Aaron Gordon vs. Larry Kenon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Kenon and Aaron Gordon, 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.

Aaron Gordon played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Larry Kenon, who played 7. Aaron Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Larry Kenon had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Larry Kenon 7 5 1976-77 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2014-151976-77
Team Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Larry Kenon 78 37.6 21.9 3.6 7.7 11.3 2.9 2.1 0.8 - 2.4 9.1 18.4 .492 - - - 3.8 4.6 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon 2 39.5 17.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.0 2.5 0.5 - 4.5 8.0 16.5 .485 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2015-161977-78
Team Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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 %
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Larry Kenon 81 35.4 20.6 3.0 6.5 9.5 3.3 1.4 0.3 3.4 2.6 8.6 17.6 .489 - - - 3.4 4.0 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon 6 33.3 17.7 2.7 6.5 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.3 3.2 3.8 7.7 17.2 .447 - - - 2.3 3.2 .737

Season 3

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2016-171978-79
Team Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Larry Kenon 81 36.4 22.1 3.2 6.5 9.8 4.1 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.4 9.2 18.3 .504 - - - 3.6 4.3 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon 14 39.8 21.1 4.1 7.4 11.4 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 3.0 9.1 20.9 .438 - - - 2.8 3.8 .736

Season 4

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2017-181979-80
Team Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Larry Kenon 78 35.9 20.1 3.3 6.6 9.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 3.0 2.5 8.3 17.1 .485 0.0 0.1 .111 3.5 4.4 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon 3 27.0 8.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 11.3 .294 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545

Season 5

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2018-191980-81
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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 %
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Larry Kenon 77 28.1 14.1 2.3 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.1 5.9 12.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526
Larry Kenon 6 19.0 6.7 2.8 1.7 4.5 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 6

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2019-201981-82
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Larry Kenon 60 17.3 7.2 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.2 3.2 6.9 .466 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Orlando Magic, Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Larry Kenon 48 16.0 5.8 1.4 1.7 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.5 5.4 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2021-22-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Aaron Gordon Larry Kenon
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Gordon 10 37.4 15.6 3.1 4.4 7.5 4.7 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 6.3 10.6 .594 0.9 2.3 .391 2.1 2.6 .808
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------