Mike Bibby vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson and Mike Bibby, 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.

Mike Bibby played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kevin Johnson, who played 12. Mike Bibby had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Kevin Johnson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Mike Bibby	14	10	1998-99 to 2011-12
Kevin Johnson	12	11	1987-88 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	1998-99	1987-88
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	50	35.2	13.2	0.6	2.1	2.7	6.5	1.6	0.1	2.9	2.4	5.2	12.1	.430	0.3	1.5	.203	2.5	3.4	.751
difference:	+30	+11.2	+4.0	+0.1	+0.2	+0.3	+1.0	+0.3	+0.2	-1.1	-0.5	+1.8	+4.6	+.031	+0.2	+1.2	+.005	+0.3	+0.8	+.088
Kevin Johnson	80	24.0	9.2	0.5	1.9	2.4	5.5	1.3	0.3	1.8	1.9	3.4	7.5	.461	0.1	0.3	.208	2.2	2.6	.839

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mike Bibby nor Kevin Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	1999-00	1988-89
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	82	38.5	14.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	8.1	1.6	0.2	3.0	2.1	5.6	12.6	.445	0.9	2.6	.363	2.4	3.0	.780
difference:	+1	+0.7	+5.9	+0.3	+0.8	+0.5	+4.1	+0.1	+0.1	-1.0	-0.7	+1.4	+1.3	+.060	+0.9	+2.3	+.272	+3.9	+4.1	+.102
Kevin Johnson	81	39.2	20.4	0.6	3.6	4.2	12.2	1.7	0.3	4.0	2.8	7.0	13.9	.505	0.0	0.3	.091	6.3	7.1	.882

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Johnson	12	41.2	23.8	1.0	3.3	4.3	12.3	1.6	0.4	4.6	2.3	7.5	15.2	.495	0.3	0.8	.300	8.5	9.2	.927


Season 3
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2000-01	1989-90
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	82	38.9	15.9	0.6	3.1	3.7	8.4	1.3	0.1	3.0	1.8	6.4	14.1	.454	1.3	3.5	.379	1.7	2.3	.761
difference:	+8	+1.3	+6.6			+0.1	+3.0		+0.1	-0.6	-0.1	+1.4	+1.6	+.045	+1.2	+2.9	+.184	+5.1	+5.8	+.077
Kevin Johnson	74	37.6	22.5	0.6	3.1	3.6	11.4	1.3	0.2	3.6	1.9	7.8	15.7	.499	0.1	0.6	.195	6.8	8.1	.838

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Johnson	16	36.4	21.3	0.6	2.8	3.3	10.6	1.6	0.0	3.9	1.8	7.7	16.1	.479	0.1	0.7	.182	5.8	7.0	.821


Season 4
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2001-02	1990-91
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	80	33.2	13.7	0.5	2.3	2.8	5.0	1.1	0.2	1.7	1.7	5.6	12.3	.453	0.6	1.7	.370	1.9	2.4	.803
difference:	+3	+2.8	+8.5	+0.2	+0.5	+0.7	+5.1	+1.0	+0.1	-1.8	-0.6	+2.1	+2.6	+.063	+0.5	+1.1	+.165	+4.8	+5.6	+.040
Kevin Johnson	77	36.0	22.2	0.7	2.8	3.5	10.1	2.1	0.1	3.5	2.3	7.7	14.9	.516	0.1	0.6	.205	6.7	8.0	.843

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	16	41.3	20.3	0.9	2.9	3.8	5.0	1.4	0.2	2.3	1.9	7.1	16.1	.444	1.6	3.7	.424	4.4	5.4	.826
difference:	+12	+4.8	+7.5	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+4.8	+0.9	+0.1	-0.7	-0.4	+3.1	+2.8	+.142	+1.3	+1.9	+.281	+0.1	+2.1	+.226
Kevin Johnson	4	36.5	12.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	9.8	0.5	0.3	3.0	2.3	4.0	13.3	.302	0.3	1.8	.143	4.5	7.5	.600


Season 5
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2002-03	1991-92
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	55	33.4	15.9	0.6	2.1	2.7	5.2	1.3	0.1	2.3	1.7	6.0	12.7	.470	1.0	2.5	.409	2.9	3.4	.861
difference:	+23	+3.8	+3.8	+0.2	+0.9	+1.0	+5.5	+0.2	+0.2	-1.2	-0.6	+0.9	+1.7	+.009	+0.9	+1.9	+.192	+2.8	+3.7	+.054
Kevin Johnson	78	37.2	19.7	0.8	3.0	3.7	10.7	1.5	0.3	3.5	2.3	6.9	14.4	.479	0.1	0.6	.217	5.7	7.1	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	12	33.5	12.7	0.7	1.9	2.6	5.0	1.2	0.4	1.5	2.6	4.8	11.3	.422	0.9	3.3	.282	2.3	2.8	.794
difference:	+4	+8.4	+10.9	+0.3	+1.2	+1.5	+6.6	+0.3	+0.1	-1.6	-0.4	+3.0	+4.7	+.062	+0.5	+2.5	+.218	+5.5	+6.2	+.067
Kevin Johnson	8	41.9	23.6	1.0	3.1	4.1	11.6	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.0	7.8	16.0	.484	0.4	0.8	.500	7.8	9.0	.861


