Alex English vs. Danny Manning Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Manning and Alex English, 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.

Alex English and Danny Manning both played 15 years in the NBA. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Danny Manning had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Danny Manning 15 9 1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1976-771988-89
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
Danny Manning 26 36.5 16.7 2.7 3.9 6.6 3.1 1.7 1.0 3.6 3.4 6.8 13.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .200 3.0 4.0 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1977-781989-90
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
Danny Manning 71 32.0 16.3 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 2.6 3.7 6.2 11.6 .533 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.2 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1978-791990-91
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
Danny Manning 73 30.1 15.9 2.3 3.5 5.8 2.7 1.6 0.8 2.6 3.8 6.4 12.4 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1979-801991-92
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
Danny Manning 82 35.4 19.3 2.8 4.1 6.9 3.5 1.6 1.5 2.6 3.6 7.9 14.6 .542 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.7 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Danny Manning 5 38.8 22.6 3.0 2.6 5.6 2.8 1.0 0.8 2.6 4.2 9.2 16.2 .568 0.2 0.6 .333 4.0 6.2 .645

Season 5

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1980-811992-93
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
Danny Manning 79 34.9 22.8 2.5 4.1 6.6 2.6 1.4 1.3 2.9 4.1 8.9 17.5 .509 0.1 0.4 .267 4.9 6.1 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Danny Manning 5 34.2 18.2 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.6 1.4 1.0 2.6 3.8 7.0 17.0 .412 0.0 0.4 .000 4.2 5.2 .808

Season 6

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1981-821993-94
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Alex English 82 36.8 25.4 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
Danny Manning 68 37.1 20.6 1.9 4.9 6.8 3.8 1.5 1.2 3.4 3.8 8.6 17.7 .488 0.0 0.3 .176 3.4 5.0 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
Danny Manning 11 38.7 20.0 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.4 1.4 0.8 2.4 3.5 7.6 15.6 .488 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .788

Season 7

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1982-831994-95
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Alex English 82 36.4 28.4 3.2 4.1 7.3 4.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.9 11.7 22.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.0 .829
Danny Manning 46 32.8 17.9 2.1 3.9 6.0 3.3 0.9 1.2 2.6 3.8 7.4 13.5 .547 0.1 0.5 .286 3.0 4.4 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 2.9 3.4 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.6 21.4 .447 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 7.6 .887
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1983-841995-96
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
Alex English 82 35.0 26.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 3.1 11.1 20.9 .529 0.0 0.1 .143 4.3 5.2 .824
Danny Manning 33 24.7 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.0 1.2 0.7 2.3 3.7 5.4 11.8 .459 0.1 0.4 .214 2.5 3.3 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 5 40.6 29.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.4 12.0 20.4 .588 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 5.6 .893
Danny Manning 4 22.5 12.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 3.8 5.5 12.0 .458 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 9

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1984-851996-97
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsSuns 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 %
Alex English 81 36.1 27.9 2.5 3.1 5.7 4.2 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.2 11.6 22.4 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 5.7 .829
Danny Manning 77 27.7 13.5 1.8 4.3 6.1 2.2 1.1 1.0 2.1 3.5 5.5 10.3 .536 0.1 0.5 .194 2.4 3.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 14 38.3 30.2 2.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.9 11.6 21.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 7.8 .890
Danny Manning 5 23.4 13.2 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.6 4.2 5.2 9.0 .578 0.0 0.6 .000 2.8 3.0 .933

Season 10

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1985-861997-98
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 81 37.3 29.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 11.7 23.3 .504 0.0 0.1 .200 6.3 7.3 .862
Danny Manning 70 25.6 13.5 1.6 4.0 5.6 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.9 5.6 10.8 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.2 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 10 39.4 27.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9 10.6 22.9 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.1 .859
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1986-871998-99
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 82 37.6 28.6 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844
Danny Manning 50 23.7 9.1 1.2 3.1 4.4 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.7 7.7 .484 0.0 0.2 .111 1.6 2.2 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 25.3 18.7 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 8.3 16.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
Danny Manning 3 26.0 12.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 4.0 4.7 8.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 12

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1987-881999-00
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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 %
Alex English 80 35.2 25.0 2.1 2.6 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.4 10.5 21.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.7 .828
Danny Manning 72 16.9 4.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.8 2.5 2.1 4.7 .440 0.0 0.1 .250 0.5 0.7 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 11 39.8 24.3 2.8 2.5 5.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.1 10.5 23.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 3.2 3.9 .814
Danny Manning 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1988-892000-01
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Alex English 82 36.5 26.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 11.3 22.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 4.6 .858
Danny Manning 82 15.9 7.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.0 6.1 .494 0.1 0.3 .250 1.2 1.7 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 36.0 26.0 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 2.0 10.7 20.7 .516 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .875
Danny Manning 5 19.0 9.8 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 4.2 3.8 6.8 .559 0.4 0.4 1.000 1.8 2.4 .750

Season 14

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1989-902001-02
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 80 27.6 17.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 7.9 16.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .400 2.0 2.3 .880
Danny Manning 41 13.5 4.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.7 3.6 .477 0.0 0.2 .143 0.5 0.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English 3 25.3 19.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.0 8.3 14.7 .568 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Alex English Danny Manning
Season 1990-912002-03
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
Alex English 79 22.1 9.7 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.8 .850
Danny Manning 13 6.8 2.6 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.5 .406 0.2 0.6 .375 0.4 0.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Danny Manning 4 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -