Shawn Kemp vs. Larry Kenon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Kenon and Shawn Kemp, 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.

Shawn Kemp played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Larry Kenon, who played 7. Shawn Kemp had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Larry Kenon had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Shawn Kemp 14 10 1989-90 to 2002-03
Larry Kenon 7 5 1976-77 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1989-901976-77
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Shawn Kemp 81 13.8 6.5 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.5 2.5 5.2 .479 0.0 0.1 .167 1.4 2.0 .736
Larry Kenon 78 37.6 21.9 3.6 7.7 11.3 2.9 2.1 0.8 - 2.4 9.1 18.4 .492 - - - 3.8 4.6 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon 2 39.5 17.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.0 2.5 0.5 - 4.5 8.0 16.5 .485 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1990-911977-78
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost East 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 %
Shawn Kemp 81 30.1 15.0 3.3 5.1 8.4 1.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.9 5.7 11.2 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 5.4 .661
Larry Kenon 81 35.4 20.6 3.0 6.5 9.5 3.3 1.4 0.3 3.4 2.6 8.6 17.6 .489 - - - 3.4 4.0 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 5 29.8 13.2 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.4 11.4 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.4 .815
Larry Kenon 6 33.3 17.7 2.7 6.5 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.3 3.2 3.8 7.7 17.2 .447 - - - 2.3 3.2 .737

Season 3
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1991-921978-79
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost East 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 %
Shawn Kemp 64 28.3 15.5 4.1 6.3 10.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 2.4 4.1 5.7 11.2 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.6 .748
Larry Kenon 81 36.4 22.1 3.2 6.5 9.8 4.1 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.4 9.2 18.3 .504 - - - 3.6 4.3 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 9 37.6 17.4 5.2 7.0 12.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 5.3 11.2 .475 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 8.9 .763
Larry Kenon 14 39.8 21.1 4.1 7.4 11.4 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 3.0 9.1 20.9 .438 - - - 2.8 3.8 .736

Season 4
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1992-931979-80
Team Seattle SupersonicsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs 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 %
Shawn Kemp 78 33.1 17.8 3.7 7.0 10.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 2.8 4.2 6.6 13.4 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.4 .712
Larry Kenon 78 35.9 20.1 3.3 6.6 9.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 3.0 2.5 8.3 17.1 .485 0.0 0.1 .111 3.5 4.4 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 19 34.9 16.5 4.2 5.8 10.0 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 4.1 5.8 11.3 .512 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.1 .809
Larry Kenon 3 27.0 8.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 11.3 .294 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545

Season 5
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1993-941980-81
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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 %
Shawn Kemp 79 32.9 18.1 3.9 6.8 10.8 2.6 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.9 6.7 12.5 .538 0.0 0.1 .250 4.6 6.2 .741
Larry Kenon 77 28.1 14.1 2.3 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.1 5.9 12.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 5 41.2 14.8 4.0 5.8 9.8 3.4 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.6 5.2 14.0 .371 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.6 .667
Larry Kenon 6 19.0 6.7 2.8 1.7 4.5 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 6
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1994-951981-82
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 82 32.7 18.7 3.9 7.0 10.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 3.2 4.1 6.6 12.2 .547 0.0 0.1 .286 5.3 7.1 .749
Larry Kenon 60 17.3 7.2 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.2 3.2 6.9 .466 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 4 40.0 24.8 4.3 7.8 12.0 2.8 2.0 1.8 3.8 4.3 8.3 14.3 .579 0.3 0.3 1.000 8.0 9.8 .821
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1995-961982-83
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 79 33.3 19.6 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.2 1.2 1.6 4.0 3.8 6.7 11.9 .561 0.1 0.2 .417 6.2 8.4 .742
Larry Kenon 48 16.0 5.8 1.4 1.7 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.5 5.4 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 20 36.0 20.9 3.3 7.1 10.4 1.5 1.2 2.0 4.0 4.2 7.4 12.9 .570 0.0 0.2 .000 6.2 7.8 .795
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1996-97-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 81 34.0 18.7 3.4 6.6 10.0 1.9 1.5 1.0 3.5 4.0 6.5 12.7 .510 0.1 0.4 .364 5.6 7.5 .742
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 12 36.8 21.6 4.3 8.0 12.3 3.0 1.2 1.3 3.9 4.6 7.1 14.6 .486 0.2 0.8 .200 7.3 8.8 .829
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1997-98-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 80 34.6 18.0 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 3.4 3.9 6.5 14.6 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 5.1 7.0 .727
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 4 38.0 26.0 4.0 6.3 10.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 4.0 3.0 8.3 17.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 9.5 11.3 .844
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1998-99-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 42 35.1 20.5 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.4 1.1 1.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 13.7 .482 0.0 0.0 .500 7.3 9.3 .789
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 1999-00-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 82 30.4 17.8 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 3.5 4.5 5.9 14.1 .417 0.0 0.1 .333 6.0 7.7 .776
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 2000-01-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 68 15.9 6.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.7 2.5 6.1 .407 0.1 0.2 .364 1.5 1.9 .771
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp ------- --- ----------
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 2001-02-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 75 16.4 6.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.5 2.3 5.4 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .794
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 3 12.0 3.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .700
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Shawn Kemp Larry Kenon
Season 2002-03-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 79 20.7 6.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 3.0 2.7 6.4 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .742
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Kemp 7 10.4 3.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.1 3.0 .381 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
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