T.J. McConnell vs. Dennis Rodman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Rodman and T.J. McConnell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

T.J. McConnell played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Dennis Rodman, who played 14. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dennis Rodman had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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.

Season 3
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2017-18	1988-89
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
difference:	+6	+4.5	+2.7	+3.5	+2.9	+6.4	+2.8	+0.5	+0.7		-2.0	+1.1	+1.0	+.096	+0.3	+0.5	+.204	+0.8	+1.4	+.169
Dennis Rodman	82	26.9	9.0	4.0	5.4	9.4	1.2	0.7	0.9	1.5	3.6	3.9	6.5	.595	0.1	0.3	.231	1.2	1.9	.626
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600
difference:	+7	+8.6	+0.3	+2.7	+4.7	+7.4	+1.4	+0.2	+0.7	-0.8	-2.1	+0.3	+0.5	+.165	+0.2	+0.1	+.667	+1.1	+1.6	+.086
Dennis Rodman	17	24.1	5.8	3.3	6.7	10.0	0.9	0.4	0.7	1.4	3.4	2.2	4.1	.529	0.0	0.2	.000	1.4	2.1	.686

Season 4
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2018-19	1989-90
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
difference:	+6	+9.7	+2.4	+3.7	+3.7	+7.4	+2.5	+0.4	+0.5	-0.1	-2.0	+0.6	+0.5	+.056	+0.2	+0.5	+.222	+1.3	+2.1	+.130
Dennis Rodman	82	29.0	8.8	4.1	5.6	9.7	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.1	3.4	3.5	6.0	.581	0.0	0.1	.111	1.7	2.6	.654
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+10	+21.2	+3.9	+2.8	+5.0	+7.8	+0.3	+0.3	+0.6	-1.5	-2.9	+1.5	+2.0	+.124				+0.9	+1.8
Dennis Rodman	19	29.5	6.6	2.9	5.6	8.5	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.6	3.3	2.8	5.0	.568	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.514

Season 5
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2019-20	1990-91
Team	Indiana Pacers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833
difference:	+11	+14.8	+1.7	+3.9	+6.0	+9.8	+4.0		+0.5	-0.3	-2.4	+0.4	+1.0	+.023		+0.2	+.094	+0.9	+1.5	+.202
Dennis Rodman	82	33.5	8.2	4.4	8.1	12.5	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.1	3.4	3.4	6.8	.493	0.1	0.4	.200	1.4	2.1	.631
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
difference:	+12	+23.7	+4.0	+4.5	+5.3	+9.8	+1.4	+0.7	+0.7	-0.2	-2.4	+1.7	+3.4	+.076	+0.1	+0.6		+0.4	+0.9	+.083
Dennis Rodman	15	33.0	6.3	4.5	7.3	11.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.9	3.7	2.7	6.1	.451	0.1	0.6	.222	0.7	1.6	.417

Season 6
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2020-21	1991-92
Team	Indiana Pacers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688
difference:	+13	+14.3	+1.2	+5.6	+9.4	+15.0	+4.3	+1.1	+0.6	-0.3	-1.4	+0.2	+0.6	+.020	+0.2	+0.5	+.004	+0.5	+1.0	+.088
Dennis Rodman	82	40.3	9.8	6.4	12.3	18.7	2.3	0.8	0.9	1.7	3.0	4.2	7.7	.539	0.4	1.2	.317	1.0	1.7	.600
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Rodman	5	31.2	7.2	3.2	7.0	10.2	1.8	0.8	0.4	1.4	3.4	3.2	5.4	.593	0.0	0.4	.000	0.8	1.6	.500

Season 7
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2021-22	1992-93
Team	Indiana Pacers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
difference:	+35	+14.8	+1.0	+5.2	+9.7	+15.0	+3.3	+0.3	+0.3	-0.6	-1.2	+0.7	+0.8	+.054	+0.2		+.098	+0.7	+1.7	+.292
Dennis Rodman	62	38.9	7.5	5.9	12.3	18.3	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.7	3.2	3.0	6.9	.427	0.2	1.2	.205	1.4	2.6	.534
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Dennis Rodman played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2022-23	1993-94
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
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		%
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853
difference:	+4	+17.5	+4.0	+5.1	+9.1	+14.2	+3.0	+0.4	+0.3	-0.2	-1.5	+1.8	+3.2	+.009	+0.2	+0.5	+.233	+0.1	+0.4	+.333
Dennis Rodman	79	37.8	4.7	5.7	11.6	17.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	1.7	2.9	2.0	3.7	.534	0.1	0.3	.208	0.7	1.3	.520
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Rodman	3	38.0	8.3	8.0	8.0	16.0	0.7	2.0	1.3	2.0	4.7	4.0	8.0	.500	0.0	1.7	.000	0.3	2.0	.167

Season 9
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2023-24	1994-95
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
difference:	+22	+13.8	+3.1	+5.1	+9.0	+14.1	+3.5	+0.4	+0.4	-0.5	-2.1	+1.8	+3.5	+.015	+0.3	+0.6		+0.8	+1.4	+.114
Dennis Rodman	49	32.0	7.1	5.6	11.2	16.8	2.0	0.6	0.5	2.0	3.2	2.8	4.9	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.676
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867
difference:	+3	+12.3	+2.9	+4.3	+7.5	+11.7	+3.8		+0.1	-0.6	-2.1	+1.6	+4.0	+.056	+0.4	+1.1	+.269	+0.6	+1.6	+.296
Dennis Rodman	14	32.8	8.9	4.9	9.9	14.8	1.3	0.9	0.0	1.8	3.6	3.7	6.9	.542	0.0	0.4	.000	1.4	2.5	.571

Season 10
	T.J. McConnell	Dennis Rodman
Season	2024-25	1995-96
Team	Indiana Pacers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740
difference:	+15	+14.7	+3.6	+5.0	+7.4	+12.5	+1.9	+0.5	+0.1	-0.8	-2.1	+1.8	+3.1	+.039	+0.2	+0.2	+.195	+0.2	+0.7	+.212
Dennis Rodman	64	32.6	5.5	5.6	9.3	14.9	2.5	0.6	0.4	2.2	3.1	2.3	4.8	.480	0.0	0.4	.111	0.9	1.7	.528
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815
difference:	+5	+16.9	+2.0	+4.9	+5.6	+10.4	+1.9	+0.1	+0.3	-0.4	-3.1	+1.3	+1.9	+.052	+0.3	+0.8		+0.9	+2.1	+.222
Dennis Rodman	18	34.4	7.5	5.4	8.3	13.7	2.1	0.8	0.4	2.3	4.2	2.8	5.7	.485	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.3	.593

Additional Years
* Dennis Rodman played 4 seasons more than T.J. McConnell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 1997 to 2000—Dennis Rodman played in two Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 4 extra years over T.J. McConnell, Dennis Rodman got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Rebounds Leader