Artis Gilmore vs. Nenad Krstic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nenad Krstic and Artis Gilmore, 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.

Artis Gilmore played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Nenad Krstic, who played 7. Artis Gilmore had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Nenad Krstic had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Artis Gilmore 12 6 1976-77 to 1987-88
Nenad Krstic 7 4 2004-05 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1976-772004-05
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 35.1 18.6 3.8 9.2 13.0 2.4 0.5 2.5 - 3.2 7.0 13.3 .522 - - - 4.7 7.1 .660
Nenad Krstic 75 26.2 10.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.7 3.7 7.6 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 3 42.0 18.7 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 - 3.0 6.3 13.3 .475 - - - 6.0 7.7 .783
Nenad Krstic 4 38.8 18.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 5.0 6.8 12.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 2

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1977-782005-06
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 37.4 22.9 3.9 9.2 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 4.5 3.2 8.6 15.4 .559 - - - 5.7 8.2 .704
Nenad Krstic 80 30.9 13.5 2.3 4.1 6.4 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.7 3.7 5.6 11.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 3.3 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 11 33.3 14.7 2.3 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.0 4.2 5.9 11.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .711

Season 3

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1978-792006-07
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 39.8 23.7 3.6 9.1 12.7 3.3 0.6 1.9 3.8 3.4 9.2 16.0 .575 - - - 5.3 7.2 .739
Nenad Krstic 26 32.6 16.4 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.5 12.4 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.7 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1979-802007-08
Team Chicago BullsNew Jersey Nets
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 %
Artis Gilmore 48 32.7 17.8 2.3 6.8 9.0 2.8 0.6 1.2 2.8 3.5 6.4 10.7 .595 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 7.2 .712
Nenad Krstic 45 18.0 6.6 0.8 3.7 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.5 2.7 6.7 .410 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1980-812008-09
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.5 17.9 2.7 7.4 10.1 2.1 0.6 2.4 2.9 3.6 6.7 10.0 .670 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.5 .705
Nenad Krstic 46 24.8 9.7 1.8 3.7 5.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.5 4.2 8.8 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 6 41.2 18.0 4.0 7.2 11.2 2.0 1.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 5.8 10.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 9.2 .691
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1981-822009-10
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.5 2.7 7.5 10.2 1.7 0.6 2.7 2.8 3.5 6.7 10.2 .652 0.0 0.0 1.000 5.2 6.7 .768
Nenad Krstic 76 22.9 8.4 1.8 3.3 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.7 7.4 .502 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.4 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 6 21.5 7.2 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 6.2 .405 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.3 .929

Season 7

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1982-832010-11
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.0 3.6 8.4 12.0 1.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 3.3 6.8 10.8 .626 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.0 .740
Nenad Krstic 71 22.1 8.1 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.3 6.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 11 36.5 16.7 3.4 9.5 12.9 1.6 0.8 3.1 2.5 4.2 6.9 12.0 .576 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.2 .696
Nenad Krstic 7 8.0 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 8

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1983-84-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Artis Gilmore 64 31.8 15.3 3.3 7.0 10.3 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.3 3.6 5.5 8.7 .631 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.1 .718
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1984-85-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Artis Gilmore 81 34.0 19.1 2.9 7.6 10.4 1.6 0.5 2.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 10.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 8.0 .749
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 5 37.0 17.8 2.0 8.0 10.0 1.4 0.4 1.4 4.6 3.6 5.8 10.4 .558 0.0 0.0 - 6.2 9.0 .689
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1985-86-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Artis Gilmore 71 33.7 16.7 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 3.4 6.0 9.6 .618 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.8 .701
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 3 35.7 13.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 2.3 0.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 8.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1986-87-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Artis Gilmore 82 29.3 11.4 2.3 4.8 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.9 4.2 7.1 .597 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.3 .680
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Artis Gilmore Nenad Krstic
Season 1987-88-
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 71 12.6 3.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.1 1.4 2.5 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .523
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 14 6.1 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------