Archie Clark vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving and Archie Clark, 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.

Archie Clark played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kyrie Irving, who played 13. Archie Clark had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Kyrie Irving had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Archie Clark 10 10 1966-67 to 1975-76
Kyrie Irving 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1966-672011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Archie Clark 76 23.2 10.5 - - 2.9 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.4 9.6 .452 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 3 41.7 25.7 - - 4.3 5.0 - - - 3.7 10.7 20.7 .516 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1967-682012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Archie Clark 81 37.5 19.9 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.2 .480 - - - 4.4 5.9 .740
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 15 35.2 15.3 - - 3.1 4.0 - - - 2.8 5.9 13.7 .427 - - - 3.5 4.6 .768
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1968-692013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Archie Clark 82 26.1 13.5 - - 3.2 3.6 - - - 2.3 5.4 11.3 .478 - - - 2.7 3.8 .697
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 37.0 19.4 - - 3.8 4.4 - - - 3.4 8.0 15.4 .519 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1969-702014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisCavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Archie Clark 76 36.5 19.7 - - 4.0 5.0 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.8 .496 - - - 4.1 5.2 .785
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 29.2 13.6 - - 2.8 3.6 - - - 2.0 5.2 12.0 .433 - - - 3.2 4.4 .727
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841

Season 5

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1970-712015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Archie Clark 82 39.6 21.3 - - 4.8 5.4 - - - 2.6 8.1 16.3 .496 - - - 5.1 6.5 .787
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 7 42.1 23.6 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.4 19.9 .475 - - - 4.7 6.4 .733
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875

Season 6

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Baltimore BulletsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Archie Clark 77 42.7 25.2 - - 3.5 8.0 - - - 2.5 9.2 19.7 .470 - - - 6.7 8.7 .771
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 6 45.2 26.7 - - 4.0 7.8 - - - 2.5 9.2 21.0 .437 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905

Season 7

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1972-732017-18
Team Baltimore BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Archie Clark 39 37.9 18.3 - - 3.3 7.1 - - - 2.8 7.7 15.3 .507 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
Kyrie Irving 60 32.2 24.4 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 8.9 18.1 .491 2.8 6.8 .408 3.9 4.4 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 42.8 21.2 - - 3.4 5.2 - - - 4.0 9.2 18.4 .500 - - - 2.8 3.6 .778
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1973-742018-19
Team Capital BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Archie Clark 56 31.9 13.1 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.1 0.1 - 2.2 5.6 12.1 .467 - - - 1.8 2.3 .786
Kyrie Irving 67 33.0 23.8 1.1 3.9 5.0 6.9 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.5 9.0 18.5 .487 2.6 6.5 .401 3.2 3.7 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 7 23.1 7.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0 - 1.9 2.9 8.4 .339 - - - 1.6 2.9 .550
Kyrie Irving 9 36.7 21.3 0.6 3.8 4.3 7.0 1.4 0.4 3.1 2.9 7.7 19.9 .385 2.0 6.4 .310 4.0 4.4 .900

Season 9

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Archie Clark 77 32.2 13.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1 - 2.4 5.9 11.9 .495 - - - 2.1 2.5 .834
Kyrie Irving 20 32.9 27.4 1.1 4.1 5.2 6.4 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.7 10.0 20.8 .478 2.8 7.1 .394 4.7 5.1 .922
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 29.9 11.1 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1 - 2.6 4.6 10.4 .436 - - - 2.0 2.2 .900
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
Archie Clark 79 20.1 7.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 3.2 7.3 .433 - - - 1.3 1.5 .862
Kyrie Irving 54 34.9 26.9 1.0 3.8 4.8 6.0 1.4 0.7 2.4 2.6 10.2 20.1 .506 2.8 7.0 .402 3.7 4.0 .922
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 21.3 8.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 - 2.8 3.3 6.9 .484 - - - 1.3 2.0 .667
Kyrie Irving 9 36.1 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.1 8.6 18.1 .472 2.7 7.2 .369 2.9 3.1 .929

Season 11

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season -2021-22
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving 29 37.6 27.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 2.8 10.0 21.2 .469 3.4 8.2 .418 4.1 4.4 .915
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving 4 42.5 21.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.8 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 15.8 .444 2.0 5.3 .381 5.3 5.3 1.000

Season 12

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season -2022-23
Team -Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving 60 37.3 27.1 1.0 4.1 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.9 20.1 .494 3.1 8.3 .379 4.1 4.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Archie Clark Kyrie Irving
Season -2023-24
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving 58 35.0 25.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.9 9.7 19.5 .497 3.0 7.3 .411 3.3 3.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving 9 39.9 23.3 1.3 3.4 4.8 5.4 1.8 0.7 2.7 3.1 8.4 16.7 .507 3.0 6.8 .443 3.4 4.0 .861