Steve Alford vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Steve Alford, 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.

Steve Alford played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than De'Aaron Fox, who played 7. Steve Alford had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Steve Alford 4 3 1987-88 to 1990-91
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
Steve Alford 28 7.0 2.1 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.8 2.0 .382 0.0 0.3 .125 0.6 0.6 .941
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford 4 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Dallas Mavericks, Golden State WarriorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Steve Alford 66 13.7 5.5 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.9 2.2 4.9 .457 0.3 0.8 .364 0.8 0.9 .820
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford 6 8.7 4.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.5 3.7 .409 0.7 1.5 .444 0.5 0.7 .750
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Steve Alford 41 7.4 4.1 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.5 3.4 .457 0.2 0.5 .318 0.9 0.9 .946
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford 3 14.0 7.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 2.7 6.0 .444 0.7 2.0 .333 1.7 1.7 1.000
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
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 %
Steve Alford 34 6.9 4.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.7 3.4 .504 0.2 0.7 .304 0.8 0.9 .839
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season -2021-22
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season -2022-23
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Kings Lost West 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 %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7
Steve Alford De'Aaron Fox
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Alford ------- --- ----------
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
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