Walt Davis vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Walt Davis, 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

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.

Walt Davis played 5 years in the NBA, 4 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Walt Davis had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Walt Davis 5 3 1953-54 to 1957-58
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1953-542023-24
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 68 23.1 5.9 - - 6.4 0.9 - - - 3.0 2.5 6.7 .367 - - - 1.0 1.5 .644
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

Walt Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1954-55-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Walt Davis 61 12.6 2.9 - - 3.4 0.6 - - - 1.6 1.1 3.0 .385 - - - 0.6 0.8 .729
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1955-56-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 70 15.7 4.6 - - 3.9 0.8 - - - 3.3 1.8 4.8 .369 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 10 6.9 2.3 - - 2.8 0.3 - - - 2.1 1.0 2.2 .455 - - - 0.3 0.6 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Walt Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1956-57-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 65 19.2 6.6 - - 4.7 0.8 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.7 .407 - - - 1.1 1.6 .698
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 2 18.5 6.0 - - 7.0 0.5 - - - 4.0 2.0 6.5 .308 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Walt Davis Chet Holmgren
Season 1957-58-
Team Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 61 10.9 3.8 - - 2.9 0.5 - - - 2.3 1.4 4.0 .348 - - - 1.0 1.3 .744
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Davis 9 7.3 3.6 - - 3.0 0.3 - - - 2.4 1.2 3.2 .379 - - - 1.1 1.3 .833
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------