Tyson Chandler vs. Blake Griffin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Blake Griffin and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 6 more than Blake Griffin, who played 13. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Tyson Chandler 19 10 2001-02 to 2019-20
Blake Griffin 13 10 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2001-022010-11
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Tyson Chandler 71 19.6 6.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.1 4.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .604
difference:+11+18.4+16.4+1.7+5.6+7.3+3.0+0.4+0.8-1.3-0.6+6.4+12.5+.009+0.1+0.3+3.5+5.4+.038
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Blake Griffin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2002-032011-12
Team Chicago BullsLos 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%
Tyson Chandler 75 24.4 9.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.4 6.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.9 .608
difference:+9+11.8+11.5+1.0+3.0+4.0+2.2+0.3+0.7-0.5-0.4+5.1+9.0+.018+0.2+1.3+3.2+.087
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%
Tyson Chandler 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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2003-042012-13
Team Chicago BullsLos 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%
Tyson Chandler 35 22.3 6.1 2.3 5.4 7.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 .424 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .669
difference:+45+10.2+11.9+0.6+0.6+3.0+0.7+0.6-1.2-0.4+5.3+8.9+.114+0.1+0.4+1.2+1.9+.009
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%
Tyson Chandler 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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2004-052013-14
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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%
Tyson Chandler 80 27.4 8.0 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.5 3.4 2.6 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.2 .673
difference:+8.4+16.1+0.9+0.7+0.2+3.1+0.3+1.2-1.3-0.1+6.4+11.8+.034+0.2+0.6+3.2+4.2+.042
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%
Tyson Chandler 6 29.0 11.7 4.8 4.8 9.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.3 4.5 3.2 6.7 .475 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.7 .696
difference:+7+7.8+11.8+2.1+0.1+2.3+2.5+1.0+1.1-1.1-0.3+5.8+11.3+.025+0.1+0.5+0.2+0.3+.044
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2005-062014-15
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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%
Tyson Chandler 79 26.8 5.3 3.4 5.7 9.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 3.8 2.0 3.6 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .503
difference:+12+8.4+16.6+1.5+1.4+4.3+0.4+0.8-0.7-0.9+6.6+13.5+.063+0.1+0.4+3.4+4.0+.225
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%
Tyson Chandler 6 17.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.7 .300
difference:+8+22.5+23.7+1.4+6.8+8.2+5.6+0.7+0.7-2.2-1.7+9.3+18.6+.156+0.1+0.5+4.9+5.9+.417
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2006-072015-16
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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%
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 4.4 8.0 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 4.0 6.4 .624 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .527
difference:+38+1.2+11.9+2.9+1.1+4.0+4.0+0.3+1.3-0.7-0.6+4.6+10.8+.125+0.2+0.5+2.5+2.7+.200
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%
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2007-082016-17
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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%
Tyson Chandler 79 35.2 11.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.1 4.8 7.7 .623 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.7 .593
difference:+18+1.2+9.8+2.3+1.4+3.6+3.9+0.3+0.7-0.6-0.5+3.1+8.2+.130+0.6+1.9+3.0+3.2+.167
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%
Tyson Chandler 12 34.3 8.0 3.8 6.5 10.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.8 3.6 3.6 5.7 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .625
difference:+9+1.3+12.3+2.8+1.5+4.3+1.9+0.3+1.4-1.2-2.9+4.7+11.3+.142+1.3+2.0+1.5+1.0+.375
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2008-092017-18
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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%
Tyson Chandler 45 32.1 8.8 3.6 5.1 8.7 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.6 6.3 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .579
difference:+13+1.9+12.6+2.3+1.0+1.3+5.3+0.4+0.9-1.2-0.8+3.9+10.9+.127+1.9+5.6+2.8+2.7+.206
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%
Tyson Chandler 4 23.5 3.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 4.3 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2009-102018-19
Team Charlotte BobcatsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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%
Tyson Chandler 51 22.8 6.5 2.2 4.0 6.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.7 2.1 3.7 .574 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .732
difference:+24+12.2+18.0+0.9+2.2+1.2+5.1+0.4+0.7-1.6+6.2+14.2+.112+2.5+7.0+3.2+4.2+.021
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%
Tyson Chandler 4 15.0 3.5 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
difference:+2+14.0+21.0+1.2+2.2+3.5+5.5+0.5+0.8-2.0-0.5+7.5+16.7+.083+3.0+6.5+3.0+2.7+.333
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Tyson Chandler 74 27.8 10.1 2.8 6.6 9.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 3.6 5.5 .654 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.0 .732
difference:+56+0.6+5.4+1.9+2.9+4.7+2.9+0.1+0.7-1.0-1.7+1.3+8.4+.302+1.5+6.2+1.3+1.4+.044
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%
Tyson Chandler 21 32.4 8.0 3.8 5.4 9.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.7 2.7 4.7 .582 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.7 .679
Blake Griffin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2011-122020-21
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 62 33.2 11.3 3.4 6.5 9.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.9 5.7 .679 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.1 .689
difference:+16+7.4+0.3+2.6+2.4+5.0+2.1+0.2+1.1-0.3-0.6+0.1+3.2+.256+1.5+4.5+1.6+2.6+.055
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%
Tyson Chandler 5 33.4 6.2 3.6 5.4 9.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.6 2.2 5.0 .440 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .600
difference:+7+6.9+2.8+2.3+0.7+3.1+1.0+0.6+0.9-2.6-0.3+1.3+1.6+.092+1.2+3.0+1.0+1.8+.114
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2012-132021-22
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 66 32.8 10.4 4.1 6.6 10.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.8 3.9 6.1 .638 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .694
difference:+10+15.7+4.0+3.0+3.6+6.6+1.0+0.1+0.8-0.7-1.1+1.5+0.5+.213+0.7+2.6+1.7+2.5+.030
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%
Tyson Chandler 12 29.2 5.7 3.3 4.0 7.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.9 4.0 2.3 4.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
difference:+10+16.7+1.7+2.3+3.0+5.3+1.7+0.2+0.7-0.4-2.5+1.3+0.8+.252+1.0+2.5+0.3+.250
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

Tyson Chandler Blake Griffin
Season 2013-142022-23
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 55 30.2 8.7 2.9 6.7 9.6 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.3 2.6 3.5 5.9 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.8 .632
difference:+14+16.3+4.6+1.8+4.1+5.8+0.4+0.4+0.9-0.8-0.8+2.0+2.7+.108+0.6+1.6+1.3+2.0+.024
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%
Tyson Chandler 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

* Tyson Chandler played 6 seasons more than Blake Griffin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2015 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in two Playoffs.