Terry Cummings vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving and Terry Cummings, 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.

Terry Cummings played 18 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kyrie Irving, who played 13. Terry Cummings had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while Kyrie Irving had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Terry Cummings 18 13 1982-83 to 1999-00
Kyrie Irving 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1982-832011-12
Team San Diego ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Terry Cummings 70 36.2 23.7 4.3 6.3 10.6 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.9 4.2 9.8 18.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 5.9 .709
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1983-842012-13
Team San Diego ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Terry Cummings 81 35.9 22.9 4.0 5.6 9.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 2.7 3.7 9.1 18.4 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 6.5 .720
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1984-852013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Terry Cummings 79 34.5 23.6 3.1 6.0 9.1 2.9 1.5 0.8 2.4 3.3 9.6 19.4 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 5.9 .741
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 8 38.9 27.5 2.6 6.1 8.8 2.5 1.5 0.9 3.3 4.1 10.8 18.6 .577 0.0 0.1 .000 6.0 7.3 .828
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1985-862014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Terry Cummings 82 32.5 19.8 2.7 5.8 8.5 2.4 1.5 0.6 2.3 3.5 8.3 17.5 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.9 .656
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 14 36.4 21.6 2.4 7.5 9.9 3.0 1.4 1.1 2.8 3.7 9.3 18.1 .514 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.4 .694
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841

Season 5

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1986-872015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Terry Cummings 82 33.8 20.8 2.6 5.9 8.5 2.8 1.6 1.0 2.1 3.6 8.9 17.4 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.6 .662
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 12 36.9 22.3 2.4 5.5 7.9 2.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 4.3 8.8 17.9 .488 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.9 .687
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875

Season 6

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1987-882016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 %
Terry Cummings 76 34.6 21.3 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.2 3.6 8.9 18.3 .485 0.0 0.0 .333 3.6 5.3 .665
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 5 38.6 25.8 2.4 5.4 7.8 2.6 1.8 0.6 2.4 3.2 10.0 17.8 .562 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 8.8 .659
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905

Season 7

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1988-892017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Terry Cummings 80 35.3 22.9 3.5 4.6 8.1 2.5 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.3 9.1 19.5 .467 0.1 0.2 .467 4.5 5.8 .787
Kyrie Irving 60 32.2 24.4 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 8.9 18.1 .491 2.8 6.8 .408 3.9 4.4 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 5 24.8 12.8 3.8 2.8 6.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.8 3.2 5.0 13.8 .362 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.2 .875
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1989-902018-19
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Terry Cummings 81 34.8 22.4 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.7 1.4 0.6 2.5 3.5 9.0 18.9 .475 0.2 0.7 .322 4.2 5.4 .780
Kyrie Irving 67 33.0 23.8 1.1 3.9 5.0 6.9 1.5 0.5 2.6 2.5 9.0 18.5 .487 2.6 6.5 .401 3.2 3.7 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 10 37.5 24.9 3.1 6.3 9.4 2.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 3.9 10.3 19.5 .528 0.1 0.5 .200 4.2 5.2 .808
Kyrie Irving 9 36.7 21.3 0.6 3.8 4.3 7.0 1.4 0.4 3.1 2.9 7.7 19.9 .385 2.0 6.4 .310 4.0 4.4 .900

Season 9

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1990-912019-20
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terry Cummings 67 32.8 17.6 2.9 4.9 7.8 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 7.5 15.5 .484 0.1 0.5 .212 2.4 3.6 .683
Kyrie Irving 20 32.9 27.4 1.1 4.1 5.2 6.4 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.7 10.0 20.8 .478 2.8 7.1 .394 4.7 5.1 .922
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 4 31.0 14.8 3.5 5.8 9.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 3.3 6.3 12.3 .510 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 4.5 .500
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1991-922020-21
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Terry Cummings 70 30.7 17.3 3.5 5.5 9.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 3.0 7.3 15.0 .488 0.1 0.2 .385 2.5 3.6 .711
Kyrie Irving 54 34.9 26.9 1.0 3.8 4.8 6.0 1.4 0.7 2.4 2.6 10.2 20.1 .506 2.8 7.0 .402 3.7 4.0 .922
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 3 40.7 26.0 5.0 6.3 11.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 3.0 11.3 22.0 .515 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 6.7 .500
Kyrie Irving 9 36.1 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.8 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.1 8.6 18.1 .472 2.7 7.2 .369 2.9 3.1 .929

Season 11

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1992-932021-22
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
Terry Cummings 8 9.5 3.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.1 1.4 3.6 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .500
Kyrie Irving 29 37.6 27.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.8 1.4 0.6 2.5 2.8 10.0 21.2 .469 3.4 8.2 .418 4.1 4.4 .915
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 10 13.8 6.7 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.7 3.1 7.0 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .625
Kyrie Irving 4 42.5 21.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.3 1.8 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 15.8 .444 2.0 5.3 .381 5.3 5.3 1.000

Season 12

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1993-942022-23
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Terry Cummings 59 19.2 7.3 2.2 2.8 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.3 3.1 7.3 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .589
Kyrie Irving 60 37.3 27.1 1.0 4.1 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.9 20.1 .494 3.1 8.3 .379 4.1 4.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 4 18.0 8.0 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.5 1.3 0.8 1.0 2.5 2.8 5.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.0 .833
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1994-952023-24
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 76 16.8 6.8 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 2.9 6.1 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .585
Kyrie Irving 58 35.0 25.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.9 9.7 19.5 .497 3.0 7.3 .411 3.3 3.6 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 15 9.0 3.9 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.2 .375 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.0 .733
Kyrie Irving 11 39.9 21.0 1.3 2.9 4.2 5.6 1.5 0.5 2.4 3.2 7.7 15.6 .494 2.6 5.9 .446 2.9 3.5 .842

Season 14

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1995-96-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Terry Cummings 81 21.9 8.0 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.9 3.2 3.3 7.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 2.0 .650
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1996-97-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Terry Cummings 45 18.4 8.2 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.9 0.7 0.2 1.0 2.5 3.4 7.1 .486 0.1 0.1 .600 1.3 1.8 .695
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 12 24.3 8.8 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.2 3.3 3.8 7.7 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1997-98-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Terry Cummings 74 16.0 6.3 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.4 2.7 5.8 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .684
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings 8 15.0 4.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 2.9 1.9 4.3 .441 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1998-99-
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 %
Terry Cummings 50 20.2 9.1 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 3.4 3.7 8.5 .439 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.6 2.3 .711
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Terry Cummings Kyrie Irving
Season 1999-00-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Terry Cummings 22 18.1 8.4 2.0 2.8 4.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.2 3.4 3.5 8.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .821
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Cummings ------- --- ----------
Kyrie Irving ------- --- ----------