Phil Jackson vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Phil Jackson, 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.

Phil Jackson played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than C.J. McCollum, who played 11. Phil Jackson had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while C.J. McCollum had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Phil Jackson 12 8 1967-68 to 1979-80
C.J. McCollum 11 10 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1967-682013-14
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 75 14.6 6.2 - - 4.5 0.7 - - - 2.8 2.4 6.1 .400 - - - 1.3 2.2 .589
C.J. McCollum 38 12.5 5.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.9 4.7 .416 0.8 2.1 .375 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 6 15.0 4.0 - - 4.2 0.3 - - - 3.8 1.7 5.8 .286 - - - 0.7 0.8 .800
C.J. McCollum 6 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.8 .091 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1968-692014-15
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 47 19.7 7.1 - - 5.2 0.9 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.3 .429 - - - 1.7 2.5 .672
C.J. McCollum 62 15.7 6.8 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.6 5.9 .436 0.9 2.2 .396 0.8 1.2 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 5 33.2 17.0 0.2 3.8 4.0 0.4 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.6 6.4 13.4 .478 2.2 4.6 .478 2.0 2.6 .769

Note: Phil Jackson didn't play in 1969-70 (NBA ChampionNBA Champion).

Season 3

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1970-712015-16
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 71 10.9 4.7 - - 3.4 0.4 - - - 2.4 1.7 3.7 .449 - - - 1.3 1.9 .714
C.J. McCollum 80 34.8 20.8 0.6 2.7 3.2 4.3 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.3 8.0 17.9 .448 2.5 5.9 .417 2.3 2.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 5 6.0 1.8 - - 2.0 0.4 - - - 1.6 0.8 2.8 .286 - - - 0.2 0.2 1.000
C.J. McCollum 11 40.2 20.5 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.3 0.9 0.5 1.8 2.7 7.6 17.9 .426 1.8 5.3 .345 3.4 4.2 .804

Season 4

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1971-722016-17
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 80 15.9 7.2 - - 4.1 0.9 - - - 2.8 2.6 5.8 .440 - - - 2.1 2.9 .732
C.J. McCollum 80 35.0 23.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 3.6 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.5 8.7 18.0 .480 2.3 5.5 .421 3.4 3.7 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 16 20.0 9.8 - - 5.1 0.9 - - - 3.2 3.6 7.5 .475 - - - 2.6 3.6 .737
C.J. McCollum 4 35.0 22.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 3.8 2.5 8.0 20.0 .400 2.8 5.5 .500 3.8 4.0 .938

Season 5

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1972-732017-18
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 80 17.4 8.1 - - 4.3 1.2 - - - 2.7 3.1 6.9 .443 - - - 1.9 2.4 .790
C.J. McCollum 81 36.1 21.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.1 8.2 18.6 .443 2.3 5.9 .397 2.6 3.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 17 19.9 8.7 - - 4.2 1.4 - - - 3.5 3.5 7.1 .500 - - - 1.6 2.2 .737
C.J. McCollum 4 38.8 25.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.8 10.0 19.3 .519 2.8 6.5 .423 2.5 3.3 .769

Season 6

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1973-742018-19
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 82 25.0 11.1 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 - 3.4 4.4 9.2 .477 - - - 2.3 3.0 .776
C.J. McCollum 70 33.9 21.0 0.9 3.1 4.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.5 2.5 8.2 17.8 .459 2.4 6.4 .375 2.3 2.7 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 12 24.8 11.3 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.4 - 3.3 4.5 9.7 .466 - - - 2.3 2.5 .900
C.J. McCollum 16 39.7 24.7 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.9 2.1 9.6 21.9 .440 2.9 7.3 .393 2.6 3.5 .732

Season 7

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1974-752019-20
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 78 29.3 10.8 1.8 5.9 7.7 1.7 1.1 0.7 - 4.2 4.2 9.1 .455 - - - 2.5 3.2 .763
C.J. McCollum 70 36.5 22.2 0.7 3.6 4.2 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.6 8.7 19.4 .451 2.8 7.3 .379 2.0 2.6 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 3 26.0 9.0 1.7 6.7 8.3 0.7 1.3 1.0 - 5.0 3.3 7.0 .476 - - - 2.3 2.7 .875
C.J. McCollum 5 39.2 23.2 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 1.2 0.4 3.0 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 2.6 7.0 .371 3.0 4.4 .682

Season 8

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1975-762020-21
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Phil Jackson 80 18.3 6.0 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 - 3.4 2.3 4.8 .478 - - - 1.4 1.9 .733
C.J. McCollum 47 34.0 23.1 0.6 3.3 3.9 4.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.9 8.6 18.8 .458 3.6 8.9 .402 2.3 2.8 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 6 40.0 20.7 1.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 4.2 8.3 19.0 .439 2.3 7.0 .333 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 9

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1976-772021-22
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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 %
Phil Jackson 76 13.6 3.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.1 0.4 0.2 - 2.4 1.3 3.1 .440 - - - 0.7 0.9 .718
C.J. McCollum 62 34.6 22.1 0.9 3.5 4.3 5.1 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.0 8.6 18.8 .460 2.9 7.6 .388 1.9 2.7 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 6 39.0 22.2 1.8 4.8 6.7 4.8 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 8.2 20.8 .392 2.8 8.5 .333 3.0 4.3 .692

Season 10

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1977-782022-23
Team New York KnicksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Phil Jackson 63 10.4 2.4 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.7 0.9 1.8 .478 - - - 0.7 0.9 .768
C.J. McCollum 75 35.3 20.9 0.7 3.6 4.4 5.7 0.9 0.5 2.4 2.0 7.8 17.9 .437 2.8 7.2 .389 2.4 3.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 6 8.3 2.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.7 1.3 .500 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
C.J. McCollum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1978-792023-24
Team New Jersey NetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdPelicans 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 %
Phil Jackson 59 18.1 6.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.8 2.4 5.1 .475 - - - 1.5 1.8 .819
C.J. McCollum 66 32.7 20.0 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.6 0.9 0.6 1.7 1.9 7.3 16.0 .459 3.6 8.4 .429 1.7 2.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 2 10.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
C.J. McCollum 4 37.0 17.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 4.8 1.8 0.8 4.0 3.5 7.8 18.5 .419 1.8 7.3 .241 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 12

Phil Jackson C.J. McCollum
Season 1979-80-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Phil Jackson 16 12.1 4.1 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.2 1.8 2.9 .630 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .700
C.J. McCollum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
C.J. McCollum ------- --- ----------