Steven Adams vs. Tony Parker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tony Parker and Steven Adams, 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Steven Adams played 12 years in the NBA, 6 less than Tony Parker, who played 18. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Tony Parker had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Steven Adams	12	8	2013-14 to 2025-26
Tony Parker	18	17	2001-02 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2013-14	2001-02
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	81	14.8	3.3	1.8	2.3	4.1	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.9	2.5	1.1	2.3	.503	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.581
difference:	+4	+14.6	+5.9	+1.4	+0.2	+1.5	+3.8	+0.7	+0.6	-1.1	-0.3	+2.4	+6.0	+.084	+0.8	+2.5		+0.4	+0.4	+.094
Tony Parker	77	29.4	9.2	0.4	2.1	2.6	4.3	1.2	0.1	2.0	2.2	3.5	8.3	.419	0.8	2.5	.323	1.4	2.1	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	18	18.4	3.9	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.2	0.1	1.3	0.6	2.7	1.7	2.5	.689	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.3	.348
difference:	+8	+15.7	+11.6	+0.7	+0.5	+1.2	+3.8	+0.8	+1.2	-1.6	-0.5	+4.5	+11.1	+.233	+1.0	+2.7		+1.7	+1.5	+.402
Tony Parker	10	34.1	15.5	0.5	2.4	2.9	4.0	0.9	0.1	2.2	2.2	6.2	13.6	.456	1.0	2.7	.370	2.1	2.8	.750


Season 2
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2014-15	2002-03
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	70	25.3	7.7	2.8	4.6	7.5	0.9	0.5	1.2	1.4	3.2	3.1	5.7	.544	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.9	.502
difference:	+12	+8.5	+7.8	+2.4	+2.4	+4.9	+4.4	+0.4	+1.2	-1.0	-1.1	+2.8	+7.0	+.080	+1.0	+3.0		+1.2	+0.6	+.253
Tony Parker	82	33.8	15.5	0.4	2.2	2.6	5.3	0.9	0.0	2.4	2.1	5.9	12.7	.464	1.0	3.0	.337	2.7	3.5	.755

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Parker	24	33.9	14.7	0.3	2.4	2.8	3.5	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.1	5.6	14.0	.403	0.6	2.3	.268	2.8	3.9	.713


Season 3
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2015-16	2003-04
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	80	25.2	8.0	2.7	3.9	6.7	0.8	0.5	1.1	1.1	2.8	3.3	5.3	.613	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.5	.582
difference:	+5	+9.2	+6.7	+2.1	+1.3	+3.5	+4.7	+0.3	+1.0	-1.3	-0.8	+2.3	+7.3	+.166	+0.8	+2.7		+1.1	+1.1	+.120
Tony Parker	75	34.4	14.7	0.6	2.6	3.2	5.5	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.0	5.6	12.6	.447	0.8	2.7	.312	2.5	3.6	.702

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	18	30.7	10.1	3.4	6.1	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.9	3.1	3.8	6.2	.613	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	4.1	.630
difference:	+8	+7.9	+8.3	+2.9	+4.5	+7.4	+6.3	+0.8	+0.7	-2.2	-1.6	+3.4	+10.6	+.184	+1.7	+4.2	+.395	+0.3	+0.6	+.027
Tony Parker	10	38.6	18.4	0.5	1.6	2.1	7.0	1.3	0.1	3.1	1.5	7.2	16.8	.429	1.7	4.3	.395	2.3	3.5	.657


Season 4
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	80	29.9	11.3	3.5	4.2	7.7	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.8	2.4	4.7	8.2	.571	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.2	.611
difference:		+4.3	+5.3	+2.9	+1.1	+4.0	+5.0	+0.1	+0.9	-0.9	-0.3	+2.0	+5.8	+.089	+0.5	+2.0		+0.6	+0.8	+.039
Tony Parker	80	34.2	16.6	0.6	3.1	3.7	6.1	1.2	0.1	2.7	2.1	6.7	14.0	.482	0.5	2.0	.276	2.6	4.0	.650

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	5	31.4	8.0	3.4	3.4	6.8	1.4	1.2	1.8	0.8	2.8	3.6	5.6	.643	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.2	.364
difference:	+18	+5.8	+9.2	+2.8	+1.1	+3.9	+2.9	+0.5	+1.7	-2.3	-0.2	+3.6	+10.3	+.189	+0.4	+2.1		+1.6	+1.6	+.268
Tony Parker	23	37.2	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.3	0.7	0.1	3.1	3.0	7.2	15.9	.454	0.4	2.1	.188	2.4	3.8	.632


Season 5
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	76	32.7	13.9	5.1	4.0	9.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.7	2.8	5.9	9.4	.629	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.8	.559
difference:	+4	+1.2	+5.0	+4.6	+1.2	+5.7	+4.6	+0.2	+0.9	-1.4	-0.8	+1.9	+4.8	+.081	+0.1	+0.5		+1.1	+0.7	+.148
Tony Parker	80	33.9	18.9	0.5	2.8	3.3	5.8	1.0	0.1	3.1	2.0	7.8	14.2	.548	0.1	0.5	.306	3.2	4.5	.707

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	6	33.3	10.5	3.2	4.3	7.5	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.7	2.5	4.5	7.7	.587	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.2	.692
difference:	+7	+3.2	+10.6	+2.6	+1.3	+3.9	+2.3	+0.3	+0.6	-2.4	-0.1	+3.5	+9.7	+.127	+0.2	+0.7		+3.4	+3.9	+.118
Tony Parker	13	36.5	21.1	0.6	3.0	3.6	3.8	1.0	0.1	3.1	2.4	8.0	17.4	.460	0.2	0.7	.222	4.9	6.1	.810


Season 6
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	80	33.4	13.9	4.9	4.6	9.5	1.6	1.5	1.0	1.7	2.6	6.0	10.1	.595	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.7	.500
difference:	+3	+0.9	+4.7	+4.5	+1.8	+6.3	+3.9	+0.4	+0.9	-0.8	-0.8	+1.4	+4.1	+.075	+0.2	+0.5		+1.8	+0.8	+.283
Tony Parker	77	32.5	18.6	0.4	2.8	3.2	5.5	1.1	0.1	2.5	1.8	7.4	14.2	.520	0.2	0.5	.395	3.6	4.5	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	5	31.8	11.8	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.8	2.6	5.6	8.4	.667	0.0	0.2	.000	0.6	1.6	.375
difference:	+15	+5.8	+9.0	+1.7	+2.1	+3.8	+4.4	+0.1	+1.0	-1.5	-0.9	+2.8	+9.1	+.187	+0.4	+0.9	+.333	+3.0	+3.7	+.304
Tony Parker	20	37.6	20.8	0.7	2.7	3.4	5.8	1.1	0.0	3.3	1.7	8.4	17.5	.480	0.4	1.1	.333	3.6	5.3	.679


Season 7
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	63	26.7	10.9	3.3	6.0	9.3	2.3	0.8	1.1	1.5	1.9	4.5	7.6	.592	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.2	.582
difference:	+6	+6.8	+7.9	+2.9	+3.2	+6.1	+3.7		+1.0	-0.9	-0.6	+3.0	+7.5	+.098	+0.2	+1.0		+1.7	+1.8	+.133
Tony Parker	69	33.5	18.8	0.4	2.8	3.2	6.0	0.8	0.1	2.4	1.3	7.5	15.1	.494	0.2	1.0	.258	3.6	5.0	.715

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	7	30.0	10.1	4.9	6.7	11.6	1.3	0.6	0.3	2.3	1.4	4.4	7.4	.596	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	2.9	.450
difference:	+10	+8.5	+12.3	+4.3	+3.6	+7.9	+4.8	+0.3	+0.2	-0.6	-0.8	+4.5	+10.6	+.099	+0.4	+1.1	+.350	+2.8	+2.6	+.303
Tony Parker	17	38.5	22.4	0.6	3.1	3.7	6.1	0.9	0.1	2.9	2.2	8.9	18.0	.497	0.4	1.2	.350	4.1	5.5	.753


Season 8
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	58	27.7	7.6	3.7	5.2	8.9	1.9	0.9	0.7	1.3	1.9	3.3	5.3	.614	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	2.3	.444
difference:	+14	+6.4	+14.4	+3.3	+2.5	+5.8	+5.0		+0.6	-1.3	-0.4	+5.6	+12.2	+.108	+0.3	+0.8	+.292	+2.9	+2.7	+.338
Tony Parker	72	34.1	22.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.9	0.9	0.1	2.6	1.5	8.9	17.5	.506	0.3	0.9	.292	3.9	5.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Parker	5	36.2	28.6	0.2	4.0	4.2	6.8	1.2	0.2	4.2	2.6	11.8	21.6	.546	0.6	2.8	.214	4.4	6.2	.710


Season 9
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	76	26.3	6.9	4.6	5.4	10.0	3.4	0.9	0.8	1.5	2.0	2.8	5.1	.547	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.6	.543
difference:	+20	+4.6	+9.1	+4.5	+3.1	+7.6	+2.3	+0.4	+0.7	-1.2	-0.3	+3.4	+7.7	+.060	+0.2	+0.6		+1.9	+1.8	+.213
Tony Parker	56	30.9	16.0	0.1	2.3	2.4	5.7	0.5	0.1	2.7	1.7	6.2	12.8	.487	0.2	0.6	.294	3.3	4.4	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	7	16.3	3.4	2.1	4.3	6.4	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.7	1.3	3.0	.429	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.6	.545
difference:	+3	+17.2	+13.9	+1.2	+1.4	+2.6	+3.3	+0.5	+0.1	-1.6	-0.3	+6.0	+12.4	+.045	+0.2	+0.3		+1.6	+2.6	+.050
Tony Parker	10	33.5	17.3	0.9	2.9	3.8	5.4	0.6	0.0	2.2	2.0	7.3	15.4	.474	0.2	0.3	.667	2.5	4.2	.595


Season 10
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	42	27.0	8.6	5.1	6.5	11.5	2.3	0.9	1.1	1.9	2.3	3.7	6.3	.597	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	3.1	.364
difference:	+36	+5.4	+8.9	+4.7	+3.8	+8.4	+4.3	+0.3	+1.1	-0.7	-0.6	+3.4	+7.4	+.078	+0.3	+0.9		+1.9	+0.8	+.405
Tony Parker	78	32.4	17.5	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.6	1.2	0.0	2.6	1.7	7.1	13.7	.519	0.3	0.9	.357	3.0	3.9	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Parker	6	36.8	19.7	0.2	2.5	2.7	5.2	1.3	0.3	3.3	1.7	7.2	15.5	.462	0.2	1.3	.125	5.2	6.8	.756

Note: Steven Adams didn't play in 2023-24.


Season 11
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2024-25	2011-12
Team	Houston Rockets	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	58	13.7	3.9	2.9	2.8	5.6	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.0	1.6	2.9	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.6	.462
difference:	+2	+18.4	+14.4	+2.5	+0.3	+2.7	+6.6	+0.6	+0.4	-1.7	-0.3	+5.5	+11.9	+.065	+0.2	+1.0		+3.1	+3.1	+.337
Tony Parker	60	32.1	18.3	0.4	2.5	2.9	7.7	1.0	0.1	2.6	1.3	7.1	14.8	.480	0.2	1.0	.230	3.8	4.7	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	7	22.1	5.7	3.3	3.3	6.6	0.6	0.4	1.1	0.7	1.0	1.7	2.9	.600	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	4.3	.533
difference:	+7	+14.0	+14.4	+2.7	+0.3	+3.0	+6.2	+0.5	+1.1	-2.4	-0.6	+5.6	+13.2	+.147	+0.5	+1.5		+2.8	+2.0	+.274
Tony Parker	14	36.1	20.1	0.6	3.0	3.6	6.8	0.9	0.0	3.1	1.6	7.3	16.1	.453	0.5	1.5	.333	5.1	6.3	.807


Season 12
	Steven Adams	Tony Parker
Season	2025-26	2012-13
Team	Houston Rockets	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	18	21.6	6.4	4.7	4.3	9.1	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.9	2.3	4.4	.532	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.3	.762
difference:	+48	+11.3	+13.9	+4.4	+1.6	+6.1	+6.0		+0.6	-1.5	-0.5	+5.6	+10.7	+.010	+0.4	+1.0		+2.4	+2.7	+.083
Tony Parker	66	32.9	20.3	0.3	2.7	3.0	7.6	0.8	0.1	2.6	1.4	7.9	15.1	.522	0.4	1.0	.353	4.2	5.0	.845

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Steven Adams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Parker	21	36.4	20.6	0.7	2.6	3.2	7.0	1.1	0.1	2.5	1.2	8.0	17.4	.458	0.5	1.5	.355	4.1	5.3	.777


Additional Years
* Tony Parker played 6 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2014 to 2019—Tony Parker played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Steven Adams, Tony Parker got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Star Game

Steven Adams vs. Tony Parker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tony Parker and Steven Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years