Season 6
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2003-04	1992-93
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost NBA Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	82	36.3	18.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	5.4	1.4	0.2	2.1	1.8	6.4	14.3	.450	1.8	4.6	.392	3.7	4.5	.815
difference:	+33	+2.8	+2.3	+0.2	+1.1	+1.3	+2.4	+0.3	+0.2	-1.0	-0.2	+0.6	+2.8	+.049	+1.8	+4.4	+.267	+0.9	+1.1	+.004
Kevin Johnson	49	33.5	16.1	0.6	1.5	2.1	7.8	1.7	0.4	3.1	2.0	5.8	11.5	.499	0.0	0.2	.125	4.6	5.6	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	12	41.7	20.0	0.8	3.4	4.2	7.0	1.9	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.0	16.3	.429	2.0	4.6	.436	4.0	4.6	.873
difference:	+11	+2.0	+2.2	+0.4	+1.1	+1.5	+0.9	+0.4	+0.2	-0.8	-0.8	+0.8	+3.3	+.051	+2.0	+4.5	+.436	+1.4	+2.2	+.078
Kevin Johnson	23	39.7	17.8	0.4	2.3	2.7	7.9	1.5	0.6	3.7	2.5	6.2	13.0	.480	0.0	0.1	.000	5.4	6.8	.795


Season 7
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2004-05	1993-94
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	80	38.6	19.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	6.8	1.6	0.4	2.5	2.4	7.0	15.8	.443	1.6	4.6	.360	4.0	5.2	.775
difference:	+13	+2.0	+0.4	+0.2	+1.5	+1.7	+2.7	+0.3	+0.3	-1.0	-0.5	+0.1	+1.2	+.044	+1.5	+4.2	+.138	+1.7	+1.7	+.044
Kevin Johnson	67	36.6	20.0	0.8	1.7	2.5	9.5	1.9	0.1	3.5	1.9	7.1	14.6	.487	0.1	0.4	.222	5.7	6.9	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	5	40.4	19.6	1.0	3.4	4.4	6.6	1.4	0.4	2.6	2.2	7.2	18.4	.391	1.0	4.6	.217	4.2	5.4	.778
difference:	+5	+2.3	+7.0		+0.9	+0.9	+3.0	+0.4	+0.3	-0.8	-0.1	+2.5	+2.8	+.067	+0.7	+3.6	+.083	+2.7	+2.7	+.074
Kevin Johnson	10	42.7	26.6	1.0	2.5	3.5	9.6	1.0	0.1	3.4	2.3	9.7	21.2	.458	0.3	1.0	.300	6.9	8.1	.852


Season 8
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2005-06	1994-95
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	82	38.6	21.1	0.4	2.6	2.9	5.4	1.0	0.1	2.4	2.1	7.3	16.9	.432	2.3	6.1	.386	4.2	4.9	.849
difference:	+35	+9.8	+5.6	+0.3	+0.8	+0.5	+2.3		+0.3	-0.2	-0.2	+2.1	+5.8	+.038	+2.2	+5.5	+.232	+0.8	+1.2	+.039
Kevin Johnson	47	28.8	15.5	0.7	1.8	2.4	7.7	1.0	0.4	2.2	1.9	5.2	11.1	.470	0.1	0.6	.154	5.0	6.1	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	6	42.5	16.7	1.0	2.8	3.8	5.2	1.5	0.0	3.0	2.8	5.3	15.3	.348	1.5	4.3	.346	4.5	5.0	.900
difference:	+4	+5.4	+8.1	+0.3	+0.6	+0.3	+4.1	+0.6	+0.4	-0.4	-0.3	+3.3	+0.3	+.225	+1.0	+3.3	+.154	+2.6	+3.4	+.055
Kevin Johnson	10	37.1	24.8	0.7	3.4	4.1	9.3	0.9	0.4	3.4	2.5	8.6	15.0	.573	0.5	1.0	.500	7.1	8.4	.845


