Don Ford vs. Jonathan Kuminga Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonathan Kuminga and Don Ford, 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.

Don Ford played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jonathan Kuminga, who played 3. Don Ford had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Jonathan Kuminga had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Don Ford 7 3 1975-76 to 1981-82
Jonathan Kuminga 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Don Ford 76 24.2 9.6 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.5 0.7 0.2 - 2.4 4.1 9.3 .438 - - - 1.4 1.8 .748
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford ------- --- ----------
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 2
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors 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 %
Don Ford 82 21.7 7.3 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 - 2.1 3.2 7.0 .460 - - - 0.9 1.2 .716
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford 11 30.3 10.1 2.0 3.3 5.3 3.4 1.5 0.4 - 2.5 3.8 8.9 .429 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556

Season 3
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1977-782023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Don Ford 79 24.6 7.7 1.3 3.1 4.5 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.7 3.4 7.3 .472 - - - 0.9 1.1 .756
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford 1 10.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1978-79-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Don Ford 79 19.5 6.7 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.2 2.9 5.7 .507 - - - 0.9 1.1 .809
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford 8 17.3 4.1 0.3 2.5 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 2.5 2.0 3.8 .533 - - - 0.1 0.4 .333
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1979-80-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Don Ford 73 13.7 4.2 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.8 1.8 3.8 .478 0.0 0.0 .333 0.6 0.7 .849
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford ------- --- ----------
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1980-81-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Don Ford 64 15.6 3.5 1.2 1.4 2.6 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.6 3.5 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .917
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford ------- --- ----------
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Don Ford Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1981-82-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Don Ford 21 9.6 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.4 0.4 1.1 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .833
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Ford ------- --- ----------
Jonathan Kuminga ------- --- ----------
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