Tony Battie vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving and Tony Battie, 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.
Tony Battie played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kyrie Irving, who played 13. Tony Battie had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Kyrie Irving had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 achivements, 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 Battie |
14 |
5 |
1997-98 to 2011-12 |
Kyrie Irving |
13 |
7 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Tony Battie |
Kyrie Irving |
Season |
1997-98 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
65 |
23.2 |
8.4 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.214 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.702 |
Kyrie Irving |
51 |
30.5 |
18.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
14.6 |
.469 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.399 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.872 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
50 |
22.4 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.672 |
Kyrie Irving |
59 |
34.7 |
22.5 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.391 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.855 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
82 |
18.4 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.675 |
Kyrie Irving |
71 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.4 |
.430 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.358 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
40 |
21.1 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.638 |
Kyrie Irving |
75 |
36.4 |
21.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
.468 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.415 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.863 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
13 |
35.7 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
14.2 |
.438 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.450 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.841 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
74 |
24.6 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.677 |
Kyrie Irving |
53 |
31.5 |
19.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
.448 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.321 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
16 |
27.5 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.619 |
Kyrie Irving |
21 |
36.9 |
25.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
9.6 |
20.1 |
.475 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.440 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
67 |
25.1 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
5.5 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.746 |
Kyrie Irving |
72 |
35.1 |
25.2 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
9.3 |
19.7 |
.473 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.401 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.905 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
10 |
21.4 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
Kyrie Irving |
18 |
36.3 |
25.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
9.6 |
20.6 |
.468 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.373 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
.905 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
73 |
20.2 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.742 |
Kyrie Irving |
60 |
32.2 |
24.4 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
8.9 |
18.1 |
.491 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.408 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
81 |
23.4 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.723 |
Kyrie Irving |
67 |
33.0 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
9.0 |
18.5 |
.487 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
.401 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
9 |
36.7 |
21.3 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
19.9 |
.385 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
.310 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
82 |
27.0 |
7.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.664 |
Kyrie Irving |
20 |
32.9 |
27.4 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
10.0 |
20.8 |
.478 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
.394 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
.922 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
66 |
23.9 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.675 |
Kyrie Irving |
54 |
34.9 |
26.9 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
10.2 |
20.1 |
.506 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.402 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
.922 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
4 |
21.8 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
Kyrie Irving |
9 |
36.1 |
22.7 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.472 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
.369 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
.929 |
Note: Tony Battie didn't play in 2007-08.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
77 |
15.6 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.659 |
Kyrie Irving |
29 |
37.6 |
27.4 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
21.2 |
.469 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
.418 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
.915 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
21 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.600 |
Kyrie Irving |
4 |
42.5 |
21.3 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.381 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
15 |
8.9 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.350 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.700 |
Kyrie Irving |
60 |
37.3 |
27.1 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
9.9 |
20.1 |
.494 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
.379 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.905 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
38 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
.469 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.667 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.571 |
Kyrie Irving |
58 |
35.0 |
25.6 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
9.7 |
19.5 |
.497 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
.411 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
.905 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
5 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
Kyrie Irving |
11 |
39.9 |
21.0 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
15.6 |
.494 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
.446 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.842 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
27 |
10.9 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.373 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tony Battie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |