Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 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.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Caleb Martin, who played 5. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 8 2 2012-13 to 2019-20
Caleb Martin 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Charlotte BobcatsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 78 26.0 9.0 1.7 4.2 5.8 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .222 1.8 2.4 .749
Caleb Martin 18 17.6 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.7 .440 1.1 2.1 .541 0.9 1.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Charlotte BobcatsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 62 24.2 7.2 1.8 3.5 5.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .111 1.8 3.0 .614
Caleb Martin 53 15.4 5.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 .375 0.6 2.4 .248 0.8 1.2 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 22.8 8.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.5 6.8 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.5 .600
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 55 28.9 10.9 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.1 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .701
Caleb Martin 60 22.9 9.2 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.8 .507 1.1 2.6 .413 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin 17 12.3 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.9 4.7 .400 0.6 1.9 .303 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 29.3 12.7 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 4.7 8.7 .541 0.4 1.0 .429 2.9 4.1 .690
Caleb Martin 71 29.3 9.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 7.7 .464 1.2 3.3 .356 1.3 1.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin 23 30.2 12.7 1.2 4.3 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.7 9.0 .529 1.9 4.5 .423 1.3 1.5 .829

Season 5

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 81 29.0 9.2 1.9 5.0 7.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 2.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.1 .111 1.9 2.4 .784
Caleb Martin 64 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.7 .431 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin 5 35.2 11.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2017-18-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 74 25.0 9.2 1.1 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.9 3.8 7.6 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .684
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 64 18.4 6.7 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.5 5.2 .476 0.3 0.7 .340 1.5 1.9 .772
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Caleb Martin
Season 2019-20-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 25 11.2 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.6 .333 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.6 .786
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 6 9.2 2.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 1.5 .222 0.7 1.0 .667
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------