Ron Harper vs. Mitch Kupchak Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Kupchak 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

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, 6 more than Mitch Kupchak, who played 9. Ron Harper had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Mitch Kupchak had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Ron Harper 15 10 1986-87 to 2000-01
Mitch Kupchak 9 6 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1986-871976-77
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Mitch Kupchak 82 18.5 10.4 2.2 3.8 6.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 - 2.5 4.2 7.3 .572 - - - 2.1 3.0 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper ------- --- ----------
Mitch Kupchak 9 28.0 16.2 3.1 4.4 7.6 1.1 0.2 0.3 - 3.8 5.9 10.0 .589 - - - 4.4 6.6 .678

Season 2
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1987-881977-78
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Mitch Kupchak 67 26.3 15.9 2.4 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 2.7 2.9 5.9 11.5 .512 - - - 4.2 6.0 .697
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
Mitch Kupchak 21 24.0 10.1 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 0.2 0.1 2.0 2.8 4.0 9.5 .422 - - - 2.1 3.3 .652

Season 3
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1988-891978-79
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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
Mitch Kupchak 66 24.3 14.6 2.3 4.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.6 10.4 .539 - - - 3.4 4.5 .743
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
Mitch Kupchak 8 17.1 6.5 2.0 2.3 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.5 2.6 6.5 .404 - - - 1.3 1.9 .667

Season 4
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1989-901979-80
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles ClippersWashington Bullets
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 %
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
Mitch Kupchak 40 11.3 4.7 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.7 4.0 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper ------- --- ----------
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1990-911980-81
Team Los Angeles ClippersWashington Bullets
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 %
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
Mitch Kupchak 82 23.6 12.5 2.4 4.5 6.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 2.4 4.8 9.1 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.1 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper ------- --- ----------
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1991-921981-82
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Mitch Kupchak 26 31.6 14.3 2.5 5.6 8.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.7 3.1 5.9 10.3 .573 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.8 .663
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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Note: Mitch Kupchak didn't play in 1982-83.

Season 7
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1992-931983-84
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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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
Mitch Kupchak 34 9.5 3.1 1.0 1.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4 1.2 3.2 .380 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .647
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
Mitch Kupchak 9 7.7 2.0 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.9 .294 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .571

Season 8
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1993-941984-85
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Mitch Kupchak 58 12.3 5.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.2 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .659
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper ------- --- ----------
Mitch Kupchak 16 12.3 4.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.6 1.9 3.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.4 .591

Season 9
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1994-951985-86
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Mitch Kupchak 55 14.2 6.0 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.3 4.7 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .750
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 -
Mitch Kupchak 5 11.2 4.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 10
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1995-96-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1996-97-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1997-98-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1998-99-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper ------- --- ----------
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 1999-00-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper 23 28.0 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
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Ron Harper Mitch Kupchak
Season 2000-01-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper 47 24.2 6.5 1.0 2.6 3.5 2.4 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.5 2.7 5.8 .469 0.4 1.5 .264 0.7 1.0 .708
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Harper 6 7.3 2.2 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.7 .500 0.2 0.7 .250 0.3 0.5 .667
Mitch Kupchak ------- --- ----------
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