Slater Martin vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell and Slater Martin, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Slater Martin played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than T.J. McConnell, who played 9. Slater Martin had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1949-50	2015-16
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Slater Martin	67	-	4.0	-	-	-	2.2	-	-	-	2.4	1.6	4.5	.351	-	-	-	0.9	1.4	.634
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	12	-	4.7	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	1.8	4.2	.420	-	-	-	1.2	2.0	.583
T.J. McConnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1951-52	2017-18
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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		%
Slater Martin	66	37.6	9.3	-	-	3.5	3.8	-	-	-	3.4	3.6	9.6	.375	-	-	-	2.2	2.9	.747
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	13	40.2	9.0	-	-	2.8	4.3	-	-	-	4.9	2.9	8.5	.345	-	-	-	3.2	4.3	.732
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600

Season 4
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1952-53	2018-19
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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		%
Slater Martin	70	36.5	10.6	-	-	2.7	3.6	-	-	-	3.5	3.7	9.1	.410	-	-	-	3.2	4.1	.780
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	12	37.8	10.1	-	-	2.6	3.6	-	-	-	4.1	3.4	8.6	.398	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.765
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 5
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1953-54	2019-20
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers 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		%
Slater Martin	69	35.8	9.9	-	-	2.4	3.7	-	-	-	2.9	3.7	9.5	.388	-	-	-	2.6	3.5	.724
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	13	41.0	9.7	-	-	2.2	4.6	-	-	-	4.0	2.8	8.6	.330	-	-	-	4.0	5.4	.743
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500

Season 6
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1954-55	2020-21
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	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		%
Slater Martin	72	38.7	13.6	-	-	3.6	5.9	-	-	-	3.1	4.9	12.8	.381	-	-	-	3.8	5.0	.769
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	7	45.0	13.7	-	-	4.0	4.4	-	-	-	3.3	4.0	13.4	.298	-	-	-	5.7	7.0	.816
T.J. McConnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1955-56	2021-22
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Slater Martin	72	39.4	13.2	-	-	3.6	6.2	-	-	-	2.8	4.3	12.0	.358	-	-	-	4.6	5.5	.833
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	3	40.3	18.0	-	-	2.3	5.0	-	-	-	3.0	5.7	12.3	.459	-	-	-	6.7	8.0	.833
T.J. McConnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1956-57	2022-23
Team	New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Slater Martin	66	36.4	10.9	-	-	4.4	4.1	-	-	-	2.9	3.7	11.2	.332	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.790
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	10	43.9	16.6	-	-	4.2	4.9	-	-	-	3.9	5.5	15.5	.355	-	-	-	5.6	7.4	.757
T.J. McConnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1957-58	2023-24
Team	St. Louis Hawks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers 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		%
Slater Martin	60	35.0	12.0	-	-	3.8	3.6	-	-	-	3.1	4.3	12.8	.336	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.746
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	11	37.8	11.5	-	-	4.4	3.6	-	-	-	3.6	4.0	12.5	.321	-	-	-	3.5	5.7	.619
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867

Season 10
	Slater Martin	T.J. McConnell
Season	1958-59	-
Team	St. Louis Hawks	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost West Div 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		%
Slater Martin	71	35.3	9.7	-	-	3.6	4.7	-	-	-	3.2	3.5	9.9	.347	-	-	-	2.8	3.6	.776
T.J. McConnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Slater Martin	1	18.0	8.0	-	-	3.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.0	4.0	5.0	.800	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
T.J. McConnell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-