Craig Ehlo vs. Richard Jefferson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Jefferson and Craig Ehlo, 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.

Craig Ehlo played 14 years in the NBA, 3 less than Richard Jefferson, who played 17. Craig Ehlo had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Richard Jefferson had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Craig Ehlo 14 10 1983-84 to 1996-97
Richard Jefferson 17 12 2001-02 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1983-842001-02
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Craig Ehlo 7 9.0 3.3 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.9 1.6 3.9 .407 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Richard Jefferson 79 24.3 9.4 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.7 3.4 7.5 .457 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 3.4 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 20 22.1 7.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.0 .550

Season 2

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1984-852002-03
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Craig Ehlo 45 4.2 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 .493 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.7 .633
Richard Jefferson 80 36.0 15.5 1.9 4.6 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 5.7 11.4 .501 0.1 0.3 .250 4.1 5.5 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 3 2.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Richard Jefferson 20 35.7 14.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.4 5.5 11.6 .476 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 4.3 .718

Season 3

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1985-862003-04
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsNets 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 %
Craig Ehlo 36 5.5 2.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.3 .429 0.1 0.3 .333 0.6 0.8 .793
Richard Jefferson 82 38.2 18.5 1.3 4.3 5.7 3.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 6.8 13.6 .498 0.6 1.6 .364 4.4 5.7 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 10 3.8 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.5 .800
Richard Jefferson 11 41.6 19.8 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 3.9 3.2 6.0 14.4 .418 0.8 3.0 .273 7.0 9.8 .713

Season 4

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1986-872004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Craig Ehlo 44 20.2 6.2 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.1 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.8 2.3 5.4 .414 0.1 0.7 .172 1.6 2.3 .707
Richard Jefferson 33 41.1 22.2 1.5 5.8 7.3 4.0 1.0 0.5 4.0 3.3 7.2 17.1 .422 0.9 2.7 .337 6.9 8.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 4 35.5 15.8 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 12.5 .400 0.5 2.5 .200 5.3 7.8 .677

Season 5

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1987-882005-06
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Craig Ehlo 79 21.6 7.1 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.4 2.3 2.9 6.1 .466 0.3 0.8 .344 1.1 1.7 .674
Richard Jefferson 78 39.2 19.5 1.2 5.6 6.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.3 12.9 .493 0.8 2.4 .319 6.0 7.4 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 5 25.6 8.8 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.4 1.0 0.0 2.4 2.8 3.4 8.0 .425 0.0 1.6 .000 2.0 3.2 .625
Richard Jefferson 11 39.7 22.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.4 2.7 2.9 8.2 15.0 .545 1.1 2.6 .414 4.7 5.7 .825

Season 6

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1988-892006-07
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Craig Ehlo 82 22.8 7.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.2 1.3 0.2 1.4 2.0 3.0 6.4 .475 0.5 1.2 .390 0.9 1.4 .607
Richard Jefferson 55 35.6 16.3 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 2.2 2.2 5.5 12.1 .456 0.9 2.6 .359 4.3 5.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 4 24.3 12.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.3 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 4.3 9.8 .436 1.3 3.3 .385 2.3 2.8 .818
Richard Jefferson 12 40.8 19.7 0.3 5.3 5.6 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.3 2.0 6.8 14.0 .482 1.1 3.3 .325 5.1 5.5 .924

