Rich Kelley vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah and Rich Kelley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Rich Kelley played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Joakim Noah, who played 13. Rich Kelley had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
Rich Kelley |
11 |
6 |
1975-76 to 1985-86 |
Joakim Noah |
13 |
8 |
2007-08 to 2019-20 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
75 |
17.9 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
- |
2.8 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
.485 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.776 |
Joakim Noah |
74 |
20.7 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.691 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
76 |
19.8 |
6.9 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
3.2 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.792 |
Joakim Noah |
80 |
24.2 |
6.7 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.676 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
7 |
38.7 |
10.1 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
13.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.760 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
82 |
25.8 |
10.2 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.505 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.779 |
Joakim Noah |
64 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
5 |
37.6 |
14.8 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
3.8 |
.947 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
80 |
33.8 |
15.7 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
12.8 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
10.9 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.814 |
Joakim Noah |
48 |
32.8 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
16 |
33.1 |
8.7 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
10.2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.725 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
80 |
23.0 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.787 |
Joakim Noah |
64 |
30.4 |
10.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
7.7 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
8 |
18.3 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.432 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.900 |
Joakim Noah |
3 |
33.0 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
9.3 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
8.7 |
.731 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
81 |
20.8 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.758 |
Joakim Noah |
66 |
36.8 |
11.9 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
7 |
16.1 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.643 |
Joakim Noah |
12 |
34.1 |
10.8 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
9.6 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.641 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
81 |
23.4 |
7.9 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.749 |
Joakim Noah |
80 |
35.3 |
12.6 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
11.3 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
7 |
27.3 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.700 |
Joakim Noah |
5 |
42.0 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.588 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
70 |
19.2 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.811 |
Joakim Noah |
67 |
30.6 |
7.2 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
9.6 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
.603 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
12 |
32.9 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.350 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
75 |
22.3 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.765 |
Joakim Noah |
29 |
21.9 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
8.8 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.383 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.489 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
11 |
18.3 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.862 |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
77 |
16.6 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.750 |
Joakim Noah |
46 |
22.1 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
8.8 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.436 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
9 |
19.3 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.867 |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
37 |
8.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.818 |
Joakim Noah |
7 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
3 |
11.7 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
42 |
16.5 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
5 |
10.0 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rich Kelley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |