Pops Mensah-Bonsu vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and Pops Mensah-Bonsu, 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.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. Pops Mensah-Bonsu had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Kendrick Nunn had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 0 2006-07 to 2010-11
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Kendrick Nunn
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Dallas MavericksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 12 5.9 2.4 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.4 .647 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.5 .389
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Pops Mensah-Bonsu didn't play in 2007-08.

Season 2
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Kendrick Nunn
Season 2008-092020-21
Team San Antonio Spurs, Toronto RaptorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 22 12.9 5.0 2.5 2.6 5.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.0 1.8 4.7 .379 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.2 .688
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Kendrick Nunn
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Houston Rockets, Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
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 %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 20 6.0 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.7 .394 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .542
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Kendrick Nunn
Season 2010-11-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 7 5.0 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.4 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Pops Mensah-Bonsu ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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