Kendrick Nunn vs. DeWayne Scales Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeWayne Scales and Kendrick Nunn, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Kendrick Nunn and DeWayne Scales both played 3 years in the NBA. Kendrick Nunn had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while DeWayne Scales had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 3 | 2 | 2019-20 to 2022-23 |
| DeWayne Scales | 3 | 0 | 1980-81 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kendrick Nunn | DeWayne Scales | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 1980-81 |
| Team | Miami Heat | New York Knicks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Heat Lost NBA Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Kendrick Nunn | 67 | 29.3 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 13.6 | .439 | 2.0 | 5.8 | .350 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .850 |
| DeWayne Scales | 44 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 5.1 | .418 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .667 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kendrick Nunn | 15 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .391 | 0.8 | 2.9 | .279 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 |
| DeWayne Scales | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Kendrick Nunn | DeWayne Scales | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 1981-82 |
| Team | Miami Heat | New York Knicks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Kendrick Nunn | 56 | 29.5 | 14.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 11.8 | .485 | 2.2 | 5.7 | .381 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .933 |
| DeWayne Scales | 3 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kendrick Nunn | 4 | 23.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 10.8 | .395 | 1.3 | 4.5 | .278 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 |
| DeWayne Scales | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.
Note: DeWayne Scales didn't play in 1982-83.
Season 3 |
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| Kendrick Nunn | DeWayne Scales | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 1983-84 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards | Washington Bullets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Kendrick Nunn | 70 | 13.8 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 6.4 | .424 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .354 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .854 |
| DeWayne Scales | 2 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kendrick Nunn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DeWayne Scales | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |