Joakim Noah vs. Alvin Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alvin Scott and Joakim Noah, 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.

Joakim Noah played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Alvin Scott, who played 8. Joakim Noah had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Alvin Scott had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Joakim Noah 13 8 2007-08 to 2019-20
Alvin Scott 8 8 1977-78 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2007-081977-78
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
Joakim Noah 74 20.7 6.6 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.4 5.0 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .691
Alvin Scott 81 19.0 6.1 1.7 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.2 4.6 .488 - - - 1.6 2.4 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott 2 18.5 6.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 2

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2008-091978-79
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf 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 %
Joakim Noah 80 24.2 6.7 3.1 4.5 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 2.6 4.7 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
Alvin Scott 81 21.4 6.7 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.6 4.9 .535 - - - 1.5 2.1 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 7 38.7 10.1 4.0 9.1 13.1 2.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 4.4 3.7 7.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .760
Alvin Scott 15 14.5 3.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 3.5 .385 - - - 0.9 1.4 .619

Season 3

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2009-101979-80
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
Joakim Noah 64 30.1 10.7 3.4 7.6 11.0 2.1 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.1 4.1 8.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .744
Alvin Scott 79 16.5 4.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.6 3.8 .422 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.5 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 5 37.6 14.8 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.6 1.8 1.4 3.0 4.0 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947
Alvin Scott 8 17.5 4.8 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 2.1 4.1 .515 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 4

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2010-111980-81
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsSuns 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 %
Joakim Noah 48 32.8 11.7 3.8 6.6 10.4 2.2 1.0 1.5 1.9 3.3 4.4 8.4 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .739
Alvin Scott 82 17.4 5.4 1.2 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.5 2.1 4.2 .497 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 1.5 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 16 33.1 8.7 4.3 5.9 10.2 2.5 1.0 2.1 1.2 3.9 3.2 7.8 .411 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .725
Alvin Scott 7 17.1 5.4 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.0 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.0 4.3 .467 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667

Season 5

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2011-121981-82
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
Joakim Noah 64 30.4 10.2 3.8 6.0 9.8 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 7.7 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .748
Alvin Scott 81 21.5 6.0 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.3 4.7 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 3 33.0 15.0 3.0 6.3 9.3 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 6.3 8.7 .731 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.7 .636
Alvin Scott 7 18.1 4.6 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.9 0.7 1.7 2.0 4.6 .438 0.0 0.6 .000 0.6 1.1 .500

Season 6

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2012-131982-83
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 %
Joakim Noah 66 36.8 11.9 3.9 7.2 11.1 4.0 1.2 2.1 2.7 2.8 4.6 9.5 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.6 .751
Alvin Scott 81 14.1 4.1 0.7 2.0 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.5 3.2 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 12 34.1 10.8 4.3 5.3 9.6 2.3 0.8 2.2 2.0 3.6 4.3 9.9 .437 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .641
Alvin Scott 3 20.7 4.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.7 0.7 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 7

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2013-141983-84
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 80 35.3 12.6 3.5 7.7 11.3 5.4 1.2 1.5 2.4 3.1 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.2 .737
Alvin Scott 65 11.3 2.6 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.9 .444 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.1 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 5 42.0 10.4 3.0 9.8 12.8 4.6 1.0 1.4 3.8 3.8 4.2 8.2 .512 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.4 .588
Alvin Scott 16 6.9 1.6 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 .385 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 8

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2014-151984-85
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 %
Joakim Noah 67 30.6 7.2 3.3 6.4 9.6 4.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .603
Alvin Scott 77 16.1 3.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.6 1.4 3.4 .429 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 12 32.9 5.8 3.8 7.3 11.0 3.2 0.8 1.2 1.7 3.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.7 .350
Alvin Scott 3 21.3 3.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.7 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 9

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2015-16-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Joakim Noah 29 21.9 4.3 3.0 5.8 8.8 3.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.7 1.8 4.6 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .489
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2016-17-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Joakim Noah 46 22.1 5.0 3.5 5.2 8.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.8 2.2 4.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2017-18-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Joakim Noah 7 5.7 1.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2018-19-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
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 %
Joakim Noah 42 16.5 7.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.3 2.6 5.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .716
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Joakim Noah Alvin Scott
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Joakim Noah 5 10.0 2.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.8 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Alvin Scott ------- --- ----------