Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Mike Sweetney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Sweetney and Amar'e Stoudemire, 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.

Amar'e Stoudemire played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Mike Sweetney, who played 4. Amar'e Stoudemire had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Mike Sweetney had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Amar'e Stoudemire 14 10 2002-03 to 2015-16
Mike Sweetney 4 3 2003-04 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2002-032003-04
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 31.3 13.5 3.0 5.7 8.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.3 3.3 4.8 10.1 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.9 5.9 .661
Mike Sweetney 42 11.8 4.3 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.6 3.3 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 34.0 14.2 2.7 5.2 7.8 1.2 1.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 5.7 10.8 .523 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.7 4.7 .571
Mike Sweetney 4 14.3 4.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.8 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 2

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2003-042004-05
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 55 36.8 20.6 2.9 6.2 9.0 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.4 7.5 15.7 .475 0.0 0.1 .200 5.6 7.9 .713
Mike Sweetney 77 19.6 8.4 2.2 3.2 5.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.4 2.9 3.1 5.8 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.1 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2004-052005-06
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsBulls 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 80 36.1 26.0 2.7 6.2 8.9 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.5 9.3 16.7 .559 0.0 0.2 .188 7.3 9.9 .733
Mike Sweetney 66 18.5 8.1 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.9 0.3 0.8 1.4 3.2 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.1 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 15 40.0 29.9 4.0 6.7 10.7 1.2 0.7 2.0 3.1 3.9 10.2 18.9 .539 0.0 0.2 .000 9.5 12.2 .781
Mike Sweetney 6 20.0 7.2 2.7 2.8 5.5 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.2 4.0 2.3 5.7 .412 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.2 .789

Season 4

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2005-062006-07
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 3 16.7 8.7 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 9.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 3.0 .889
Mike Sweetney 48 8.0 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.6 1.2 2.8 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .561
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------
Mike Sweetney 1 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 5

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2006-07-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 32.8 20.4 2.7 6.9 9.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.8 3.6 7.4 12.9 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 7.1 .781
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 10 34.3 25.3 3.0 9.1 12.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.9 3.9 9.1 17.4 .523 0.1 0.3 .333 7.0 9.1 .769
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2007-08-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 79 33.9 25.2 2.3 6.8 9.1 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.2 3.7 9.0 15.3 .590 0.1 0.4 .161 7.0 8.7 .805
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 5 40.8 23.2 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.4 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.8 9.6 19.8 .485 0.2 0.8 .250 3.8 6.0 .633
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2008-09-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 53 36.8 21.4 2.2 5.9 8.1 2.0 0.9 1.1 2.8 3.1 7.6 14.1 .539 0.1 0.1 .429 6.1 7.3 .835
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2009-10-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 34.6 23.1 2.8 6.1 8.9 1.0 0.6 1.0 2.6 3.4 8.6 15.4 .557 0.0 0.1 .167 5.9 7.7 .771
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 16 36.5 22.2 2.9 3.8 6.6 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.5 3.4 7.8 14.9 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 8.9 .754
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2010-11-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 78 36.8 25.3 2.5 5.6 8.2 2.6 0.9 1.9 3.2 3.5 9.5 19.0 .502 0.1 0.3 .435 6.1 7.7 .792
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 33.5 14.5 2.8 5.0 7.8 1.8 0.3 0.8 3.0 2.5 5.3 13.8 .382 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.0 .667
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2011-12-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 47 32.8 17.5 2.3 5.6 7.8 1.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.9 6.7 13.9 .483 0.1 0.4 .238 4.0 5.2 .765
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 34.8 15.3 2.0 4.5 6.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.0 .750
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 29 23.5 14.2 2.1 2.9 5.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.1 5.3 9.2 .577 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.5 .808
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 8.3 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.3 3.3 .385 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2013-14-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 65 22.6 11.9 1.7 3.2 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.4 4.8 8.6 .557 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .739
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire ------- --- ----------
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2014-15-
Team New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Amar'e Stoudemire 59 21.1 11.5 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.7 4.6 8.3 .557 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.2 .720
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 5 15.0 7.8 1.4 1.8 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.2 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.6 .692
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Sweetney
Season 2015-16-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 52 14.7 5.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.4 4.3 .566 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .746
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Amar'e Stoudemire 9 9.1 3.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.0 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.6 1.2 2.1 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 0.9 1.000
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------