Shawn Marion vs. Latrell Sprewell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Latrell Sprewell and Shawn Marion, 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 / 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.

Shawn Marion played 16 years in the NBA, 3 more than Latrell Sprewell, who played 13. Shawn Marion had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Latrell Sprewell had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Shawn Marion 16 11 1999-00 to 2014-15
Latrell Sprewell 13 5 1992-93 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 1999-001992-93
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Shawn Marion 51 24.7 10.2 2.1 4.5 6.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.0 2.2 4.4 9.2 .471 0.1 0.4 .182 1.4 1.7 .847
difference:+26+10.9+5.2+1.1+2.0+3.0+2.4+0.9+0.3-1.6+1.4+3.4+.007+0.8+2.2+.187+1.3+2.0+.101
Latrell Sprewell 77 35.6 15.4 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.8 1.6 0.7 2.6 2.2 5.8 12.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .369 2.7 3.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 9 31.3 9.1 2.3 6.4 8.8 0.8 0.7 1.6 0.8 1.9 4.0 9.6 .419 0.1 0.7 .167 1.0 1.2 .818
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2000-011993-94
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 79 36.2 17.3 2.8 7.9 10.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 2.7 7.1 14.7 .480 0.3 1.0 .256 3.0 3.7 .810
difference:+3+6.9+3.7+1.8+4.0+5.8+2.7+0.5+0.5-1.2-0.8+0.4+2.6+.047+1.4+3.8+.105+1.3+1.9+.036
Latrell Sprewell 82 43.1 21.0 1.0 3.9 4.9 4.7 2.2 0.9 2.8 1.9 7.5 17.3 .433 1.7 4.8 .361 4.3 5.6 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 4 34.8 14.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.3 5.8 15.5 .371 0.3 0.3 1.000 3.0 3.5 .857
difference:+1+5.9+7.9+2.2+3.1+5.3+6.2+0.8+0.5-1.5-1.7+2.9+4.5+.062+2.4+7.4+.652+0.3+0.5+.190
Latrell Sprewell 3 40.7 22.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 7.0 0.7 1.0 3.0 5.0 8.7 20.0 .433 2.7 7.7 .348 2.7 4.0 .667

Season 3

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2001-021994-95
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Shawn Marion 81 38.4 19.1 2.6 7.3 9.9 2.0 1.8 1.1 1.8 2.6 8.1 17.2 .469 0.6 1.5 .393 2.4 2.8 .845
difference:+12+1.8+1.5+1.8+4.4+6.2+2.0+0.2+0.4-1.5-1.0+1.0+0.2+.051+0.7+3.2+.117+2.7+3.7+.064
Latrell Sprewell 69 40.2 20.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 4.0 1.6 0.7 3.3 1.6 7.1 17.0 .418 1.3 4.7 .276 5.1 6.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shawn Marion nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2002-031995-96
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Shawn Marion 81 41.6 21.2 2.5 7.1 9.5 2.4 2.3 1.2 1.9 2.6 8.2 18.1 .452 1.7 4.5 .387 3.1 3.6 .851
difference:+3+2.3+2.3+0.9+3.8+4.6+1.8+0.7+0.6-0.9-0.7+1.6+2.7+.024+0.5+0.9+.064+1.4+2.1+.062
Latrell Sprewell 78 39.3 18.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 4.2 1.6 0.6 2.8 1.9 6.6 15.4 .428 1.2 3.6 .323 4.5 5.7 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 6 47.2 18.5 3.5 8.2 11.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.8 6.7 17.8 .374 1.5 4.7 .321 3.7 4.3 .846
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2003-041996-97
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Shawn Marion 79 40.7 19.0 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.7 2.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 7.5 17.0 .440 1.1 3.4 .340 2.9 3.4 .851
difference:+1+1.2+5.2+2.0+2.7+4.7+3.6+0.4+0.7-2.0-0.7+0.6+1.1+.009+0.7+1.8+.014+3.3+3.9+.008
Latrell Sprewell 80 41.9 24.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 6.3 1.7 0.6 4.0 1.9 8.1 18.1 .449 1.8 5.2 .354 6.2 7.3 .843
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shawn Marion nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2004-051997-98
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
Shawn Marion 81 38.8 19.4 2.9 8.4 11.3 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 7.6 15.9 .476 1.4 4.2 .334 2.8 3.4 .833
difference:+67+0.3+2.0+2.4+5.3+7.7+3.0+0.6+1.1-1.6-0.6+0.3+3.9+.079+0.8+0.8+.146+2.2+3.3+.088
Latrell Sprewell 14 39.1 21.4 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.9 1.4 0.4 3.1 1.9 7.9 19.8 .397 0.6 3.4 .188 5.0 6.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 15 42.3 17.6 3.1 8.7 11.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.4 3.1 7.2 14.9 .484 1.2 2.9 .419 2.0 2.6 .769
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2005-061998-99
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Shawn Marion 81 40.3 21.8 3.1 8.8 11.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.8 8.8 16.9 .525 1.2 3.6 .331 3.0 3.7 .809
difference:+44+7.0+5.4+2.0+5.7+7.6+0.7+0.8+1.6-0.6-1.0+3.0+2.9+.110+0.6+1.5+.058+1.2+1.5+.003
Latrell Sprewell 37 33.3 16.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 5.8 14.0 .415 0.6 2.1 .273 4.2 5.2 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 20 42.5 20.4 2.9 8.8 11.7 1.6 1.9 1.2 1.1 3.3 8.2 16.7 .489 1.1 3.5 .314 3.0 3.4 .881
difference:+5.4+1.7+5.2+6.9+0.6+0.9+0.9-1.8-1.3+0.9+0.6+.070+0.9+2.2+.154+2.7+3.3+.031
Latrell Sprewell 20 37.1 20.4 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 2.9 2.0 7.3 17.3 .419 0.2 1.3 .160 5.7 6.7 .850

