Mel Hutchins vs. Kevon Looney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevon Looney and Mel Hutchins, 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.

Mel Hutchins played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Kevon Looney, who played 9. Mel Hutchins had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, while Kevon Looney had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Mel Hutchins 7 4 1951-52 to 1957-58
Kevon Looney 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1951-522015-16
Team Milwaukee HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
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 %
Mel Hutchins 66 39.7 9.2 - - 13.3 2.9 - - - 2.9 3.5 9.6 .365 - - - 2.2 3.4 .644
Kevon Looney 5 4.2 1.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.4 .571 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1952-532016-17
Team Milwaukee HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Mel Hutchins 71 40.7 11.7 - - 11.2 3.2 - - - 3.0 4.5 11.9 .379 - - - 2.7 4.2 .654
Kevon Looney 53 8.4 2.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.1 2.0 .523 0.0 0.2 .222 0.4 0.6 .618
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1953-542017-18
Team Fort Wayne PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinNBA 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 %
Mel Hutchins 72 40.8 10.3 - - 9.7 2.9 - - - 3.2 4.1 10.2 .401 - - - 2.1 3.1 .677
Kevon Looney 66 13.8 4.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.7 2.9 .580 0.0 0.1 .200 0.6 1.2 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 4 40.5 10.5 - - 9.3 1.5 - - - 4.5 3.8 11.5 .326 - - - 3.0 4.3 .706
Kevon Looney 21 18.4 4.1 2.0 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.4 1.9 3.4 .542 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 1.0 .381

Season 4

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1954-552018-19
Team Fort Wayne PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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 %
Mel Hutchins 72 39.7 12.0 - - 9.2 3.4 - - - 3.2 4.7 12.5 .378 - - - 2.5 3.6 .708
Kevon Looney 80 18.5 6.3 2.4 2.8 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.6 2.7 4.3 .625 0.0 0.1 .100 0.8 1.3 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 11 37.9 14.4 - - 8.1 2.8 - - - 4.3 5.5 13.1 .417 - - - 3.5 5.1 .679
Kevon Looney 21 20.6 7.1 2.0 2.5 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 4.4 .688 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .724

Season 5

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1955-562019-20
Team Fort Wayne PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Mel Hutchins 66 33.9 12.0 - - 7.5 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.9 11.6 .425 - - - 2.2 3.3 .643
Kevon Looney 20 13.1 3.4 1.4 1.9 3.3 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.5 4.0 .367 0.1 0.7 .071 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 10 37.7 9.3 - - 8.8 2.3 - - - 2.7 3.4 11.2 .304 - - - 2.5 4.1 .610
Kevon Looney ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1956-572020-21
Team Fort Wayne PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Mel Hutchins 72 36.8 12.4 - - 7.9 2.9 - - - 2.5 5.1 13.2 .387 - - - 2.1 2.9 .738
Kevon Looney 61 19.0 4.1 1.9 3.4 5.3 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.2 1.8 3.2 .548 0.1 0.3 .235 0.5 0.8 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins 2 34.0 11.5 - - 11.5 5.0 - - - 4.0 4.5 15.0 .300 - - - 2.5 3.5 .714
Kevon Looney ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season 1957-582021-22
Team New York KnicksGolden 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 %
Mel Hutchins 18 21.3 7.0 - - 4.8 1.9 - - - 1.7 2.8 7.3 .389 - - - 1.3 2.4 .558
Kevon Looney 82 21.1 6.0 2.5 4.7 7.3 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 2.6 2.5 4.4 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney 22 20.4 5.8 2.9 4.8 7.6 2.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.0 .659 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .611

Season 8

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season -2022-23
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors 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 %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney 82 23.9 7.0 3.3 5.9 9.3 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 2.7 3.0 4.7 .630 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .606
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney 13 25.0 6.5 4.7 8.4 13.1 3.3 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.8 2.8 4.9 .578 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .556

Season 9

Mel Hutchins Kevon Looney
Season -2023-24
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney 74 16.1 4.5 1.9 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.7 2.1 1.9 3.1 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Hutchins ------- --- ----------
Kevon Looney ------- --- ----------