Quinn Buckner vs. Amar'e Stoudemire Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amar'e Stoudemire and Quinn Buckner, 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.

Quinn Buckner played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Amar'e Stoudemire, who played 14. Quinn Buckner had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Amar'e Stoudemire had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Quinn Buckner 10 6 1976-77 to 1985-86
Amar'e Stoudemire 14 10 2002-03 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1976-772002-03
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
Quinn Buckner 79 26.5 8.6 1.2 2.2 3.3 4.7 2.4 0.3 - 3.7 3.8 8.7 .434 - - - 1.1 1.9 .539
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 31.3 13.5 3.0 5.7 8.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.3 3.3 4.8 10.1 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.9 5.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 34.0 14.2 2.7 5.2 7.8 1.2 1.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 5.7 10.8 .523 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 2

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1977-782003-04
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Quinn Buckner 82 25.3 9.3 1.0 2.1 3.0 5.6 2.3 0.2 2.8 3.5 3.8 8.2 .468 - - - 1.6 2.5 .645
Amar'e Stoudemire 55 36.8 20.6 2.9 6.2 9.0 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.4 7.5 15.7 .475 0.0 0.1 .200 5.6 7.9 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner 9 28.6 11.2 0.3 2.7 3.0 6.9 2.0 0.1 4.3 3.3 4.8 9.6 .500 - - - 1.7 2.6 .652
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1978-792004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
Quinn Buckner 81 21.7 7.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.8 1.9 0.2 2.6 2.8 3.1 6.8 .454 - - - 1.0 1.5 .632
Amar'e Stoudemire 80 36.1 26.0 2.7 6.2 8.9 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.5 9.3 16.7 .559 0.0 0.2 .188 7.3 9.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 15 40.0 29.9 4.0 6.7 10.7 1.2 0.7 2.0 3.1 3.9 10.2 18.9 .539 0.0 0.2 .000 9.5 12.2 .781

Season 4

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1979-802005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Quinn Buckner 67 25.2 10.7 1.0 2.5 3.6 5.7 2.0 0.1 2.2 3.0 4.6 9.8 .467 0.0 0.1 .400 1.6 2.1 .734
Amar'e Stoudemire 3 16.7 8.7 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 9.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 3.0 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner 7 23.6 6.1 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.4 2.1 0.0 1.9 2.9 2.6 7.6 .340 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.6 .636
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1980-812006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 %
Quinn Buckner 82 29.1 13.3 1.1 2.6 3.6 4.7 2.4 0.0 2.9 3.3 5.7 11.7 .493 0.0 0.1 .167 1.8 2.5 .734
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 32.8 20.4 2.7 6.9 9.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.8 3.6 7.4 12.9 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 7.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner 7 26.1 9.0 0.7 2.1 2.9 5.0 1.6 0.0 2.0 3.7 3.7 8.6 .433 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .688
Amar'e Stoudemire 10 34.3 25.3 3.0 9.1 12.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.9 3.9 9.1 17.4 .523 0.1 0.3 .333 7.0 9.1 .769

Season 6

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1981-822007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
Quinn Buckner 70 30.8 12.9 1.1 2.5 3.6 4.7 2.5 0.0 2.6 3.1 5.7 11.7 .482 0.1 0.2 .267 1.6 2.4 .655
Amar'e Stoudemire 79 33.9 25.2 2.3 6.8 9.1 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.2 3.7 9.0 15.3 .590 0.1 0.4 .161 7.0 8.7 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 5 40.8 23.2 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.4 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.8 9.6 19.8 .485 0.2 0.8 .250 3.8 6.0 .633

Season 7

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1982-832008-09
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Quinn Buckner 72 21.7 7.9 0.9 1.7 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.1 2.2 2.7 3.4 7.8 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.6 .632
Amar'e Stoudemire 53 36.8 21.4 2.2 5.9 8.1 2.0 0.9 1.1 2.8 3.1 7.6 14.1 .539 0.1 0.1 .429 6.1 7.3 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner 7 14.0 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7 2.6 2.3 5.3 .432 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1983-842009-10
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
Quinn Buckner 79 15.8 4.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.7 1.1 0.0 1.3 2.4 1.7 4.1 .427 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .649
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 34.6 23.1 2.8 6.1 8.9 1.0 0.6 1.0 2.6 3.4 8.6 15.4 .557 0.0 0.1 .167 5.9 7.7 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner 23 11.7 3.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.4 3.4 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .545
Amar'e Stoudemire 16 36.5 22.2 2.9 3.8 6.6 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.5 3.4 7.8 14.9 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 8.9 .754

Season 9

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1984-852010-11
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 %
Quinn Buckner 75 11.4 2.4 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.9 1.9 1.0 2.6 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .640
Amar'e Stoudemire 78 36.8 25.3 2.5 5.6 8.2 2.6 0.9 1.9 3.2 3.5 9.5 19.0 .502 0.1 0.3 .435 6.1 7.7 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner 15 5.7 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.9 1.5 .591 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .625
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 33.5 14.5 2.8 5.0 7.8 1.8 0.3 0.8 3.0 2.5 5.3 13.8 .382 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.0 .667

Season 10

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1985-862011-12
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Quinn Buckner 32 13.1 3.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.7 1.3 0.1 1.7 2.5 1.5 3.3 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .704
Amar'e Stoudemire 47 32.8 17.5 2.3 5.6 7.8 1.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.9 6.7 13.9 .483 0.1 0.4 .238 4.0 5.2 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 34.8 15.3 2.0 4.5 6.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.0 .750

Season 11

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season -2012-13
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 29 23.5 14.2 2.1 2.9 5.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.1 5.3 9.2 .577 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 8.3 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.3 3.3 .385 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 12

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season -2013-14
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 65 22.6 11.9 1.7 3.2 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.4 4.8 8.6 .557 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season -2014-15
Team -New York Knicks, 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 %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 59 21.1 11.5 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.7 4.6 8.3 .557 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.2 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 5 15.0 7.8 1.4 1.8 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.2 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.6 .692

Season 14

Quinn Buckner Amar'e Stoudemire
Season -2015-16
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 52 14.7 5.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.4 4.3 .566 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quinn Buckner ------- --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 9 9.1 3.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.0 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.6 1.2 2.1 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 0.9 1.000