Richard Anderson vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Richard Anderson, 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.

Richard Anderson played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than De'Aaron Fox, who played 7. Richard Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Richard Anderson 6 4 1982-83 to 1989-90
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season 1982-832017-18
Team San Diego ClippersSacramento Kings
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 %
Richard Anderson 78 16.3 5.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.2 2.2 5.5 .404 0.1 0.2 .368 0.6 0.9 .696
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Richard Anderson 78 17.7 8.5 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.4 2.3 3.5 8.2 .426 0.0 0.2 .158 1.5 1.9 .773
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 4 9.3 4.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Note: Richard Anderson didn't play in 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 3
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Richard Anderson 51 6.1 2.8 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.7 .424 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.6 .759
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 5 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Houston Rockets, Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Richard Anderson 74 18.2 6.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.3 5.9 .390 0.6 2.0 .320 0.8 1.0 .753
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 3 21.0 10.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.7 3.7 8.0 .458 2.0 4.7 .429 1.3 1.3 1.000
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Richard Anderson 72 15.0 5.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.8 .417 0.7 2.0 .348 0.4 0.5 .842
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 3 11.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 -
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Richard Anderson 54 11.2 4.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.9 .417 0.7 1.9 .370 0.3 0.4 .783
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7
Richard Anderson De'Aaron Fox
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
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