Tony Allen vs. Blake Griffin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Blake Griffin and Tony Allen, 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 / 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.

Tony Allen played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Blake Griffin, who played 13. Tony Allen had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Blake Griffin had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Tony Allen 14 10 2004-05 to 2017-18
Blake Griffin 13 10 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2004-052010-11
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Tony Allen 77 16.4 6.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 2.4 5.0 .475 0.2 0.4 .387 1.5 2.0 .737
difference:+5+21.6+16.1+2.2+7.0+9.2+3.0+0.2+0.2-1.7-1.1+6.1+11.8+.031+0.1+0.1+.095+3.9+6.5+.095
Blake Griffin 82 38.0 22.5 3.3 8.8 12.1 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 8.5 16.8 .506 0.1 0.3 .292 5.4 8.5 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 7 12.4 2.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.4 1.1 2.6 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .429
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2005-062011-12
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Tony Allen 51 19.2 7.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.4 .471 0.2 0.7 .324 2.0 2.6 .746
difference:+15+17.0+13.5+2.7+6.1+8.7+1.9+0.2+0.3-1.0-0.8+6.0+10.1+.078+0.2+0.5+.199+1.7+4.5+.225
Blake Griffin 66 36.2 20.7 3.3 7.6 10.9 3.2 0.8 0.7 2.3 3.3 8.5 15.5 .549 0.0 0.2 .125 3.7 7.1 .521
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen DNP------ --- ----------
Blake Griffin 11 35.7 19.1 1.7 5.2 6.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.3 3.7 7.6 15.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .636

Season 3

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2006-072012-13
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Tony Allen 33 24.4 11.5 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.7 1.5 0.4 2.3 2.6 4.0 7.8 .514 0.2 1.0 .242 3.2 4.1 .784
difference:+47+8.1+6.5+1.2+3.3+4.5+2.0+0.3+0.2-0.3+3.2+5.6+.024+0.1+0.6+.063+0.3+1.2+.124
Blake Griffin 80 32.5 18.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 3.7 1.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 7.2 13.4 .538 0.1 0.4 .179 3.5 5.3 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen DNP------ --- ----------
Blake Griffin 6 26.3 13.2 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.5 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.0 4.8 10.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .808

Season 4

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2007-082013-14
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Tony Allen 75 18.3 6.6 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 5.2 .434 0.2 0.8 .316 1.8 2.4 .762
difference:+5+17.5+17.5+1.9+5.3+7.3+2.4+0.4+0.3-1.3-1.1+6.7+11.8+.094+0.2+.043+4.2+6.0+.047
Blake Griffin 80 35.8 24.1 2.4 7.1 9.5 3.9 1.2 0.6 2.8 3.3 9.0 17.0 .528 0.2 0.6 .273 6.0 8.4 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 15 4.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.3 .400
difference:+2+32.5+22.2+2.6+4.6+7.2+3.6+1.1+1.1-2.3-3.9+8.4+16.9+.063+0.1+0.4+.143+5.4+7.1+.340
Blake Griffin 13 36.8 23.5 2.7 4.7 7.4 3.8 1.2 1.1 2.4 4.2 9.0 18.0 .500 0.1 0.5 .143 5.5 7.4 .740

Season 5

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2008-092014-15
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Tony Allen 46 19.3 7.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.4 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 6.2 .482 0.1 0.6 .222 1.7 2.4 .725
difference:+21+15.9+14.1+1.4+3.9+5.3+3.9+0.3-0.6-0.8+5.6+10.9+.020+0.2+.178+2.9+4.0+.003
Blake Griffin 67 35.2 21.9 1.9 5.7 7.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.9 8.6 17.1 .502 0.1 0.4 .400 4.6 6.4 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 10 6.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
difference:+4+33.8+24.6+2.6+9.2+11.8+5.8+0.8+1.0-3.1-2.7+9.6+18.8+.011+0.1+0.5+5.3+7.5+.283
Blake Griffin 14 39.8 25.5 2.7 10.0 12.7 6.1 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.1 10.0 19.6 .511 0.1 0.5 .143 5.4 7.6 .717

Season 6

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2009-102015-16
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Tony Allen 54 16.5 6.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 1.3 1.1 0.4 1.2 2.0 2.4 4.7 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .605
difference:+19+16.9+15.3+0.5+5.2+5.7+3.6+0.3+0.1-1.2-0.7+6.2+12.5+.011+0.2+0.4+.333+2.7+3.3+.122
Blake Griffin 35 33.4 21.4 1.5 6.9 8.4 4.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.2 .499 0.2 0.5 .333 4.0 5.5 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 24 16.3 5.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.0 4.1 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .778
difference:+20+15.5+9.9+1.3+5.8+7.1+3.3+0.2+0.1-1.3-0.1+3.0+9.2+.103+0.3+0.3+.500+3.6+4.8+.018
Blake Griffin 4 31.8 15.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.3 5.0 13.3 .377 0.3 0.5 .500 4.8 6.3 .760

Season 7

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2010-112016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 72 20.8 8.9 1.0 1.7 2.7 1.4 1.8 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.5 6.8 .510 0.1 0.3 .174 1.9 2.5 .753
difference:+11+13.2+12.7+0.8+4.6+5.4+3.5+0.9+0.2-1.1-0.4+4.4+9.1+.017+0.5+1.6+.162+3.3+4.4+.007
Blake Griffin 61 34.0 21.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 4.9 0.9 0.4 2.3 2.6 7.9 15.9 .493 0.6 1.9 .336 5.2 6.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 13 26.9 8.8 1.2 1.8 2.9 1.5 1.9 0.4 1.8 3.3 3.3 7.8 .426 0.1 0.5 .143 2.1 3.2 .659
difference:+10+6.1+11.5+0.2+3.2+3.1+0.8+1.2+0.1-0.2-2.6+5.0+9.2+.064+1.2+1.5+.524+0.2+0.9+.341
Blake Griffin 3 33.0 20.3 1.0 5.0 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 8.3 17.0 .490 1.3 2.0 .667 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 8

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 58 26.3 9.8 1.7 2.3 4.0 1.4 1.8 0.6 1.6 2.4 3.6 7.7 .469 0.1 0.4 .308 2.4 3.0 .800
difference:+7.7+11.6+0.4+3.8+3.4+4.4+1.1+0.3-1.2+3.9+9.5+.031+1.8+5.2+.037+2.1+2.7+.015
Blake Griffin 58 34.0 21.4 1.3 6.1 7.4 5.8 0.7 0.3 2.8 2.4 7.5 17.2 .438 1.9 5.6 .345 4.5 5.7 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 7 24.3 6.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.4 3.0 2.6 6.4 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 1.7 2.4 .706
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf FinalsPistons 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 79 26.7 8.9 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.2 1.5 0.6 1.2 2.7 3.6 8.1 .445 0.0 0.3 .125 1.7 2.4 .717
difference:+4+8.3+15.6+0.2+3.1+2.9+4.2+0.8+0.2-2.2+4.7+9.8+.017+2.5+6.7+.237+3.8+4.9+.036
Blake Griffin 75 35.0 24.5 1.3 6.2 7.5 5.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 2.7 8.3 17.9 .462 2.5 7.0 .362 5.5 7.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 15 28.1 10.3 2.5 3.6 6.1 1.8 2.0 0.3 1.3 3.2 3.6 8.3 .432 0.1 0.5 .250 2.9 3.9 .759
difference:+13+0.9+14.2+0.5+0.4+0.1+4.2+1.0+0.3-1.7-1.3+5.4+11.2+.030+2.9+6.0+.212+0.6+0.4+.241
Blake Griffin 2 29.0 24.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.5 9.0 19.5 .462 3.0 6.5 .462 3.5 3.5 1.000

Season 10

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 55 23.2 9.0 1.4 2.3 3.8 1.7 1.6 0.3 1.6 2.2 3.7 7.5 .494 0.2 0.9 .234 1.4 2.2 .628
difference:+37+5.2+6.5+0.5+1.4+0.9+1.6+1.2+0.1-0.6-0.7+1.2+6.4+.142+1.3+5.3+.009+2.8+3.2+.148
Blake Griffin 18 28.4 15.5 0.9 3.7 4.7 3.3 0.4 0.4 2.2 1.5 4.9 13.9 .352 1.5 6.2 .243 4.2 5.4 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 7 32.9 12.3 3.3 4.4 7.7 1.4 1.7 0.1 1.7 3.3 5.0 10.3 .486 0.0 1.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .762
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf Semis
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 63 26.2 8.6 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.4 2.0 0.5 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.2 .495 0.2 0.5 .345 1.3 2.0 .627
difference:+17+0.4+2.4+0.8+1.3+0.5+1.6+1.3+0.2-0.1-0.2+0.2+1.7+.072+1.3+4.0+.004+0.6+0.5+.117
Blake Griffin 46 25.8 11.0 0.8 4.1 4.9 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 .423 1.5 4.5 .341 1.9 2.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 10 27.9 6.6 1.4 3.8 5.2 1.5 2.4 1.1 1.3 2.7 2.8 5.7 .491 0.1 0.7 .143 0.9 1.2 .750
difference:+2+1.4+2.4+0.1+0.9+0.7+0.3+1.6+0.6-0.9-0.6+0.7+0.9+.041+1.1+2.3+.246+0.1+.036
Blake Griffin 12 26.5 9.0 1.3 4.7 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 3.3 3.5 6.6 .532 1.2 3.0 .389 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 12

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 64 25.3 8.4 1.6 3.0 4.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 1.2 2.7 3.4 7.3 .458 0.2 0.7 .357 1.4 2.2 .652
difference:+8+8.2+2.0+0.5+0.5+0.8+1.2-0.6-1.0+1.0+1.7+.033+0.5+1.9+.095+0.4+0.8+.072
Blake Griffin 56 17.1 6.4 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.6 .425 0.7 2.6 .262 1.0 1.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 4 23.5 7.5 1.5 1.3 2.8 0.8 1.3 0.5 1.5 2.8 2.5 8.3 .303 0.3 1.8 .143 2.3 3.3 .692
difference:+2+11.0+3.5+0.5+0.3+0.8+1.2+0.8-1.0-1.3+1.5+4.8+.017+0.7+0.7+.257+1.3+2.3+.308
Blake Griffin 2 12.5 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 1.0 2.5 .400 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 13

Tony Allen Blake Griffin
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen 71 27.0 9.1 2.3 3.2 5.5 1.4 1.6 0.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 8.4 .461 0.2 0.8 .278 1.1 1.8 .615
difference:+30+13.1+5.0+1.2+0.6+1.7+0.1+1.3+0.2-0.9-0.7+2.4+5.2+.024+0.4+0.8+.070+0.6+1.0+.041
Blake Griffin 41 13.9 4.1 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.5 3.2 .485 0.6 1.6 .348 0.5 0.8 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Allen DNP------ --- ----------
Blake Griffin 1 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Additional Years

* Tony Allen played 1 season more than Blake Griffin in the NBA.

In that period—his season 14 in 2018—Tony Allen didn't play in the postseason.