Richard Jefferson vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton and Richard Jefferson, 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.

Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 2 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while John Stockton had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 achievements, 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 Jefferson	17	12	2001-02 to 2017-18
John Stockton	19	19	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2001-02	1984-85
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+6.1	+3.8	+0.8	+1.6	+2.4	+3.3	+0.5	+0.5	-0.4	-0.2	+1.5	+3.4	+.014	+0.2	+0.6	+.050	+0.7	+1.0	+.023
John Stockton	82	18.2	5.6	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	.471	0.0	0.1	.182	1.7	2.4	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+3.5	+0.2	+0.1	+1.7	+1.8	+3.0	+0.5	+0.3	-0.3	-1.0	+0.6	+1.2	+.002		+0.1		+0.9	+0.5	+.193
John Stockton	10	18.6	6.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.5	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	2.6	3.5	.743


Season 2
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2002-03	1985-86
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+12.4	+7.8	+1.5	+2.8	+4.2	+4.9	+0.9	+0.5		-0.1	+2.9	+5.7	+.012	+0.1	+0.1	+.117	+2.0	+3.0	+.096
John Stockton	82	23.6	7.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	2.0	2.8	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.2	.133	2.1	2.5	.839

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+16	+17.4	+7.3	+0.7	+4.1	+4.9	+1.1	+0.5	+0.2	-1.3	-0.9	+3.2	+7.3	+.053	+0.3	+0.1	+1.000	+1.1	+2.0	+.171
John Stockton	4	18.3	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.3	.529	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 3
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2003-04	1986-87
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+15.5	+10.6	+0.9	+2.8	+3.9	+4.4	+1.1	+0.1	-0.4		+4.0	+8.0	+.001	+0.5	+1.1	+.185	+2.2	+2.9	+.019
John Stockton	82	22.7	7.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.7	2.8	5.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.179	2.2	2.8	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+10.2	+9.8	+0.9	+3.2	+4.1	+4.2	+1.7	+0.5	-1.7	-0.4	+2.4	+8.6	+.203		+2.0	+.527	+5.0	+7.2	+.056
John Stockton	5	31.4	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	8.0	3.0	0.2	2.2	3.6	3.6	5.8	.621	0.8	1.0	.800	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 4
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2004-05	1987-88
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+49	+6.4	+7.5	+0.8	+3.6	+4.4	+9.8	+2.0	+0.3	-0.8	-0.3	+1.7	+7.5	+.152	+0.6	+1.9	+.021	+3.6	+4.2	+.004
John Stockton	82	34.7	14.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2	3.0	5.5	9.6	.574	0.3	0.8	.358	3.3	4.0	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+8.0	+3.7	+0.7	+0.7	+1.4	+12.5	+2.6	+0.3	-2.4	-0.2	+1.2	+0.3	+.107	+0.1	+1.2	+.086	+1.5	+0.5	+.147
John Stockton	11	43.5	19.5	1.3	2.8	4.1	14.8	3.4	0.3	4.4	3.3	6.2	12.2	.507	0.4	1.3	.286	6.8	8.3	.824


Season 5
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2005-06	1988-89
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+0.5	+2.4	+0.2	+3.6	+3.8	+9.8	+2.4		-1.6	-0.4	+0.2	+1.6	+.045	+0.6	+1.6	+.077	+1.2	+1.9	+.051
John Stockton	82	38.7	17.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8	2.9	6.1	11.3	.538	0.2	0.8	.242	4.8	5.5	.863

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+6.6	+5.1	+0.1	+0.8	+0.8	+9.6	+2.8	+1.3	-1.0	-2.1	+1.8	+4.7	+.037	+0.1	+1.3	+.336	+1.6	+1.3	+.080
John Stockton	3	46.3	27.3	0.7	2.7	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.0	19.7	.508	1.0	1.3	.750	6.3	7.0	.905


Season 6
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2006-07	1989-90
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+23	+1.8	+0.9	+0.2	+1.6	+1.8	+11.8	+2.1	+0.1	-1.3	-0.8	+0.6	+0.3	+.058	+0.3	+1.2	+.057	+0.2	+0.4	+.086
John Stockton	78	37.4	17.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	3.0	6.1	11.8	.514	0.6	1.4	.416	4.5	5.5	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+2.0	+4.7	+0.5	+2.9	+2.4	+12.7	+0.4	+0.4	-0.5	-2.0	+1.0	+0.2	+.062	+0.9	+0.7	+.248	+1.9	+1.5	+.124
John Stockton	5	38.8	15.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	15.0	1.2	0.0	2.8	4.0	5.8	13.8	.420	0.2	2.6	.077	3.2	4.0	.800