Season 9
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2006-07	1995-96
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	82	34.0	17.1	0.5	2.7	3.2	4.7	1.1	0.1	2.4	1.7	5.7	14.2	.404	2.1	5.9	.360	3.5	4.2	.830
difference:	+26	+1.8	+1.6	+0.3	+0.5	+0.7	+4.5	+0.4	+0.1	-0.6	-0.9	+0.4	+2.2	+.103	+1.7	+4.9	+.008	+2.6	+2.9	+.029
Kevin Johnson	56	35.8	18.7	0.8	3.2	3.9	9.2	1.5	0.2	3.0	2.6	6.1	12.0	.507	0.4	1.0	.368	6.1	7.1	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Johnson	4	37.8	17.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	10.8	0.5	0.5	2.8	2.0	6.8	14.3	.474	0.3	1.0	.250	3.5	4.3	.824


Season 10
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2007-08	1996-97
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	48	32.8	13.9	0.3	3.0	3.3	6.0	1.1	0.1	2.5	2.0	5.2	12.6	.411	1.9	5.2	.375	1.6	2.1	.780
difference:	+22	+5.2	+6.2	+0.5	+0.2	+0.3	+3.3	+0.4	+0.1	-0.6		+1.1	+0.1	+.085	+0.6	+2.3	+.066	+4.7	+5.3	+.072
Kevin Johnson	70	38.0	20.1	0.8	2.8	3.6	9.3	1.5	0.2	3.1	2.0	6.3	12.7	.496	1.3	2.9	.441	6.3	7.4	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	7	36.0	10.3	0.4	2.7	3.1	3.1	0.6	0.3	1.9	1.7	3.1	9.3	.338	1.0	3.4	.292	3.0	4.6	.656
difference:	+2	+5.6	+6.5	+1.2	+0.1	+1.3	+2.9	+2.0	+0.3	-1.7	-1.3	+2.1	+8.3	+.043	+0.4	+1.0	+.156	+2.8	+2.0	+.223
Kevin Johnson	5	41.6	16.8	1.6	2.8	4.4	6.0	2.6	0.0	3.6	3.0	5.2	17.6	.295	0.6	4.4	.136	5.8	6.6	.879


Season 11
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2008-09	1997-98
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	79	34.7	14.9	0.5	3.0	3.5	5.0	1.2	0.1	1.6	1.8	5.5	12.7	.435	2.1	5.4	.390	1.7	2.2	.789
difference:	+29	+8.9	+5.4	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+0.1	+0.7	+0.1	-0.4	-0.7	+2.4	+5.8	+.012	+2.0	+4.9	+.236	+1.5	+1.5	+.082
Kevin Johnson	50	25.8	9.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.1	3.1	6.9	.447	0.1	0.5	.154	3.2	3.7	.871

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	11	35.5	13.2	0.5	2.8	3.4	4.2	0.9	0.2	2.2	3.1	4.5	9.6	.462	2.4	4.4	.542	1.9	2.0	.955
difference:	+7	+5.0	+0.6		+1.0	+1.1	+0.6	+0.4	+0.1	-0.7	-1.6	+1.3	+0.9	+.086	+2.1	+3.4	+.292	+0.1	+1.0	+.288
Kevin Johnson	4	30.5	13.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.5	5.8	10.5	.548	0.3	1.0	.250	2.0	3.0	.667

Note: Kevin Johnson didn't play in 1998-99.


Season 12
	Mike Bibby	Kevin Johnson
Season	2009-10	1999-00
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	80	27.4	9.1	0.3	2.1	2.3	3.9	0.8	0.0	1.1	2.0	3.4	8.1	.416	1.6	4.1	.389	0.9	1.0	.861
difference:	+74	+8.6	+2.4	+0.3	+0.6	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5		-0.1	-1.0	+0.7	+3.4	+.155	+1.4	+3.9	+.611	+0.3	+0.2	+.139
Kevin Johnson	6	18.8	6.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	4.0	0.3	0.0	1.2	1.0	2.7	4.7	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.2	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Bibby	11	26.5	8.5	0.5	2.1	2.5	2.5	0.8	0.0	1.1	2.4	3.3	7.3	.450	1.3	3.1	.412	0.6	0.9	.700
difference:	+2	+12.2	+5.3	+0.5	+0.7	+1.1	+0.1	+0.5	+0.1	-0.3	-1.3	+2.0	+3.2	+.126	+1.3	+2.8	+.412		+0.2	+.133
Kevin Johnson	9	14.3	3.2	0.0	1.4	1.4	2.6	0.3	0.1	1.4	1.1	1.3	4.1	.324	0.0	0.3	.000	0.6	0.7	.833

Additional Years

* Mike Bibby played 2 seasons more than Kevin Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2011 to 2012—Mike Bibby played in two Playoffs.

Mike Bibby vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson and Mike Bibby, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years