Jamal Crawford vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving and Jamal Crawford, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 7 more than Kyrie Irving, who played 13. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Jamal Crawford 20 8 2000-01 to 2019-20
Kyrie Irving 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2000-012011-12
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Jamal Crawford 61 17.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 5.0 .352 0.7 1.9 .350 0.4 0.6 .794
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2001-022012-13
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Jamal Crawford 23 20.9 9.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.8 3.9 8.1 .476 1.1 2.5 .448 0.4 0.6 .769
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2002-032013-14
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
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 %
Jamal Crawford 80 24.9 10.7 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.6 4.2 10.1 .413 1.1 3.0 .355 1.3 1.6 .806
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2003-042014-15
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Jamal Crawford 80 35.1 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.0 6.4 16.5 .386 2.1 6.5 .317 2.5 3.0 .833
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2004-052015-16
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Jamal Crawford 70 38.4 17.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 1.9 6.2 15.7 .398 2.6 7.3 .361 2.6 3.1 .843
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2005-062016-17
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Jamal Crawford 79 32.3 14.3 0.5 2.7 3.1 3.8 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.6 11.1 .416 1.3 3.7 .345 3.7 4.5 .826
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2006-072017-18
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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 %
Jamal Crawford 59 37.3 17.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 2.7 1.9 6.0 15.0 .400 1.7 5.5 .320 3.9 4.6 .838
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2007-082018-19
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Jamal Crawford 80 39.9 20.6 0.5 2.1 2.6 5.0 1.0 0.2 2.4 1.8 7.1 17.4 .410 2.2 6.2 .356 4.1 4.8 .864
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
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

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2008-092019-20
Team New York Knicks, Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn 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 %
Jamal Crawford 65 38.1 19.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.4 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.4 6.4 15.7 .410 2.2 6.1 .360 4.6 5.3 .872
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 31.1 18.0 0.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.7 6.3 14.0 .449 2.1 5.4 .382 3.4 4.0 .857
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 %
Jamal Crawford 11 31.9 16.3 0.1 2.6 2.7 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.4 5.1 14.0 .364 1.6 4.5 .360 4.5 5.3 .845
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

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
Jamal Crawford 76 30.2 14.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.3 4.8 11.5 .421 1.6 4.6 .341 2.9 3.4 .854
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 %
Jamal Crawford 12 29.8 15.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.4 5.1 12.9 .394 1.8 5.0 .350 3.5 4.3 .824
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

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 60 26.9 14.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.9 1.2 4.7 12.3 .384 1.3 4.3 .308 3.2 3.4 .927
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 %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks TBD
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 76 29.3 16.5 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.9 0.9 5.9 13.4 .438 2.0 5.2 .376 2.8 3.3 .871
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 %
Jamal Crawford 6 26.8 10.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.5 4.0 10.3 .387 1.0 3.7 .273 1.8 1.8 1.000
Kyrie Irving 6 40.0 26.5 1.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 1.8 0.3 2.3 3.3 9.5 18.5 .514 3.7 8.2 .449 3.8 4.5 .852

Season 14

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2013-14-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 69 30.3 18.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.2 0.9 0.2 2.0 1.7 6.1 14.7 .416 2.3 6.5 .361 4.0 4.7 .866
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 13 24.1 15.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.8 5.2 13.2 .398 2.1 6.1 .342 3.0 3.4 .886
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2014-15-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 64 26.6 15.8 0.3 1.7 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.7 5.2 13.1 .396 1.9 5.7 .327 3.5 3.9 .901
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 14 27.1 12.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.4 4.8 13.3 .360 1.3 5.3 .243 1.9 2.1 .867
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 26.9 14.2 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.5 4.8 11.9 .404 1.5 4.4 .340 3.1 3.4 .904
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 6 33.2 17.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.7 0.0 1.5 1.5 6.5 17.2 .379 0.7 3.5 .190 3.7 4.2 .880
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 82 26.3 12.3 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.6 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.4 10.6 .413 1.4 3.9 .360 2.1 2.5 .857
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 7 28.0 12.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.7 5.0 11.9 .422 0.9 3.6 .240 1.7 1.7 1.000
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2017-18-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 20.7 10.3 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.1 3.9 9.3 .415 1.3 3.9 .331 1.3 1.4 .903
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 5 24.6 11.8 0.2 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 4.2 9.4 .447 1.4 3.4 .412 2.0 2.6 .769
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 64 18.9 7.9 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.6 0.5 0.2 1.5 1.2 2.7 6.8 .397 1.0 3.2 .332 1.5 1.7 .845
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 20

Jamal Crawford Kyrie Irving
Season 2019-20-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 1 6.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------