Season 8

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2006-071999-00
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East 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%
Shawn Marion 80 37.6 17.5 2.2 7.7 9.8 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.4 2.7 7.0 13.4 .524 1.0 3.2 .317 2.5 3.1 .810
difference:+2+2.4+1.1+1.6+4.0+5.5+2.3+0.7+1.2-1.4-0.5+0.1+2.5+.089+0.5+1.7+.029+1.7+1.7+.056
Latrell Sprewell 82 40.0 18.6 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.0 1.3 0.3 2.8 2.2 6.9 15.9 .435 0.5 1.5 .346 4.2 4.8 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 11 41.4 16.9 2.5 7.9 10.4 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.1 2.5 6.9 13.8 .500 1.1 3.1 .353 2.0 3.0 .667
difference:+5+2.4+1.8+1.7+4.3+6.0+2.4+0.4+1.4-1.2-0.7+2.8+.086+0.5+1.2+.020+2.3+2.5+.117
Latrell Sprewell 16 43.8 18.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.9 16.6 .414 0.6 1.9 .333 4.3 5.5 .784

Season 9

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2007-082000-01
Team Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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%
Shawn Marion 63 36.7 15.4 2.2 8.0 10.2 2.2 2.0 1.3 1.4 2.4 6.3 12.5 .508 1.0 3.1 .333 1.7 2.4 .707
difference:+14+2.5+2.3+1.6+4.1+5.7+1.3+0.6+0.9-1.4-0.3+0.5+3.3+.078+0.5+1.3+.029+1.9+2.2+.076
Latrell Sprewell 77 39.2 17.7 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.5 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.1 6.8 15.8 .430 0.5 1.8 .304 3.6 4.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion DNP------ --- ----------
Latrell Sprewell 5 42.4 18.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.2 4.0 3.4 7.0 17.2 .407 0.6 2.8 .214 3.8 5.0 .760

Season 10

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2008-092001-02
Team Miami Heat, Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Shawn Marion 69 35.8 12.9 2.6 5.9 8.5 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.9 5.5 11.4 .485 0.1 0.8 .189 1.7 2.1 .796
difference:+12+5.3+6.5+1.9+2.9+4.8+1.9+0.1+0.8-1.3-0.1+1.6+6.1+.081+1.7+4.2+.171+1.8+2.2+.025
Latrell Sprewell 81 41.1 19.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.8 2.0 7.1 17.5 .404 1.8 5.0 .360 3.5 4.3 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Shawn Marion nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 10

Season 11

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2009-102002-03
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 75 31.8 12.0 2.1 4.3 6.4 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 5.3 10.4 .508 0.0 0.3 .158 1.4 1.9 .755
difference:+1+6.8+4.4+1.5+1.1+2.5+3.1+0.5+0.5-1.0-0.1+0.8+4.8+.105+1.8+4.6+.214+0.9+1.0+.039
Latrell Sprewell 74 38.6 16.4 0.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.1 15.2 .403 1.8 4.9 .372 2.3 2.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 6 24.7 8.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.0 0.2 0.5 1.3 2.0 4.0 9.8 .407 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 0.8 .800
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2010-112003-04
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 80 28.2 12.5 2.1 4.8 6.9 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.8 5.4 10.4 .520 0.1 0.4 .152 1.6 2.1 .768
difference:+2+9.6+4.3+1.4+1.7+3.1+2.1+0.2+0.3-0.3-0.6+0.9+5.0+.111+1.1+3.2+.179+1.3+1.5+.046
Latrell Sprewell 82 37.8 16.8 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.5 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.2 6.3 15.4 .409 1.2 3.6 .331 2.9 3.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 21 32.9 11.9 2.2 4.1 6.3 2.1 1.0 0.9 1.7 2.5 5.0 10.7 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 2.2 .851
difference:+3+9.9+7.9+1.6+0.3+1.9+1.9+0.6+0.2-0.9-0.6+2.2+6.5+.046+2.1+5.1+.385+1.4+2.1+.072
Latrell Sprewell 18 42.8 19.8 0.6 3.8 4.4 4.0 1.6 0.7 2.6 1.9 7.2 17.2 .421 2.1 5.3 .385 3.3 4.3 .779

Season 13

Shawn Marion Latrell Sprewell
Season 2011-122004-05
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 63 30.5 10.6 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.1 1.1 0.6 1.6 1.4 4.6 10.3 .446 0.3 1.1 .294 1.2 1.5 .796
difference:+17+0.1+2.2+1.5+2.7+4.2+0.1+0.4+0.3-0.2+0.4+1.7+.032+0.6+1.5+.033+0.8+0.9+.034
Latrell Sprewell 80 30.6 12.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.6 5.0 12.0 .414 0.9 2.6 .327 2.0 2.4 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 4 35.0 11.8 2.3 5.8 8.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.5 4.3 10.0 .425 1.0 3.5 .286 2.3 2.5 .900
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Shawn Marion played 3 seasons more than Latrell Sprewell in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2013 to 2015—Shawn Marion played in two Playoffs.