Ron Harper vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Ron Harper played 15 years in the NBA, 1 more than Bernard King, who played 14. Ron Harper had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Bernard King had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Bernard King	14	5	1977-78 to 1992-93

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


Rookie Season
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1986-87	1977-78
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+3	+1.7	+1.3	+1.3	+3.5	+4.7	+2.4	+1.0	+0.5	-0.3	-0.8	+1.1	+1.4	+.024				+0.7	+1.1	+.007
Bernard King	79	39.1	24.2	3.4	6.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	3.9	3.8	10.1	21.1	.479	-	-	-	4.0	5.8	.677

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ron Harper nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1987-88	1978-79
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East 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		%
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:	+25	+2.8	+6.2	+2.0	+2.3	+4.3	+1.3	+0.7	+0.4	-1.1	-1.2	+2.7	+3.8	+.058				+0.9	+2.6	+.141
Bernard King	82	34.9	21.6	3.1	5.1	8.2	3.6	1.4	0.5	3.9	4.0	8.7	16.6	.522	-	-	-	4.3	7.5	.564

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+2	+7.0	+8.2	+1.5	+1.0	+0.5	+0.3	+0.8	+1.0	-0.2	-2.7	+3.0	+5.2	+.024				+2.2	+8.0	+.271
Bernard King	2	40.5	26.0	2.5	3.0	5.5	3.5	2.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	10.5	21.0	.500	-	-	-	5.0	12.0	.417


Season 3
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1988-89	1979-80
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+63	+12.7	+9.3	+0.2	+0.1	+0.4	+2.6	+1.9	+0.7	-0.2	-0.8	+3.5	+6.8	+.007	+0.4	+1.4		+2.1	+1.9	+.211
Bernard King	19	22.1	9.3	1.3	3.4	4.6	2.7	0.4	0.2	2.6	3.5	3.7	7.2	.518	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.3	.540

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1989-90	1980-81
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+46	+3.1	+0.9	+0.1	+0.8	+0.9	+1.7	+1.4	+0.8	-0.4	-0.8	+0.4	+2.8	+.115	+0.4	+1.4	+.058	+1.4	+1.2	+.085
Bernard King	81	36.0	21.9	2.2	4.6	6.8	3.5	0.9	0.4	3.3	3.8	9.0	15.4	.588	0.0	0.1	.333	3.8	5.4	.703

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ron Harper nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1990-91	1981-82
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+40	+0.7	+3.6	+0.3	+0.9	+1.1	+1.8	+0.7	+0.6	-0.1	-0.8	+2.1	+2.2	+.175	+1.2	+3.7	+.124	+0.8	+0.7	+.037
Bernard King	79	36.2	23.2	1.8	4.2	5.9	3.6	1.0	0.3	3.4	3.6	9.4	16.5	.566	0.0	0.1	.200	4.5	6.3	.705

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ron Harper nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1991-92	1982-83
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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:	+14	+5.8	+3.7		+0.7	+0.7	+2.2	+0.6	+0.7	-0.2	-1.0	+2.0	+1.0	+.088	+0.8	+2.5	+.303	+0.5	+0.8	+.014
Bernard King	68	32.5	21.9	1.5	3.3	4.8	2.9	1.3	0.2	2.9	3.4	8.9	16.8	.528	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.7	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+1	+10.5	+5.5	+0.7	+1.7	+2.4	+2.4	+0.7	+0.8	-1.3	-0.1	+1.5	+1.2	+.129		+1.3	+.222	+2.5	+3.0	+.014
Bernard King	6	30.7	23.5	1.3	2.7	4.0	2.2	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.7	9.3	16.2	.577	0.2	0.5	.333	4.7	5.8	.800


Season 7
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1992-93	1983-84
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East 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		%
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:	+3	+2.5	+8.3	+0.1	+0.4	+0.2	+2.4	+1.2	+0.7	-0.2	-0.8	+3.5	+3.1	+.121	+0.7	+2.2	+.280	+1.9	+2.3	+.010
Bernard King	77	34.6	26.3	1.6	3.5	5.1	2.1	1.0	0.2	2.6	3.5	10.3	18.1	.572	0.0	0.1	.000	5.7	7.3	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+7	+5.0	+16.8	+1.5	+0.6	+2.2	+0.2	+1.8	+1.5	-0.4	-2.6	+6.1	+7.9	+.100	+1.0	+1.9	+.500	+5.6	+6.9	+.109
Bernard King	12	39.8	34.8	2.3	3.8	6.2	3.0	1.2	0.5	2.6	4.0	13.5	23.5	.574	0.0	0.1	.000	7.8	10.3	.756