Season 7

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1989-902007-08
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Craig Ehlo 81 35.7 13.6 1.8 3.6 5.4 4.6 1.6 0.3 2.0 2.8 5.4 11.6 .464 1.3 3.1 .419 1.6 2.3 .681
Richard Jefferson 82 39.0 22.6 1.1 3.0 4.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.5 16.2 .466 0.9 2.6 .362 6.6 8.3 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 5 39.2 13.8 1.4 5.0 6.4 6.4 1.2 0.0 2.4 3.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.0 .333 2.4 3.8 .632
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1990-912008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersMilwaukee Bucks
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 %
Craig Ehlo 82 33.7 10.1 1.7 3.0 4.7 4.6 1.5 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.2 9.4 .445 0.6 1.8 .329 1.2 1.7 .679
Richard Jefferson 82 35.8 19.6 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 6.5 14.9 .439 1.4 3.6 .397 5.1 6.3 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1991-922009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsSpurs 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 %
Craig Ehlo 63 32.0 12.3 1.5 3.4 4.9 3.8 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.4 4.9 10.9 .453 1.1 2.7 .413 1.4 2.0 .707
Richard Jefferson 81 31.1 12.3 0.7 3.7 4.4 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.2 4.5 9.6 .467 0.7 2.3 .316 2.6 3.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 17 32.5 9.6 1.3 3.2 4.5 4.5 1.2 0.3 1.1 2.4 3.7 8.9 .414 1.2 3.0 .412 0.9 1.2 .762
Richard Jefferson 10 33.4 9.4 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.4 7.0 .486 0.1 0.5 .200 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 10

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1992-932010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Craig Ehlo 82 31.2 11.6 1.4 3.5 4.9 3.1 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.1 4.7 9.6 .490 1.1 3.0 .381 1.0 1.5 .717
Richard Jefferson 81 30.4 11.0 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.8 7.9 .474 1.7 3.8 .440 1.8 2.4 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 9 32.1 10.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.8 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.1 4.2 10.1 .418 1.1 2.9 .385 1.3 1.7 .800
Richard Jefferson 6 29.3 6.5 0.3 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.2 2.0 5.2 .387 1.0 2.8 .353 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 11

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1993-942011-12
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Craig Ehlo 82 26.2 10.0 0.9 2.5 3.4 3.3 1.7 0.3 1.6 2.0 3.9 8.6 .446 0.9 2.7 .348 1.4 1.9 .727
Richard Jefferson 63 27.7 9.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.2 7.7 .416 1.8 4.3 .420 0.9 1.3 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 11 28.8 11.4 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.6 1.0 0.0 1.2 2.9 4.5 10.7 .424 0.7 2.1 .348 1.5 2.2 .708
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1994-952012-13
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
Craig Ehlo 49 23.8 9.7 1.1 1.9 3.0 2.3 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.8 3.9 8.6 .453 1.0 2.7 .381 0.9 1.4 .620
Richard Jefferson 56 10.1 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.4 .456 0.3 0.8 .311 0.7 0.9 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 3 16.3 3.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.7 4.0 .167 0.3 2.0 .167 1.3 1.3 1.000
Richard Jefferson 7 5.6 1.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 1.3 .444 0.3 0.4 .667 0.4 1.3 .333

Season 13

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1995-962013-14
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Craig Ehlo 79 22.3 8.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.7 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.7 3.2 7.5 .428 1.0 2.8 .371 1.0 1.3 .786
Richard Jefferson 82 27.0 10.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.0 3.6 8.0 .450 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 2.0 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo 9 19.0 4.0 0.1 1.9 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.3 4.6 .293 0.8 2.6 .304 0.6 0.8 .714
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season 1996-972014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Craig Ehlo 62 13.7 3.5 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.4 4.0 .351 0.4 1.5 .284 0.2 0.4 .500
Richard Jefferson 74 16.8 5.8 0.3 2.1 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.9 4.4 .444 0.9 2.1 .426 1.1 1.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 4 12.8 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.3 3.5 .357 0.8 2.0 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 15

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season -2015-16
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 74 17.9 5.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.7 1.9 4.2 .458 0.9 2.3 .382 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 21 18.1 5.4 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.0 .524 0.5 1.3 .393 0.7 1.0 .750

Season 16

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season -2016-17
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 79 20.4 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.9 4.3 .446 0.8 2.4 .333 1.0 1.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 14 12.8 3.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.1 1.1 2.7 .421 0.4 1.4 .263 1.3 2.0 .643

Season 17

Craig Ehlo Richard Jefferson
Season -2017-18
Team -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 %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson 20 8.2 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 .444 0.1 0.4 .286 0.2 0.4 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Craig Ehlo ------- --- ----------
Richard Jefferson ------- --- ----------