Mookie Blaylock vs. Richard Jefferson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Jefferson and Mookie Blaylock, 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.

Mookie Blaylock played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Richard Jefferson, who played 17. Mookie Blaylock had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Richard Jefferson had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Mookie Blaylock 13 8 1989-90 to 2001-02
Richard Jefferson 17 12 2001-02 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1989-902001-02
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 50 25.3 10.1 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.2 1.6 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.2 11.4 .371 0.4 1.6 .225 1.3 1.6 .778
Richard Jefferson 79 24.3 9.4 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.7 3.4 7.5 .457 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 3.4 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 20 22.1 7.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.0 .550

Season 2

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1990-912002-03
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 72 35.9 14.1 0.9 2.5 3.5 6.1 2.3 0.6 2.9 2.5 6.0 14.4 .416 0.2 1.3 .154 1.9 2.4 .790
Richard Jefferson 80 36.0 15.5 1.9 4.6 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 5.7 11.4 .501 0.1 0.3 .250 4.1 5.5 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 20 35.7 14.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.4 5.5 11.6 .476 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 4.3 .718

Season 3

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1991-922003-04
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 72 35.4 13.8 1.4 2.3 3.7 6.8 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.5 6.0 13.8 .432 0.2 0.8 .222 1.8 2.5 .712
Richard Jefferson 82 38.2 18.5 1.3 4.3 5.7 3.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 6.8 13.6 .498 0.6 1.6 .364 4.4 5.7 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 4 37.0 9.5 1.3 2.8 4.0 7.8 3.8 0.5 1.8 4.0 4.3 13.8 .309 0.3 1.5 .167 0.8 1.0 .750
Richard Jefferson 11 41.6 19.8 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 3.9 3.2 6.0 14.4 .418 0.8 3.0 .273 7.0 9.8 .713

Season 4

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1992-932004-05
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 80 35.3 13.4 1.1 2.4 3.5 8.4 2.5 0.3 2.3 2.0 5.2 12.1 .429 1.5 3.9 .375 1.5 2.1 .728
Richard Jefferson 33 41.1 22.2 1.5 5.8 7.3 4.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 3.3 7.2 17.1 .422 0.9 2.7 .337 6.9 8.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 3 33.0 9.0 0.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 1.0 1.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 8.3 .360 1.3 4.0 .333 1.7 2.0 .833
Richard Jefferson 4 35.5 15.8 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 12.5 .400 0.5 2.5 .200 5.3 7.8 .677

Season 5

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1993-942005-06
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 81 36.0 13.8 1.4 3.8 5.2 9.7 2.6 0.5 2.4 1.8 5.5 13.3 .411 1.4 4.2 .334 1.4 2.0 .730
Richard Jefferson 78 39.2 19.5 1.2 5.6 6.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.3 12.9 .493 0.8 2.4 .319 6.0 7.4 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 11 37.7 13.0 1.5 3.5 5.0 8.9 2.2 0.5 2.9 2.0 4.4 12.8 .340 2.0 5.8 .344 2.3 2.7 .833
Richard Jefferson 11 39.7 22.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.4 2.7 2.9 8.2 15.0 .545 1.1 2.6 .414 4.7 5.7 .825

Season 6

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1994-952006-07
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 80 38.4 17.2 1.5 3.5 4.9 7.7 2.5 0.3 3.0 2.1 6.4 15.0 .425 2.5 6.9 .359 2.0 2.7 .729
Richard Jefferson 55 35.6 16.3 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.2 2.2 5.5 12.1 .456 0.9 2.6 .359 4.3 5.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 3 40.3 18.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 5.7 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 16.3 .367 3.7 9.3 .393 2.3 3.7 .636
Richard Jefferson 12 40.8 19.7 0.3 5.3 5.6 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.3 2.0 6.8 14.0 .482 1.1 3.3 .325 5.1 5.5 .924

Season 7

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1995-962007-08
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 81 35.7 15.7 1.4 2.7 4.1 5.9 2.6 0.2 2.3 1.9 5.6 13.9 .405 2.9 7.7 .371 1.6 2.1 .747
Richard Jefferson 82 39.0 22.6 1.1 3.0 4.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.5 16.2 .466 0.9 2.6 .362 6.6 8.3 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 10 42.6 17.1 1.3 3.0 4.3 6.4 2.2 0.8 2.9 1.5 6.1 14.5 .421 3.3 8.4 .393 1.6 2.4 .667
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1996-972008-09
Team Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 78 39.2 17.4 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.9 2.7 0.3 2.4 1.8 6.4 14.9 .432 2.8 7.7 .366 1.7 2.2 .753
Richard Jefferson 82 35.8 19.6 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 6.5 14.9 .439 1.4 3.6 .397 5.1 6.3 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 10 44.2 16.4 1.2 5.8 7.0 6.5 2.1 0.2 3.5 1.5 6.1 15.4 .396 2.8 8.5 .329 1.4 2.1 .667
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1997-982009-10
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 70 38.6 13.2 1.2 3.7 4.9 6.7 2.6 0.3 2.5 1.7 5.3 13.4 .392 1.3 4.8 .269 1.4 1.9 .709
Richard Jefferson 81 31.1 12.3 0.7 3.7 4.4 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.2 4.5 9.6 .467 0.7 2.3 .316 2.6 3.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 4 38.3 14.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 8.3 2.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 5.5 13.3 .415 2.0 6.8 .296 1.8 3.0 .583
Richard Jefferson 10 33.4 9.4 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.4 7.0 .486 0.1 0.5 .200 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 10

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1998-992010-11
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 48 36.7 13.3 0.9 3.7 4.7 5.8 2.1 0.2 2.4 1.3 5.1 13.6 .379 1.6 5.2 .307 1.4 1.9 .758
Richard Jefferson 81 30.4 11.0 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.8 7.9 .474 1.7 3.8 .440 1.8 2.4 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 9 39.6 12.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 2.0 0.2 3.3 1.2 4.9 15.0 .326 2.0 5.7 .353 0.8 1.7 .467
Richard Jefferson 6 29.3 6.5 0.3 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.2 2.0 5.2 .387 1.0 2.8 .353 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 11

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 1999-002011-12
Team Golden State WarriorsSan Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 73 33.7 11.3 0.8 2.9 3.7 6.7 2.0 0.3 2.0 1.7 4.5 11.5 .391 1.4 4.1 .336 0.9 1.3 .705
Richard Jefferson 63 27.7 9.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.2 7.7 .416 1.8 4.3 .420 0.9 1.3 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 2000-012012-13
Team Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 69 34.1 11.0 1.0 2.9 3.9 6.7 2.4 0.3 1.9 1.9 4.6 11.6 .396 1.1 3.3 .324 0.8 1.1 .697
Richard Jefferson 56 10.1 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.4 .456 0.3 0.8 .311 0.7 0.9 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 7 5.6 1.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 1.3 .444 0.3 0.4 .667 0.4 1.3 .333

Season 13

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season 2001-022013-14
Team Golden State WarriorsUtah Jazz
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 35 17.1 3.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.6 1.4 4.2 .342 0.4 1.2 .357 0.1 0.2 .500
Richard Jefferson 82 27.0 10.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.0 3.6 8.0 .450 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 2.0 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season -2014-15
Team -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 %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 74 16.8 5.8 0.3 2.1 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.9 4.4 .444 0.9 2.1 .426 1.1 1.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 4 12.8 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.3 3.5 .357 0.8 2.0 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 15

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season -2015-16
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 74 17.9 5.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.9 4.2 .458 0.9 2.3 .382 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 21 18.1 5.4 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.0 .524 0.5 1.3 .393 0.7 1.0 .750

Season 16

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season -2016-17
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 79 20.4 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.9 4.3 .446 0.8 2.4 .333 1.0 1.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 14 12.8 3.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.1 1.1 2.7 .421 0.4 1.4 .263 1.3 2.0 .643

Season 17

Mookie Blaylock Richard Jefferson
Season -2017-18
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 20 8.2 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 .444 0.1 0.4 .286 0.2 0.4 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------