Alex English vs. Detlef Schrempf Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Detlef Schrempf 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 played 15 years in the NBA, 1 less than Detlef Schrempf, who played 16. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Detlef Schrempf had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Detlef Schrempf 16 14 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1976-771985-86
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
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
Detlef Schrempf 64 15.1 6.2 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.2 4.9 .451 0.0 0.1 .429 1.7 2.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 10 12.0 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 2.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .647

Season 2

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1977-781986-87
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 81 21.1 9.3 1.1 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.8 3.3 6.9 .472 0.4 0.9 .478 2.4 3.2 .742
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
Detlef Schrempf 4 24.3 7.8 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.3 3.3 8.8 .371 0.0 0.8 .000 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 3

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1978-791987-88
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 82 19.4 8.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 6.6 .456 0.1 0.4 .156 2.5 3.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.3 7.8 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.7 5.7 .465 0.1 0.2 .333 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1979-801988-89
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
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 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
Detlef Schrempf 69 26.8 12.0 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.2 4.0 8.4 .474 0.1 0.5 .200 4.0 5.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1980-811989-90
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 78 33.0 16.2 1.9 6.0 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.5 5.4 10.5 .516 0.2 0.6 .354 5.2 6.3 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 3 41.7 20.3 1.7 5.7 7.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 1.0 .000 5.0 5.3 .938

Season 6

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1981-821990-91
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 82 32.1 16.1 2.2 5.9 8.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 10.1 .520 0.2 0.5 .375 5.4 6.6 .818
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
Detlef Schrempf 5 35.8 15.8 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 3.4 5.4 11.4 .474 0.0 0.8 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 7

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1982-831991-92
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 80 32.6 17.3 2.5 7.1 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.6 6.2 11.6 .536 0.3 0.9 .324 4.6 5.5 .828
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
Detlef Schrempf 3 40.0 21.0 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.3 6.0 15.7 .383 0.7 1.3 .500 8.3 9.3 .893

Season 8

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1983-841992-93
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 82 37.8 19.1 2.6 7.0 9.5 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.7 6.3 13.2 .476 0.1 0.6 .154 6.4 8.0 .804
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
Detlef Schrempf 4 41.3 19.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 7.3 0.3 0.5 4.3 3.5 6.3 13.5 .463 0.0 0.5 .000 7.0 9.0 .778

Season 9

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1984-851993-94
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsSupersonics 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 81 33.7 15.0 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.4 5.5 11.1 .493 0.3 0.8 .324 3.7 4.8 .769
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
Detlef Schrempf 5 34.8 18.6 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 4.2 5.2 10.0 .520 0.4 1.2 .333 7.8 9.0 .867

Season 10

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1985-861994-95
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics 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 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
Detlef Schrempf 82 35.2 19.2 1.6 4.5 6.2 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.4 12.2 .523 1.1 2.2 .514 5.3 6.4 .839
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
Detlef Schrempf 4 38.3 18.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.0 5.8 14.3 .404 2.5 4.5 .556 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 11

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1986-871995-96
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost NBA Finals
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
Detlef Schrempf 63 34.9 17.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 2.8 5.7 11.7 .486 1.2 2.8 .408 4.6 5.9 .776
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
Detlef Schrempf 21 37.6 16.0 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.2 0.7 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.9 12.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .368 3.3 4.4 .750

Season 12

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1987-881996-97
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
Detlef Schrempf 61 35.9 16.8 1.4 5.0 6.5 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.8 11.9 .492 0.9 2.6 .354 4.1 5.2 .801
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
Detlef Schrempf 12 38.1 16.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.5 3.3 5.6 11.8 .472 1.3 2.4 .552 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 13

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1988-891997-98
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
Detlef Schrempf 78 35.2 15.8 1.7 5.4 7.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.6 5.6 11.5 .487 0.8 1.9 .415 3.8 4.5 .844
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
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.4 16.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.1 6.4 12.5 .512 0.2 1.4 .143 3.1 3.8 .816

Season 14

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1989-901998-99
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Detlef Schrempf 50 35.3 15.0 1.5 5.9 7.4 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.1 3.0 5.2 11.0 .472 0.7 1.7 .395 4.0 4.9 .823
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
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season 1990-911999-00
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
Detlef Schrempf 77 21.6 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 5.6 .432 0.3 0.7 .404 2.3 2.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.4 5.6 0.7 2.9 3.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.7 .393 0.1 0.4 .167 2.6 3.1 .830

Season 16

Alex English Detlef Schrempf
Season -2000-01
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 26 15.3 4.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.7 .411 0.1 0.3 .375 0.9 1.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex English ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 3 10.7 4.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 .667 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.0 .667