Steve Kerr vs. Kel'el Ware Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kel'el Ware 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

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, 13 more than Kel'el Ware, who played 2. Steve Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Kel'el Ware had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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
Kel'el Ware 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Kerr Kel'el Ware
Season 1988-892024-25
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+38+16.2+7.2+1.7+5.1+6.7+0.3+1.1-0.7-1.2+3.2+5.5+.119+0.2+1.0+.156+0.5+0.7+.020
Kel'el Ware 64 22.2 9.3 1.8 5.6 7.4 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.7 4.0 7.3 .554 0.5 1.7 .315 0.7 1.0 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Kerr DNP------ --- ----------
Kel'el Ware 4 18.3 4.8 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.5 .444 0.8 2.8 .273 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Steve Kerr Kel'el Ware
Season 1989-902025-26
Team Cleveland CavaliersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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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:+46+3.6+5.7+3.2+6.2+9.3+2.7+0.4+1.2-0.2-0.9+2.3+3.2+.116+0.4+0.9+.036+0.7+0.9+.049
Kel'el Ware 32 24.9 12.4 3.4 7.3 10.6 0.5 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.7 4.8 8.7 .560 1.3 2.7 .471 1.5 1.8 .814
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 -
Kel'el Ware DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Steve Kerr played 13 seasons more than Kel'el Ware in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1991 to 2003—Steve Kerr played in 10 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.

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