Vinny Del Negro vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Vinny Del Negro, 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.

Vinny Del Negro played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Vinny Del Negro had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Vinny Del Negro 12 7 1988-89 to 2001-02
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Sacramento KingsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 80 19.5 7.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.3 .475 0.1 0.3 .300 1.1 1.3 .850
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 9 34.4 15.0 1.6 6.1 7.7 2.2 0.6 2.8 1.8 2.3 5.6 11.6 .481 1.3 4.8 .279 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 2
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1989-90-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Vinny Del Negro 76 24.4 9.7 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.4 3.9 8.5 .462 0.1 0.4 .313 1.8 2.0 .871
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Note: Vinny Del Negro didn't play in 1990-91 and 1991-92.

Season 3
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1992-93-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 73 20.9 7.4 0.3 2.0 2.2 4.0 0.6 0.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 5.9 .507 0.1 0.3 .250 1.4 1.6 .863
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 8 14.0 5.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.8 .447 0.3 1.1 .222 0.5 0.5 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1993-94-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 77 25.3 10.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 4.2 0.8 0.0 1.3 2.2 4.0 8.2 .487 0.2 0.6 .349 1.8 2.2 .824
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 4 23.3 7.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.5 0.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 6.8 .444 0.5 1.0 .500 0.8 1.3 .600
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1994-95-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 75 31.5 12.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.7 2.4 5.0 10.2 .486 0.9 2.2 .407 1.7 2.2 .790
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 15 25.5 8.7 0.3 1.9 2.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.5 3.4 7.9 .432 0.6 1.3 .450 1.3 1.6 .833
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1995-96-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 82 33.7 14.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 3.8 1.0 0.1 1.2 2.0 5.8 11.7 .497 0.7 1.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .832
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 10 37.9 14.3 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.9 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.9 5.7 12.4 .460 1.6 2.7 .593 1.3 1.9 .684
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1996-97-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Vinny Del Negro 72 31.2 12.3 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.2 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.8 5.1 10.8 .467 0.6 1.9 .314 1.6 1.8 .868
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1997-98-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 54 31.9 9.5 0.2 2.6 2.8 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.1 3.9 8.9 .441 0.3 0.7 .436 1.4 1.7 .796
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 9 31.6 10.7 0.2 2.4 2.7 3.2 0.9 0.0 1.4 3.3 4.3 9.0 .481 0.2 1.1 .200 1.8 1.9 .941
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1998-99-
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 %
Vinny Del Negro 48 22.8 5.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 5.6 .422 0.3 0.6 .433 0.8 1.0 .800
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 1999-00-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 67 18.1 5.2 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.2 2.3 4.9 .471 0.1 0.4 .333 0.5 0.6 .897
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 5 18.6 5.2 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.8 2.6 6.0 .433 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 2000-01-
Team Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Vinny Del Negro 65 14.2 3.9 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.6 .453 0.0 0.2 .077 0.6 0.7 .932
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro 3 8.7 2.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Vinny Del Negro Chet Holmgren
Season 2001-02-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Vinny Del Negro 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Vinny Del Negro ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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