Carl Herrera vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Carl Herrera, 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.

Carl Herrera played 8 years in the NBA, 7 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Carl Herrera had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Carl Herrera 8 5 1991-92 to 1998-99
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Carl Herrera 43 13.2 4.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .568
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 9 34.4 15.0 1.6 6.1 7.7 2.2 0.6 2.8 1.8 2.3 5.6 11.6 .481 1.3 4.8 .279 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 2

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1992-93-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Carl Herrera 81 22.2 7.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.0 5.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .710
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 12 16.3 4.7 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 4.8 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.7 .600
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1993-94-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Carl Herrera 75 17.2 4.7 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.1 1.9 4.1 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .711
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 16 15.5 4.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.3 1.9 3.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .813
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1994-95-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Carl Herrera 61 21.8 6.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.4 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .624
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1995-96-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Carl Herrera 44 8.9 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.2 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 .294
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 7 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1996-97-
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 %
Carl Herrera 75 24.5 8.0 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.9 3.4 7.9 .433 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .686
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1997-98-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Carl Herrera 58 8.9 2.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.8 .409
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 5 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Carl Herrera Chet Holmgren
Season 1998-99-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Carl Herrera 28 11.0 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.1 2.7 .395 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .455
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------