Daniel Gafford vs. Kyrie Irving: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Daniel Gafford and Kyrie Irving all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Daniel Gafford, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Kyrie Irving, with 14 seasons played from 2012 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Daniel Gafford vs. Kyrie Irving
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving
Points
+300th
76th
+300th
56th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
100th
+300th
67th
Steals
+300th
175th
+300th
77th
Blocks
237th
+300th
219th
162nd
Years61427

Daniel Gafford vs. Kyrie Irving
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving
Points
--
30th
+300th
44th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
89th
+300th
111st
Steals
--
146th
+300th
123rd
Blocks
64th
+300th
57th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
76th
+224 3,497 vs. 18,43314,936
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,127 vs. 3,1731,046
Assists
+300th
100th
+200 397 vs. 4,3653,968
Steals
+300th
175th
+125 190 vs. 1,022832
Blocks
237th
+300th
+63 584 vs. 337247
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
814 vs. 638176
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,313 vs. 2,5351,222
Field Goals Made
+300th
88th
+212 1,453 vs. 6,7875,334
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
89th
+211 2,048 vs. 14,31312,265
3-Pointers Made
+300th
25th
+275 0 vs. 1,8761,876
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
29th
+271 1 vs. 4,7634,762
Free Throws Made
+300th
179th
+121 591 vs. 2,9832,392
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
250th
+50 879 vs. 3,3602,481

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
378 vs. 779401
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 6 vs. 148

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
30th
0 vs. 3737
50+ point games
-
19th
0 vs. 66
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
56th
+244 256 vs. 2,2111,955
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
151 vs. 353202
Assists
+300th
67th
+233 18 vs. 471453
Steals
+300th
77th
+223 11 vs. 128117
Blocks
219th
162nd
57 43 vs. 5310
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
56 vs. 8327
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
228th
+72 95 vs. 270175
Field Goals Made
+300th
56th
+244 100 vs. 815715
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
60th
+240 149 vs. 1,7811,632
3-Pointers Made
+300th
24th
+276 0 vs. 225225
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
30th
+270 0 vs. 574574
Free Throws Made
+300th
109th
+191 56 vs. 356300
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
145th
+155 89 vs. 403314

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
183rd
+117 27 vs. 9669
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 75

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
37th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
30th
9.25 vs. 23.6614.41
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.63 vs. 4.071.55
Assists per game
--
89th
1.05 vs. 5.604.55
Steals per game
--
146th
0.50 vs. 1.310.81
Blocks per game
64th
+300th
+236 1.54 vs. 0.431.11
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 0.821.33
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.47 vs. 3.250.22
Field Goals Made per game
--
26th
3.84 vs. 8.714.87
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
27th
5.42 vs. 18.3712.96
3-Pointers Made per game
--
29th
0.00 vs. 2.412.41
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
23rd
0.00 vs. 6.116.11
Free Throws Made per game
--
147th
1.56 vs. 3.832.27
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
205th
2.33 vs. 4.311.99

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford Kyrie Irving Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
44th
+256 9.48 vs. 23.0313.55
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.59 vs. 3.681.92
Assists per game
+300th
111st
+189 0.67 vs. 4.914.24
Steals per game
+300th
123rd
+177 0.41 vs. 1.330.93
Blocks per game
57th
+300th
+243 1.59 vs. 0.551.04
Offensive Rebounds per game
209th
+300th
+91 2.07 vs. 0.861.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.52 vs. 2.810.71
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
47th
+253 3.70 vs. 8.494.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
52nd
+248 5.52 vs. 18.5513.03
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
23rd
+277 0.00 vs. 2.342.34
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
42nd
+258 0.00 vs. 5.985.98
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
204th
+96 2.07 vs. 3.711.63
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
284th
+16 3.30 vs. 4.200.90

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.