Phil Chenier vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Phil Chenier, 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.

Phil Chenier played 10 years in the NBA, 9 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Phil Chenier had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Phil Chenier 10 7 1971-72 to 1980-81
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 81 30.6 12.3 - - 3.3 2.5 - - - 2.4 5.0 12.1 .415 - - - 2.2 3.0 .737
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 6 25.5 9.0 - - 2.7 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.7 9.8 .373 - - - 1.7 2.0 .833
Chet Holmgren 9 34.4 15.0 1.6 6.1 7.7 2.2 0.6 2.8 1.8 2.3 5.6 11.6 .481 1.3 4.8 .279 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 2

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1972-73-
Team Baltimore Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Phil Chenier 71 39.1 19.7 - - 4.1 4.2 - - - 2.3 8.5 18.8 .452 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 5 42.2 17.8 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 8.6 17.0 .506 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1973-74-
Team Capital Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Phil Chenier 76 38.7 21.9 1.5 3.6 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.9 - 1.8 9.2 21.1 .434 - - - 3.6 4.4 .820
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 7 44.3 22.4 0.9 5.3 6.1 1.7 1.9 1.1 - 2.7 8.9 19.6 .453 - - - 4.7 5.3 .892
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1974-75-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Phil Chenier 77 37.3 21.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.3 0.8 - 2.1 9.0 19.9 .450 - - - 3.9 4.7 .825
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 17 40.7 24.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.2 1.3 0.6 - 2.6 9.1 19.4 .470 - - - 6.0 6.7 .895
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1975-76-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Phil Chenier 80 36.9 19.9 1.1 3.0 4.0 3.2 2.0 0.6 - 2.3 8.2 16.9 .483 - - - 3.5 4.3 .827
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 7 37.9 18.0 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.6 0.9 0.4 - 3.9 8.0 18.3 .438 - - - 2.0 2.4 .824
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1976-77-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Phil Chenier 78 36.4 20.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.8 1.5 0.5 - 2.1 8.4 18.9 .444 - - - 3.5 4.1 .841
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 9 40.0 25.0 0.9 3.6 4.4 2.6 1.7 0.4 - 1.8 10.0 21.0 .476 - - - 5.0 6.2 .804
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1977-78-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Phil Chenier 36 26.0 14.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.5 5.6 12.5 .443 - - - 3.0 3.8 .790
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1978-79-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Phil Chenier 27 14.3 5.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.6 5.9 .437 - - - 0.7 1.0 .643
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 9 10.8 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.1 5.1 .217 - - - 0.6 1.2 .455
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1979-80-
Team Washington Bullets, Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Phil Chenier 43 19.8 7.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.2 8.1 .390 0.1 0.3 .417 1.1 1.6 .731
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Phil Chenier Chet Holmgren
Season 1980-81-
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 %
Phil Chenier 9 9.1 3.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.7 .333 0.1 0.3 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------