Slater Martin vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin and Slater Martin, 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.

Slater Martin played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Caleb Martin, who played 5. Slater Martin had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Slater Martin 11 11 1949-50 to 1959-60
Caleb Martin 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1949-502019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Slater Martin 67 - 4.0 - - - 2.2 - - - 2.4 1.6 4.5 .351 - - - 0.9 1.4 .634
Caleb Martin 18 17.6 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.7 .440 1.1 2.1 .541 0.9 1.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 12 - 4.7 - - - 2.1 - - - 2.9 1.8 4.2 .420 - - - 1.2 2.0 .583
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1950-512020-21
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Slater Martin 68 - 8.5 - - 3.6 3.5 - - - 2.9 3.3 9.2 .362 - - - 1.8 2.6 .684
Caleb Martin 53 15.4 5.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 .375 0.6 2.4 .248 0.8 1.2 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 7 - 7.1 - - 6.0 3.6 - - - 2.9 2.6 7.3 .353 - - - 2.0 3.9 .519
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1951-522021-22
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East 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 %
Slater Martin 66 37.6 9.3 - - 3.5 3.8 - - - 3.4 3.6 9.6 .375 - - - 2.2 2.9 .747
Caleb Martin 60 22.9 9.2 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.8 .507 1.1 2.6 .413 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 13 40.2 9.0 - - 2.8 4.3 - - - 4.9 2.9 8.5 .345 - - - 3.2 4.3 .732
Caleb Martin 17 12.3 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.9 4.7 .400 0.6 1.9 .303 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1952-532022-23
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Slater Martin 70 36.5 10.6 - - 2.7 3.6 - - - 3.5 3.7 9.1 .410 - - - 3.2 4.1 .780
Caleb Martin 71 29.3 9.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 7.7 .464 1.2 3.3 .356 1.3 1.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 12 37.8 10.1 - - 2.6 3.6 - - - 4.1 3.4 8.6 .398 - - - 3.3 4.3 .765
Caleb Martin 23 30.2 12.7 1.2 4.3 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.7 9.0 .529 1.9 4.5 .423 1.3 1.5 .829

Season 5

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1953-542023-24
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 69 35.8 9.9 - - 2.4 3.7 - - - 2.9 3.7 9.5 .388 - - - 2.6 3.5 .724
Caleb Martin 64 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.7 .431 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 13 41.0 9.7 - - 2.2 4.6 - - - 4.0 2.8 8.6 .330 - - - 4.0 5.4 .743
Caleb Martin 5 35.2 11.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1954-55-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Slater Martin 72 38.7 13.6 - - 3.6 5.9 - - - 3.1 4.9 12.8 .381 - - - 3.8 5.0 .769
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 7 45.0 13.7 - - 4.0 4.4 - - - 3.3 4.0 13.4 .298 - - - 5.7 7.0 .816
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1955-56-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Slater Martin 72 39.4 13.2 - - 3.6 6.2 - - - 2.8 4.3 12.0 .358 - - - 4.6 5.5 .833
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 3 40.3 18.0 - - 2.3 5.0 - - - 3.0 5.7 12.3 .459 - - - 6.7 8.0 .833
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1956-57-
Team New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Slater Martin 66 36.4 10.9 - - 4.4 4.1 - - - 2.9 3.7 11.2 .332 - - - 3.5 4.4 .790
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 10 43.9 16.6 - - 4.2 4.9 - - - 3.9 5.5 15.5 .355 - - - 5.6 7.4 .757
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1957-58-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Slater Martin 60 35.0 12.0 - - 3.8 3.6 - - - 3.1 4.3 12.8 .336 - - - 3.4 4.6 .746
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 11 37.8 11.5 - - 4.4 3.6 - - - 3.6 4.0 12.5 .321 - - - 3.5 5.7 .619
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1958-59-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Slater Martin 71 35.3 9.7 - - 3.6 4.7 - - - 3.2 3.5 9.9 .347 - - - 2.8 3.6 .776
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 1 18.0 8.0 - - 3.0 2.0 - - - 2.0 4.0 5.0 .800 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Slater Martin Caleb Martin
Season 1959-60-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Slater Martin 64 27.4 6.2 - - 2.9 5.2 - - - 2.7 2.2 6.0 .371 - - - 1.8 2.4 .729
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Slater Martin 3 19.3 1.0 - - 1.0 2.7 - - - 3.0 0.3 4.3 .077 - - - 0.3 1.3 .250
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------