Mel Hutchins vs. Chris Webber Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Webber and Mel Hutchins, 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.

Mel Hutchins played 7 years in the NBA, 8 less than Chris Webber, who played 15. Mel Hutchins had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, while Chris Webber had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Mel Hutchins 7 4 1951-52 to 1957-58
Chris Webber 15 10 1993-94 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1951-521993-94
Team Milwaukee HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 66 39.7 9.2 - - 13.3 2.9 - - - 2.9 3.5 9.6 .365 - - - 2.2 3.4 .644
Chris Webber 76 32.1 17.5 4.0 5.1 9.1 3.6 1.2 2.2 2.7 3.3 7.5 13.6 .552 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 4.7 .532
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 3 36.3 15.7 4.3 4.3 8.7 9.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.3 13.3 .550 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 3.3 .300

Season 2

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1952-531994-95
Team Milwaukee HawksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Mel Hutchins 71 40.7 11.7 - - 11.2 3.2 - - - 3.0 4.5 11.9 .379 - - - 2.7 4.2 .654
Chris Webber 54 38.3 20.1 3.7 5.9 9.6 4.7 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.4 .495 0.7 2.7 .276 2.2 4.3 .502
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1953-541995-96
Team Fort Wayne PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Mel Hutchins 72 40.8 10.3 - - 9.7 2.9 - - - 3.2 4.1 10.2 .401 - - - 2.1 3.1 .677
Chris Webber 15 37.2 23.7 2.5 5.1 7.6 5.0 1.8 0.6 3.3 3.4 10.0 18.4 .543 1.0 2.3 .441 2.7 4.6 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 4 40.5 10.5 - - 9.3 1.5 - - - 4.5 3.8 11.5 .326 - - - 3.0 4.3 .706
Chris Webber ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1954-551996-97
Team Fort Wayne PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 72 39.7 12.0 - - 9.2 3.4 - - - 3.2 4.7 12.5 .378 - - - 2.5 3.6 .708
Chris Webber 72 39.0 20.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.6 1.7 1.9 3.2 3.6 8.4 16.2 .518 0.8 2.1 .397 2.5 4.3 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 11 37.9 14.4 - - 8.1 2.8 - - - 4.3 5.5 13.1 .417 - - - 3.5 5.1 .679
Chris Webber 3 35.7 15.7 2.3 5.7 8.0 3.3 0.7 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 10.0 .633 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 2.7 .500

Season 5

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1955-561997-98
Team Fort Wayne PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Mel Hutchins 66 33.9 12.0 - - 7.5 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.9 11.6 .425 - - - 2.2 3.3 .643
Chris Webber 71 39.6 21.9 2.5 7.0 9.5 3.8 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.8 9.1 18.9 .482 0.9 2.9 .317 2.8 4.7 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 10 37.7 9.3 - - 8.8 2.3 - - - 2.7 3.4 11.2 .304 - - - 2.5 4.1 .610
Chris Webber ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1956-571998-99
Team Fort Wayne PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 72 36.8 12.4 - - 7.9 2.9 - - - 2.5 5.1 13.2 .387 - - - 2.1 2.9 .738
Chris Webber 42 40.9 20.0 3.5 9.4 13.0 4.1 1.4 2.1 3.5 3.5 9.0 18.5 .486 0.1 0.8 .118 1.9 4.1 .454
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 2 34.0 11.5 - - 11.5 5.0 - - - 4.0 4.5 15.0 .300 - - - 2.5 3.5 .714
Chris Webber 5 38.4 14.8 2.6 6.8 9.4 4.0 1.8 1.0 4.0 4.0 6.2 16.0 .388 0.4 1.4 .286 2.0 5.0 .400

Season 7

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season 1957-581999-00
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 18 21.3 7.0 - - 4.8 1.9 - - - 1.7 2.8 7.3 .389 - - - 1.3 2.4 .558
Chris Webber 75 38.4 24.5 2.5 8.0 10.5 4.6 1.6 1.7 2.9 3.5 10.0 20.6 .483 0.4 1.3 .284 4.1 5.5 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 5 39.2 24.4 2.8 6.8 9.6 5.4 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.8 9.4 22.0 .427 0.2 1.0 .200 5.4 6.8 .794

Season 8

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2000-01
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Kings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 70 40.5 27.1 2.6 8.5 11.1 4.2 1.3 1.7 2.8 3.2 11.2 23.4 .481 0.0 0.4 .071 4.6 6.6 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 8 43.5 23.3 4.3 7.3 11.5 3.1 1.1 1.0 3.9 3.6 9.5 24.5 .388 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.1 .694

Season 9

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2001-02
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Kings Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 54 38.4 24.5 2.8 7.3 10.1 4.8 1.7 1.4 2.9 3.4 9.9 19.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .263 4.7 6.3 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 16 41.6 23.7 3.1 7.8 10.8 4.7 0.9 1.6 2.9 4.0 10.0 19.9 .502 0.0 0.3 .000 3.7 6.2 .596

Season 10

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2002-03
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Kings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 67 39.1 23.0 2.4 8.1 10.5 5.4 1.6 1.3 3.2 3.0 9.9 21.4 .461 0.1 0.3 .238 3.2 5.3 .607
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 7 35.0 23.7 2.6 5.7 8.3 3.6 1.4 1.1 3.3 3.6 9.6 19.3 .496 0.0 0.4 .000 4.6 7.0 .653

Season 11

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2003-04
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 23 36.1 18.7 2.1 6.6 8.7 4.6 1.3 0.9 2.6 3.3 7.6 18.3 .413 0.0 0.2 .200 3.5 5.0 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 12 37.3 18.4 2.0 6.3 8.3 3.7 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.8 7.5 16.6 .452 0.1 0.3 .250 3.3 5.4 .615

Season 12

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2004-05
Team -Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 67 35.4 19.5 1.9 7.2 9.1 4.7 1.4 0.8 2.7 3.2 8.3 19.1 .433 0.2 0.7 .341 2.7 3.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 5 37.0 19.0 2.4 3.4 5.8 2.8 1.2 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 19.0 .411 1.0 2.8 .357 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 13

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2005-06
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 75 38.6 20.2 2.5 7.4 9.9 3.4 1.4 0.8 2.4 2.9 8.2 19.0 .434 0.3 1.0 .273 3.5 4.6 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2006-07
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 61 29.9 11.2 2.0 5.1 7.2 3.1 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.3 4.7 10.5 .452 0.1 0.2 .364 1.7 2.6 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 16 25.3 9.9 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.6 3.2 4.1 7.9 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 3.1 .531

Season 15

Mel Hutchins Chris Webber
Season -2007-08
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber 9 14.0 3.9 0.2 3.3 3.6 2.0 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.7 3.4 .484 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .417
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Chris Webber ------- --- ----------