Willie Norwood vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and Willie Norwood, 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.

Willie Norwood played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. Willie Norwood had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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
Willie Norwood 7 3 1971-72 to 1977-78
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Detroit PistonsMiami 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 %
Willie Norwood 78 16.3 7.5 - - 4.1 0.6 - - - 2.9 2.8 5.6 .505 - - - 1.8 2.8 .651
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 %
Willie Norwood ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMiami 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 %
Willie Norwood 79 16.2 8.3 - - 4.1 0.7 - - - 2.3 3.2 6.4 .494 - - - 1.9 2.8 .684
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 %
Willie Norwood ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Willie Norwood 74 15.9 8.0 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.1 3.3 6.5 .510 - - - 1.3 1.9 .664
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 %
Willie Norwood 5 6.2 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 1.4 1.4 2.2 .636 - - - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1974-75-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Willie Norwood 24 14.5 6.6 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.7 1.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.7 5.1 .520 - - - 1.3 1.8 .738
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Norwood ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1975-76-
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 %
Willie Norwood 64 15.7 6.9 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.9 0.7 0.1 - 2.2 2.3 4.7 .485 - - - 2.4 3.2 .749
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Norwood 6 35.8 9.8 3.3 3.0 6.3 1.3 1.2 0.2 - 4.2 4.0 9.7 .414 - - - 1.8 3.0 .611
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1976-77-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Willie Norwood 76 21.7 7.7 1.7 2.2 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.1 - 2.5 2.8 6.1 .469 - - - 2.0 2.7 .733
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Norwood ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Willie Norwood Kendrick Nunn
Season 1977-78-
Team Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail 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 %
Willie Norwood 35 17.5 5.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.9 2.1 5.2 .409 - - - 1.4 2.1 .667
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Norwood 3 14.7 5.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 3.7 2.3 4.0 .583 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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