 5.8 14.0 .414 2.0 6.0 .333 5.8 6.7 .866
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2010-11-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 80 30.3 17.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 4.9 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.0 5.5 12.7 .433 1.9 5.5 .349 4.5 5.1 .871
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 5 34.8 20.6 0.4 3.6 4.0 4.2 2.6 0.6 3.4 2.6 6.2 14.0 .443 1.8 5.6 .321 6.4 8.2 .780
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2011-12-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 34 23.3 12.9 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.4 0.7 0.4 1.9 1.6 4.4 8.4 .526 1.5 3.7 .413 2.6 3.0 .871
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 14 27.9 14.4 0.6 2.9 3.5 4.0 0.7 0.3 3.0 2.6 4.6 10.4 .448 1.6 4.9 .338 3.4 4.0 .857
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2012-13-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 60 23.2 11.8 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.6 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.9 3.8 9.0 .425 1.4 3.9 .353 2.7 3.4 .796
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 21 26.7 11.5 0.4 3.3 3.7 5.0 1.1 0.3 2.6 2.5 3.7 9.2 .399 1.4 4.6 .302 2.8 3.8 .738
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 68 22.8 12.3 0.4 2.5 3.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.9 4.3 9.2 .469 1.3 3.8 .349 2.4 2.8 .851
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 23 25.5 14.3 0.4 2.9 3.3 4.1 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.6 4.5 10.3 .439 1.8 4.6 .390 3.5 4.1 .862
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 70 22.7 10.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.2 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.0 3.6 8.4 .426 1.3 3.7 .345 2.1 2.9 .721
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 7 18.7 8.0 0.6 2.9 3.4 4.6 0.6 0.9 2.0 2.7 2.1 6.1 .349 1.1 3.1 .364 2.6 3.3 .783
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 58 19.6 9.6 0.4 2.1 2.5 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.7 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.1 .391 1.6 1.9 .813
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 10 19.2 6.7 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.5 2.0 4.7 .426 0.9 2.1 .429 1.8 2.3 .783
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2016-17-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 69 18.7 7.5 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.2 1.4 1.7 2.5 6.4 .390 1.3 3.3 .392 1.2 1.6 .804
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 16 17.8 6.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.5 6.1 .412 0.6 2.5 .225 1.1 1.4 .739
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Manu Ginobili Frank Kaminsky
Season 2017-18-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 65 20.0 8.9 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.5 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.9 3.1 7.1 .434 1.0 3.0 .333 1.7 2.0 .840
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Manu Ginobili 5 21.4 9.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 3.2 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.6 3.0 7.4 .405 1.2 3.6 .333 1.8 2.2 .818
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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