Season 8
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1993-94	1984-85
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+20	+0.6	+12.8	+0.4	+0.7	+0.3	+0.9	+0.6	+0.4	-0.5	-1.3	+5.0	+5.9	+.104	+0.9	+2.9	+.201	+3.7	+4.4	+.057
Bernard King	55	37.5	32.9	2.1	3.7	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	3.7	3.5	12.6	23.7	.530	0.0	0.2	.100	7.7	10.0	.772

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ron Harper nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 8

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1985-86.


Season 9
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1994-95	1986-87
Team	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+71	+15.8	+15.8	+1.5	+1.5	+3.0	+1.2	+1.0	+0.4	-1.2	-0.6	+6.0	+11.1	+.069	+0.4	+1.4		+4.2	+5.5	+.126
Bernard King	6	35.7	22.7	2.2	3.2	5.3	3.2	0.3	0.0	2.5	2.3	8.7	17.5	.495	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.2	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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	-
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1995-96	1987-88
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bullets 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	TO	PF	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:	+11	+6.0	+9.8	+0.3	+1.1	+1.4	+0.2	+0.6	+0.3	-2.2	-1.2	+3.9	+7.3	+.034	+0.4	+1.2	+.102	+2.4	+3.0	+.057
Bernard King	69	29.6	17.2	1.2	2.8	4.1	2.8	0.7	0.1	3.1	2.9	6.8	13.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.167	3.6	4.7	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+13	+6.2	+5.0	+0.8	+0.7	+1.5	+0.7	+0.8	+0.4	-1.8	-1.3	+2.0	+3.2	+.066	+0.8	+2.6		+1.8	+1.9	+.120
Bernard King	5	33.6	13.8	0.6	1.6	2.2	1.8	0.6	0.0	2.8	3.4	5.2	10.6	.491	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.2	.810


Season 11
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1996-97	1988-89
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+5	+8.7	+14.4	+1.0	+1.2	+2.2	+1.1	+0.3	+0.3	-2.1	-0.9	+5.8	+11.6	+.041	+0.8	+2.1	+.195	+3.7	+4.3	+.112
Bernard King	81	31.6	20.7	1.6	3.1	4.7	3.6	0.8	0.2	2.8	2.7	8.1	16.9	.477	0.1	0.4	.167	4.5	5.4	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1997-98	1989-90
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:		+4.9	+13.1	+0.3	+1.2	+1.4	+1.7	+0.7	+0.5	-1.9	-0.6	+5.1	+9.7	+.046	+0.2	+0.7	+.060	+3.0	+3.7	+.053
Bernard King	82	32.8	22.4	1.6	3.4	4.9	4.6	0.6	0.1	3.0	2.8	8.7	17.8	.487	0.0	0.3	.130	5.0	6.3	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Bernard King	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1998-99	1990-91
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
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:	+29	+5.9	+17.2	+0.4	+0.5	+0.1	+1.3	+0.8	+0.7	-2.1	-0.6	+6.9	+12.5	+.095	+0.7	+1.8	+.102	+4.0	+4.7	+.087
Bernard King	64	37.5	28.4	1.8	3.2	5.0	4.6	0.9	0.3	4.0	2.9	11.1	23.6	.472	0.1	0.6	.216	6.0	7.6	.790

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ron Harper nor Bernard King played in the postseason in their season 13

Note: Bernard King didn't play in 1991-92.


Season 14
	Ron Harper	Bernard King
Season	1999-00	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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:	+48	+12.1		+0.1	+1.7	+1.8	+2.8	+0.8	+0.4	-1.0	-0.4	+0.1	+1.1	+.115	+0.3	+1.1	+.025	+0.1		+.004
Bernard King	32	13.4	7.0	1.1	1.3	2.4	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.7	2.8	5.5	.514	0.1	0.2	.286	1.2	1.8	.684

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+20	+19.9	+5.9	+1.0	+2.4	+3.4	+3.2	+0.7	+0.6	-0.9	-1.7	+2.1	+5.6	+.140	+0.4	+1.7		+1.4	+2.0
Bernard King	3	8.0	2.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	.571	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Additional Years

* Ron Harper played 1 season more than Bernard King in the NBA.

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

Ron Harper vs. Bernard King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bernard King 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.

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

Additional Years