Season 7
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2007-08	1990-91
Team	New Jersey Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+1.2	+5.4	+0.5	+0.7	+1.3	+11.1	+2.0	+0.1	-1.2	-0.1	+1.5	+4.3	+.041	+0.2	+0.6	+.017	+2.2	+3.0	+.038
John Stockton	82	37.8	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	6.0	11.9	.507	0.7	2.0	.345	4.4	5.3	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Richard Jefferson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	9	41.4	18.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	13.8	2.2	0.2	3.6	3.7	6.4	12.0	.537	1.2	3.0	.407	4.1	4.9	.841


Season 8
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2008-09	1991-92
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+0.8	+3.8	+0.1	+1.4	+1.3	+11.3	+2.2	+0.1	-1.5	-0.2	+1.0	+3.4	+.043	+0.4	+1.1	+.010	+1.3	+1.8	+.037
John Stockton	82	36.6	15.8	0.8	2.5	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5	2.9	5.5	11.5	.482	1.0	2.5	.407	3.8	4.5	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Richard Jefferson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	16	38.9	14.8	0.6	2.3	2.9	13.6	2.1	0.3	3.6	2.4	4.8	11.4	.423	1.1	3.6	.310	4.1	4.9	.833


Season 9
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2009-10	1992-93
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+3.8	+2.8	+0.1	+1.6	+1.5	+10.0	+1.8	+0.2	-1.9	-0.5	+0.8	+1.4	+.019	+0.2		+.069	+1.0	+1.0	+.063
John Stockton	82	34.9	15.1	0.8	2.1	2.9	12.0	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.7	5.3	11.0	.486	0.9	2.3	.385	3.6	4.5	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+5.2	+3.8	+0.2	+3.1	+2.9	+9.2	+1.8	+0.6	-1.5	-1.2	+1.2	+3.2	+.035	+0.9	+2.1	+.185	+0.5	+0.3	+.075
John Stockton	5	38.6	13.2	1.0	1.4	2.4	11.0	2.4	0.0	3.0	3.2	4.6	10.2	.451	1.0	2.6	.385	3.0	3.6	.833


Season 10
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2010-11	1993-94
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+5.8	+4.1	+0.2	+0.9	+0.7	+11.3	+1.9	+0.1	-2.1	-0.9	+1.8	+2.7	+.054	+1.1	+2.0	+.118	+1.5	+1.7	+.046
John Stockton	82	36.2	15.1	0.9	2.3	3.1	12.6	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.9	5.6	10.6	.528	0.6	1.8	.322	3.3	4.1	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+8.0	+7.9	+0.6	+1.4	+0.9	+9.0	+1.2		-1.5	-0.6	+3.5	+6.9	+.069	+0.7	+1.3	+.186	+1.7	+2.1	+.008
John Stockton	16	37.3	14.4	0.9	2.4	3.3	9.8	1.7	0.5	2.5	2.8	5.5	12.1	.456	0.3	1.5	.167	3.2	3.9	.810


Season 11
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2011-12	1994-95
Team	San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+19	+7.3	+5.5	+0.3	+0.7	+0.4	+10.9	+1.8		-2.5	-0.7	+2.0	+1.9	+.126	+0.6	+1.5	+.029	+2.1	+2.4	+.110
John Stockton	82	35.0	14.7	0.7	2.4	3.1	12.3	2.4	0.3	3.3	2.6	5.2	9.6	.542	1.2	2.8	.449	3.0	3.7	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Richard Jefferson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	5	38.6	17.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	10.2	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.6	6.8	14.8	.459	1.6	4.0	.400	2.6	3.4	.765


Season 12
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2012-13	1995-96
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+26	+25.4	+11.6	+0.6	+0.7	+1.3	+10.6	+1.4	+0.1	-2.6	-1.7	+4.3	+7.6	+.082	+0.9	+1.9	+.111	+2.2	+2.5	+.113
John Stockton	82	35.5	14.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	11.2	1.7	0.2	3.0	2.5	5.4	10.0	.538	1.2	2.7	.422	2.9	3.4	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+32.1	+9.2	+0.5	+1.7	+2.2	+10.7	+1.5	+0.3	-3.2	-2.1	+3.3	+7.4	+.002	+0.3	+1.7	+.378	+2.3	+2.0	+.481
John Stockton	18	37.7	11.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	10.8	1.6	0.4	3.2	2.8	3.9	8.7	.446	0.6	2.1	.289	2.7	3.3	.814


