Ron Harper vs. Amar'e Stoudemire Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amar'e Stoudemire and Ron Harper, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Ron Harper played 15 years in the NBA, 1 more than Amar'e Stoudemire, who played 14. Ron Harper had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 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
Ron Harper 15 10 1986-87 to 2000-01
Amar'e Stoudemire 14 10 2002-03 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1986-872002-03
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 82 37.4 22.9 2.1 2.7 4.8 4.8 2.5 1.0 4.2 3.0 9.0 19.7 .455 0.2 1.1 .213 4.7 6.9 .684
difference:+6.1+9.4+0.9+3.0+4.0+3.8+1.7+0.1-1.9-0.3+4.2+9.6+.017+0.2+1.0+.013+0.8+1.0+.023
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper DNP------ --- ----------
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1987-882003-04
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 57 32.1 15.4 1.1 2.8 3.9 4.9 2.1 0.9 2.8 2.8 6.0 12.8 .464 0.1 0.4 .150 3.4 4.9 .705
difference:+2+4.7+5.2+1.8+3.4+5.1+3.5+0.9+0.7-0.4-0.6+1.5+2.9+.011+0.1+0.3+.050+2.2+3.0+.008
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 4 33.5 17.8 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.8 2.8 1.0 2.8 2.3 7.5 15.8 .476 0.0 0.5 .000 2.8 4.0 .688
Amar'e Stoudemire DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1988-892004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 82 34.8 18.6 1.5 3.5 5.0 5.3 2.3 0.9 2.8 2.7 7.2 14.0 .511 0.4 1.4 .250 3.9 5.2 .751
difference:+2+1.3+7.4+1.2+2.7+3.9+3.7+1.3+0.7-0.4-0.8+2.1+2.7+.048+0.4+1.2+.062+3.4+4.7+.018
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 5 37.8 19.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 4.0 2.2 0.8 1.4 4.0 7.8 13.8 .565 0.0 0.4 .000 4.0 5.2 .769
difference:+10+2.2+10.3+2.6+3.9+6.5+2.8+1.5+1.2-1.7-0.1+2.4+5.1+.026+0.2+5.5+7.0+.012
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1989-902005-06
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 35 39.1 22.8 2.1 3.8 5.9 5.2 2.3 1.2 2.9 3.0 8.6 18.2 .473 0.4 1.5 .275 5.2 6.6 .788
difference:+32+22.4+14.1+0.1+0.5+0.6+4.5+2.0+0.2-2.6-1.7+5.6+9.2+.140+0.4+1.2+.275+2.5+3.6+.101
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
* Neiher Ron Harper nor Amar'e Stoudemire played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1990-912006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 39 35.5 19.6 1.5 3.3 4.8 5.4 1.7 0.9 3.3 2.8 7.3 18.7 .391 1.2 3.8 .324 3.7 5.6 .668
difference:+43+2.7+0.8+1.2+3.6+4.8+4.4+0.7+0.4-0.5-0.8+0.1+5.8+.184+1.2+3.8+1.9+1.5+.113
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 - 5.6 7.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper DNP------ --- ----------
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1991-922007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 82 38.3 18.2 1.5 4.0 5.5 5.1 1.9 0.9 3.1 2.4 6.9 15.8 .440 0.8 2.6 .303 3.6 4.9 .736
difference:+3+4.4+7.0+0.8+2.8+3.6+3.6+1.1+1.2-0.9-1.3+2.1+0.5+.150+0.7+2.2+.142+3.4+3.8+.069
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 5 41.2 18.0 2.0 4.4 6.4 4.6 1.0 0.8 3.0 2.6 7.8 17.4 .448 0.2 1.8 .111 2.2 2.8 .786
difference:+0.4+5.2+1.0+1.6+2.6+4.2+0.4+1.6-0.2-1.2+1.8+2.4+.037+1.0+.139+1.6+3.2+.153
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1992-932008-09
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 80 37.1 18.0 1.5 3.9 5.3 4.5 2.2 0.9 2.8 2.7 6.8 15.0 .451 0.7 2.3 .280 3.8 5.0 .769
difference:+27+0.3+3.4+0.7+2.0+2.8+2.5+1.3+0.2-0.4+0.8+0.9+.088+0.6+2.2+.149+2.3+2.3+.066
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 5 34.8 18.0 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.0 2.2 1.4 7.4 15.6 .474 1.0 2.0 .500 2.2 3.4 .647
Amar'e Stoudemire DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1993-942009-10
