Toni Kukoc vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry and Toni Kukoc, 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.

Toni Kukoc played 13 years in the NBA, 6 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 19. Toni Kukoc had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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.

Rookie Season
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	1993-94	2006-07
Team	Chicago Bulls	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	75	24.1	10.9	1.3	2.7	4.0	3.4	1.1	0.4	2.2	1.6	4.2	9.7	.431	0.4	1.6	.271	2.1	2.8	.743
difference:	+65	+6.6	+5.3	+0.1	+0.8	+0.9	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3	-1.0	-0.4	+2.8	+5.9	+.063	+0.1	+0.8	+.104	+0.4		+.150
Kyle Lowry	10	17.5	5.6	1.2	1.9	3.1	3.2	1.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	1.4	3.8	.368	0.3	0.8	.375	2.5	2.8	.893
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	10	19.4	9.3	1.1	2.9	4.0	3.6	0.5	0.3	1.7	1.5	3.0	6.7	.448	0.8	1.9	.421	2.5	3.4	.735
Kyle Lowry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	1995-96	2008-09
Team	Chicago Bulls	Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets 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		%
Toni Kukoc	81	26.0	13.1	1.4	2.6	4.0	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.4	1.9	4.8	9.7	.490	1.1	2.7	.403	2.5	3.3	.772
difference:	+4	+4.2	+5.5	+1.1	+0.5	+1.5	+0.1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.1		+2.3	+4.1	+.055	+0.8	+1.4	+.148	+0.1	+0.4	+.029
Kyle Lowry	77	21.8	7.6	0.3	2.1	2.5	3.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	1.9	2.5	5.6	.435	0.3	1.3	.255	2.4	2.9	.801
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	15	29.3	10.8	1.3	2.9	4.2	3.9	0.9	0.3	1.7	2.2	3.9	10.1	.391	0.9	4.5	.191	2.1	2.5	.838
difference:	+2	+9.8	+5.5	+0.7	+0.6	+1.3	+1.4		+0.2	-0.4	-0.4	+2.3	+5.3	+.058	+0.6	+3.3	+.059	+0.3	+0.1	+.096
Kyle Lowry	13	19.5	5.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.6	4.8	.333	0.3	1.2	.250	1.8	2.4	.742

Season 4
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	1996-97	2009-10
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	57	28.2	13.2	1.6	2.9	4.6	4.5	1.1	0.5	1.6	1.7	5.0	10.6	.471	0.9	2.6	.331	2.4	3.1	.770
difference:	+11	+3.9	+4.1	+0.3	+0.6	+1.0		+0.2	+0.4	-0.1	-0.8	+2.3	+3.8	+.074	+0.4	+0.6	+.059	+0.8	+0.7	+.057
Kyle Lowry	68	24.3	9.1	1.3	2.3	3.6	4.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	2.5	2.7	6.8	.397	0.5	2.0	.272	3.2	3.8	.827
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	19	22.3	7.9	0.7	2.2	2.8	2.8	0.7	0.2	0.9	1.6	2.4	6.6	.360	1.0	2.8	.358	2.2	3.1	.707
Kyle Lowry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	1997-98	2010-11
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	74	30.2	13.3	1.6	2.8	4.4	4.2	1.0	0.5	2.1	2.0	5.2	11.4	.455	0.9	2.4	.362	2.1	3.0	.708
difference:	+1	+4.0	+0.2	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	+2.5	+0.4	+0.2		-0.8	+0.6	+0.6	+.029	+0.8	+2.2	+.014	+0.5	+0.3	+.057
Kyle Lowry	75	34.2	13.5	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.7	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.8	4.6	10.8	.426	1.7	4.6	.376	2.6	3.3	.765
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	21	30.3	13.1	1.1	2.7	3.9	2.9	1.2	0.5	1.3	2.7	5.0	10.4	.486	1.1	2.9	.377	1.9	3.0	.645
Kyle Lowry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	2001-02	2014-15
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	59	25.3	9.9	0.7	3.0	3.7	3.6	0.8	0.3	1.9	1.5	3.6	8.5	.419	0.9	2.9	.310	1.8	2.6	.712
difference:	+11	+9.2	+7.9	+0.1	+0.9	+1.0	+3.2	+0.8	+0.1	-0.6	-1.5	+2.5	+6.4	+.007	+1.0	+2.7	+.028	+1.8	+1.9	+.096
Kyle Lowry	70	34.5	17.8	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.8	1.6	0.2	2.5	3.0	6.1	14.9	.412	1.9	5.6	.338	3.6	4.5	.808
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Lowry	4	32.8	12.3	1.8	3.8	5.5	4.8	1.3	0.0	3.0	4.5	4.5	14.3	.316	1.3	5.8	.217	2.0	2.8	.727

Season 10
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	2002-03	2015-16
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	63	27.0	11.6	1.1	3.2	4.2	3.7	1.3	0.5	1.9	2.1	4.0	9.2	.432	1.5	4.2	.361	2.2	3.1	.706
difference:	+14	+10.0	+9.6	+0.4	+0.8	+0.5	+2.7	+0.8	+0.1	-1.0	-0.6	+2.6	+6.4	+.005	+1.3	+2.9	+.027	+3.0	+3.3	+.105
Kyle Lowry	77	37.0	21.2	0.7	4.0	4.7	6.4	2.1	0.4	2.9	2.7	6.6	15.6	.427	2.8	7.1	.388	5.2	6.4	.811
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	6	30.8	14.8	1.0	3.2	4.2	3.7	2.2	0.2	1.8	2.0	5.3	10.8	.492	1.8	4.8	.379	2.3	3.3	.700
difference:	+14	+7.5	+4.3	+0.1	+0.6	+0.5	+2.3	+0.6		-1.4	-1.7	+1.3	+5.7	+.095	+0.3	+2.1	+.075	+1.6	+1.9	+.050
Kyle Lowry	20	38.3	19.1	0.9	3.8	4.7	6.0	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.7	6.6	16.5	.397	2.1	6.9	.304	3.9	5.2	.750

Season 11
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	2003-04	2016-17
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	73	20.8	8.4	0.8	2.9	3.7	2.7	0.8	0.3	1.5	1.5	2.9	6.9	.417	0.7	2.3	.292	2.0	2.7	.729
difference:	+13	+16.6	+14.0		+1.1	+1.1	+4.3	+0.7		-1.4	-1.3	+4.2	+8.4	+.047	+2.5	+5.5	+.120	+3.0	+3.4	+.090
Kyle Lowry	60	37.4	22.4	0.8	4.0	4.8	7.0	1.5	0.3	2.9	2.8	7.1	15.3	.464	3.2	7.8	.412	5.0	6.1	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	5	21.0	8.4	0.8	2.0	2.8	0.8	0.6	0.4	1.2	2.2	3.4	6.8	.500	0.8	2.4	.333	0.8	1.6	.500
difference:	+3	+16.5	+7.4	+0.4	+0.8	+0.3	+5.1	+0.9	+0.1	-0.9	-1.1	+2.0	+4.8	+.038	+0.8	+2.4	+.009	+2.6	+2.5	+.318
Kyle Lowry	8	37.5	15.8	0.4	2.8	3.1	5.9	1.5	0.5	2.1	3.3	5.4	11.6	.462	1.6	4.8	.342	3.4	4.1	.818

Season 12
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	2004-05	2017-18
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Toni Kukoc	53	20.7	5.6	0.6	2.4	3.0	3.0	0.7	0.2	1.2	1.3	2.0	4.8	.410	0.8	2.2	.362	0.8	1.2	.721
difference:	+25	+11.5	+10.6	+0.2	+2.3	+2.6	+3.9	+0.4		-1.1	-1.2	+3.2	+7.3	+.017	+2.3	+5.4	+.037	+2.1	+2.1	+.133
Kyle Lowry	78	32.2	16.2	0.8	4.7	5.6	6.9	1.1	0.2	2.3	2.5	5.2	12.1	.427	3.1	7.6	.399	2.9	3.3	.854
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Lowry	10	36.1	17.4	0.2	4.1	4.3	8.5	1.5	0.0	3.1	3.3	6.0	11.8	.508	2.8	6.3	.444	2.6	3.2	.813

Season 13
	Toni Kukoc	Kyle Lowry
Season	2005-06	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	65	15.7	4.9	0.4	1.9	2.3	2.1	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.8	4.6	.389	0.7	2.3	.306	0.6	0.9	.714
difference:		+18.3	+9.3	+0.2	+2.3	+2.5	+6.6	+0.9	+0.2	-1.8	-1.3	+2.9	+6.8	+.022	+1.7	+4.7	+.041	+1.9	+2.1	+.116
Kyle Lowry	65	34.0	14.2	0.6	4.2	4.8	8.7	1.4	0.5	2.8	2.6	4.7	11.4	.411	2.4	7.0	.347	2.5	3.0	.830
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Toni Kukoc	3	17.7	7.3	0.0	1.7	1.7	3.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.7	2.7	4.7	.571	1.7	2.7	.625	0.3	0.7	.500
difference:	+21	+19.8	+7.7	+0.9	+2.3	+3.2	+3.6	+1.0	+0.3	-1.3	-1.3	+2.4	+6.8	+.131	+0.5	+3.3	+.266	+2.4	+2.7	+.302
Kyle Lowry	24	37.5	15.0	0.9	4.0	4.9	6.6	1.3	0.3	2.3	4.0	5.1	11.5	.440	2.2	6.0	.359	2.7	3.4	.802

Additional Years
* Kyle Lowry played 6 seasons more than Toni Kukoc in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2020 to 2025—Kyle Lowry played in 4 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Toni Kukoc, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game