Season 13
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2013-14	1996-97
Team	Utah Jazz	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+8.3	+4.3	+0.3	+0.3	+0.1	+8.9	+1.3		-1.9	-0.4	+1.5	+1.3	+.098	+0.6	+1.5	+.013	+1.9	+2.0	+.105
John Stockton	82	35.3	14.4	0.5	2.2	2.8	10.5	2.0	0.2	3.0	2.4	5.1	9.3	.548	0.9	2.2	.422	3.4	4.0	.846

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Richard Jefferson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	20	36.9	16.1	0.9	3.0	3.9	9.6	1.7	0.3	3.1	2.6	5.7	10.9	.521	1.0	2.5	.380	3.9	4.5	.856


Season 14
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2014-15	1997-98
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+12.2	+6.2	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+7.7	+1.0	+0.1	-1.8	-0.6	+2.3	+3.6	+.084	+0.3	+0.7	+.003	+1.9	+2.1	+.143
John Stockton	64	29.0	12.0	0.5	2.0	2.6	8.5	1.4	0.2	2.5	2.2	4.2	8.0	.528	0.6	1.4	.429	3.0	3.6	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+16	+16.9	+7.3	+0.8	+1.7	+2.5	+7.5	+1.1	+0.2	-1.6	-0.4	+2.8	+4.7	+.137	+0.3	+0.7	+.029	+2.1	+3.1	+.282
John Stockton	20	29.7	11.1	0.8	2.2	3.0	7.8	1.6	0.2	2.4	2.7	4.1	8.2	.494	0.5	1.3	.346	2.6	3.6	.718


Season 15
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2015-16	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+24	+10.3	+5.6	+0.4	+0.8	+1.2	+6.7	+1.2	+0.1	-1.6	-0.4	+2.1	+4.0	+.030	+0.6	+1.3	+.062	+1.9	+2.2	+.144
John Stockton	50	28.2	11.1	0.6	2.3	2.9	7.5	1.6	0.3	2.2	2.1	4.0	8.2	.488	0.3	1.0	.320	2.7	3.4	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+13.9	+5.7	+0.2	+0.5	+0.2	+7.7	+1.1	+0.1	-2.2	-1.3	+1.7	+5.5	+.124	+0.1	+0.2	+.060	+2.4	+3.2	+.011
John Stockton	11	32.0	11.1	1.0	2.3	3.3	8.4	1.6	0.1	2.8	2.9	3.8	9.5	.400	0.4	1.1	.333	3.1	4.2	.739


Season 16
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2016-17	1999-00
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+9.3	+6.4	+0.1	+0.1		+7.6	+1.4	+0.1	-1.5	-0.4	+2.5	+4.5	+.055	+0.3	+0.9	+.022	+1.7	+1.7	+.119
John Stockton	82	29.7	12.1	0.5	2.1	2.6	8.6	1.7	0.2	2.2	2.3	4.4	8.8	.501	0.5	1.5	.355	2.7	3.1	.860

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+22.1	+7.3		+1.2	+1.2	+9.8	+1.2		-2.0	-0.9	+3.0	+6.2	+.040	+0.3	+0.4	+.126	+1.0	+1.0	+.124
John Stockton	10	34.9	11.2	0.7	2.3	3.0	10.3	1.3	0.2	2.6	3.0	4.1	8.9	.461	0.7	1.8	.389	2.3	3.0	.767


Season 17
	Richard Jefferson	John Stockton
Season	2017-18	2000-01
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+62	+21.0	+10.0	+0.6	+1.3	+1.9	+7.9	+1.5	+0.2	-2.2	-1.8	+3.4	+6.5	+.060	+0.6	+1.2	+.176	+2.6	+3.0	+.246
John Stockton	82	29.2	11.5	0.7	2.1	2.8	8.7	1.6	0.3	2.5	2.4	4.0	7.9	.504	0.7	1.6	.462	2.8	3.4	.817

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Richard Jefferson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	5	37.4	9.8	2.2	3.4	5.6	11.4	2.0	0.6	1.4	3.8	3.4	7.4	.459	0.0	1.6	.000	3.0	4.2	.714

Additional Years

* John Stockton played 2 seasons more than Richard Jefferson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2002 to 2003—John Stockton played in two Playoffs.

Richard Jefferson vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton and Richard Jefferson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

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