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 75 38.1 20.1 1.7 4.4 6.1 4.6 1.9 0.7 3.2 2.2 7.6 17.8 .426 0.9 3.1 .301 4.0 5.6 .715
difference:+7+3.5+3.0+1.1+1.7+2.8+3.6+1.3+0.3-0.6-1.2+1.0+2.4+.131+0.9+3.0+.134+1.9+2.1+.056
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper DNP------ --- ----------
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1994-952010-11
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 77 19.9 6.9 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.7 6.4 .426 0.4 1.4 .282 1.1 1.7 .618
difference:+1+16.9+18.4+1.8+3.9+5.9+0.6+0.4+1.5-1.9-1.8+6.8+12.6+.076+0.3+1.1+.153+5.0+6.0+.174
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 6 6.7 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+2+26.8+12.5+2.5+4.3+6.8+1.1+0.2+0.6-2.8-1.5+4.3+11.5+.047+0.3+4.0+6.0
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1995-962011-12
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 80 23.6 7.4 0.9 1.7 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.3 .467 0.4 1.3 .269 1.2 1.7 .705
difference:+33+9.2+10.1+1.4+3.9+5.1+1.5+0.5+0.6-1.5-1.2+3.8+7.6+.016+0.3+0.9+.031+2.8+3.5+.060
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 18 27.4 8.8 1.4 2.3 3.7 2.5 1.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 3.2 7.4 .425 0.8 2.6 .319 1.6 2.3 .690
difference:+14+7.4+6.5+0.6+2.2+2.8+1.7+0.1+0.1-2.0-1.9+1.8+1.6+.131+0.8+2.6+3.7+4.7+.060
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1996-972012-13
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 76 22.9 6.3 0.6 1.9 2.5 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.8 2.3 5.3 .436 0.9 2.5 .362 0.8 1.1 .707
difference:+47+0.6+7.9+1.5+1.0+2.5+2.1+0.8+0.2-1.0-1.3+3.0+3.9+.141+0.9+2.5+2.8+3.4+.101
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 19 27.1 7.5 1.1 3.2 4.3 3.0 1.3 0.7 0.6 2.3 2.6 6.6 .400 1.1 3.2 .344 1.1 1.5 .750
difference:+15+18.8+3.7+0.1+1.9+2.0+3.0+1.3+0.7-0.2+1.3+3.3+.015+0.8+2.9+.656+0.1+0.5+.250
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1997-982013-14
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 82 27.9 9.3 1.3 2.2 3.5 2.9 1.3 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.6 8.1 .441 0.2 1.0 .190 2.0 2.6 .750
difference:+17+5.3+2.6+0.4+1.0+1.4+2.4+0.9-0.3-0.2+1.2+0.5+.116+0.2+1.0+0.3+0.5+.011
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 21 26.9 6.7 1.0 2.6 3.7 2.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 2.0 2.7 5.8 .459 0.2 0.9 .263 1.1 1.9 .615
Amar'e Stoudemire DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1998-992014-15
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 35 31.6 11.2 1.4 3.7 5.1 3.3 1.7 1.0 1.9 2.3 4.2 11.1 .377 0.8 2.4 .318 2.0 2.9 .703
difference:+24+10.5+0.3+0.5+0.5+2.5+1.2+0.4-0.6-0.4+0.4+2.8+.180+0.8+2.3+.318+0.3+0.3+.017
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper DNP------ --- ----------
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

Ron Harper Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 1999-002015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 80 25.5 7.0 1.2 3.0 4.2 3.4 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.1 2.7 6.6 .399 0.4 1.3 .311 1.3 1.8 .680
difference:+28+10.8+1.2+0.1+0.1+2.9+0.8+0.3-0.8-0.3+0.3+2.3+.167+0.4+1.3+0.3+0.5+.066
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Ron Harper 23 27.9 8.6 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.2 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.7 3.4 7.9 .431 0.4 1.7 .231 1.4 2.0 .702
difference:+14+18.8+5.3+1.0+1.3+2.3+3.2+0.4+0.3-0.2-1.1+2.2+5.8+.148+0.4+1.7+0.5+1.1+.298
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

Additional Years

* Ron Harper played 1 season more than Amar'e Stoudemire in the NBA.

In that period—his season 15 in 2001—Ron Harper played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship.