Steve Kerr vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Steve Kerr, 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

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 Kerr played 15 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 6. Steve Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Steve Kerr 15 11 1988-89 to 2002-03
Jaden McDaniels 6 3 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Kerr Jaden McDaniels
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
Steve Kerr 26 6.0 2.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 .435 0.3 0.7 .471 0.2 0.3 .667
difference:+37+18.0+4.7+0.7+2.4+3.0+0.2+0.3+1.0-0.5-2.2+1.8+4.0+.012+0.8+2.4+.107+0.2+0.4+.067
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Kerr nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Steve Kerr Jaden McDaniels
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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%
Steve Kerr 78 21.3 6.7 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.5 5.5 .444 0.9 1.8 .507 0.8 0.9 .863
difference:+8+4.5+2.5+0.9+2.0+2.9+2.1+0.1+0.7-0.2-2.4+1.1+2.4+.016+0.2+1.8+.190+0.1+.060
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Kerr 5 14.6 1.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+1+7.1+7.7+0.6+1.0+1.6+1.3+0.5+1.8-0.6-1.8+2.2+2.9+.243+1.7+2.7+.500+1.7+2.0
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 3
Steve Kerr Jaden McDaniels
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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%
Steve Kerr 57 15.9 4.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.7 3.9 .444 0.5 1.1 .452 0.8 0.9 .849
difference:+22+14.7+7.3+1.1+2.1+3.3+0.4+0.4+0.9-0.7-2.5+3.0+5.2+.073+0.9+2.3+.054+0.5+0.9+.113
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Kerr nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Steve Kerr Jaden McDaniels
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Steve Kerr 48 17.6 6.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.6 2.5 4.9 .511 0.7 1.5 .432 0.9 1.1 .833
difference:+24+11.6+3.9+0.5+1.0+1.5+0.9+0.3+0.4-0.6-2.4+1.8+3.8+.022+0.5+2.0+.095+0.1+.111
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Kerr 12 12.4 3.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.4 .439 0.3 0.9 .273 0.4 0.4 1.000
difference:+4+21.2+8.5+1.7+1.7+3.3+0.3+0.5+1.1-0.8-2.4+3.0+5.4+.075+1.2+2.6+.156+1.3+1.8+.229
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771

Season 5
Steve Kerr Jaden McDaniels
Season 1992-932024-25
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando MagicMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Steve Kerr 52 9.3 2.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.3 .434 0.1 0.5 .231 0.4 0.5 .917
difference:+30+22.6+9.6+1.5+3.4+4.8+0.7+1.1+0.9-0.7-2.0+3.9+7.9+.043+1.1+3.2+.099+0.9+1.1+.104
Jaden McDaniels 82 31.9 12.2 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.7 4.9 10.2 .477 1.2 3.7 .330 1.3 1.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Kerr DNP------ --- ----------
Jaden McDaniels 15 33.1 14.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.3 5.8 11.3 .515 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .893

Season 6
Steve Kerr Jaden McDaniels
Season 1993-942025-26
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
Steve Kerr 82 24.8 8.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 0.9 0.0 0.7 1.2 3.5 7.0 .497 0.6 1.5 .419 1.0 1.2 .856
difference:+52+7.7+6.7+0.9+2.1+3.0+0.1+0.2+0.9-1.1-2.4+2.4+4.6+.012+0.8+2.0+.015+1.1+1.2+.005
Jaden McDaniels 30 32.5 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.7 1.1 0.9 1.8 3.6 5.9 11.6 .509 1.4 3.5 .404 2.1 2.4 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Kerr 10 18.6 3.5 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.3 3.6 .361 0.6 1.6 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jaden McDaniels DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Steve Kerr played 9 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1995 to 2003—Steve Kerr played in 8 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.

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