Al Bianchi vs. Mike Bibby Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Bibby and Al Bianchi, 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.

Al Bianchi played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Mike Bibby, who played 14. Al Bianchi had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Mike Bibby had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Al Bianchi 10 10 1956-57 to 1965-66
Mike Bibby 14 10 1998-99 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1956-571998-99
Team Syracuse NationalsVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Al Bianchi 68 23.2 8.3 - - 3.3 1.6 - - - 2.9 2.9 8.3 .351 - - - 2.4 3.5 .690
Mike Bibby 50 35.2 13.2 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.2 12.1 .430 0.3 1.5 .203 2.5 3.4 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 5 19.4 6.4 - - 3.0 1.6 - - - 3.2 2.4 7.6 .316 - - - 1.6 2.4 .667
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1957-581999-00
Team Syracuse NationalsVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Al Bianchi 69 20.6 8.3 - - 3.2 1.7 - - - 2.7 3.1 9.1 .344 - - - 2.0 3.0 .683
Mike Bibby 82 38.5 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 8.1 1.6 0.2 3.0 2.1 5.6 12.6 .445 0.9 2.6 .363 2.4 3.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 2 18.5 5.5 - - 3.5 1.0 - - - 2.0 2.0 6.0 .333 - - - 1.5 4.0 .375
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1958-592000-01
Team Syracuse NationalsVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Al Bianchi 72 24.7 10.0 - - 2.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 10.5 .377 - - - 2.1 2.9 .723
Mike Bibby 82 38.9 15.9 0.6 3.1 3.7 8.4 1.3 0.1 3.0 1.8 6.4 14.1 .454 1.3 3.5 .379 1.7 2.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 9 21.3 9.1 - - 3.2 2.8 - - - 4.6 3.8 8.2 .459 - - - 1.6 2.4 .636
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1959-602001-02
Team Syracuse NationalsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisKings 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 %
Al Bianchi 69 18.2 7.7 - - 2.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.1 8.3 .366 - - - 1.6 2.2 .703
Mike Bibby 80 33.2 13.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.7 5.6 12.3 .453 0.6 1.7 .370 1.9 2.4 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 2 9.0 0.0 - - 1.5 1.5 - - - 1.0 0.0 4.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Mike Bibby 16 41.3 20.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 5.0 1.4 0.2 2.3 1.9 7.1 16.1 .444 1.6 3.7 .424 4.4 5.4 .826

Season 5
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1960-612002-03
Team Syracuse NationalsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsKings 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 %
Al Bianchi 52 12.8 5.7 - - 2.0 1.8 - - - 2.6 2.3 6.6 .345 - - - 1.2 1.7 .690
Mike Bibby 55 33.4 15.9 0.6 2.1 2.7 5.2 1.3 0.1 2.3 1.7 6.0 12.7 .470 1.0 2.5 .409 2.9 3.4 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 7 12.9 6.0 - - 1.0 0.7 - - - 2.9 2.4 6.6 .370 - - - 1.1 1.3 .889
Mike Bibby 12 33.5 12.7 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.0 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 11.3 .422 0.9 3.3 .282 2.3 2.8 .794

Season 6
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1961-622003-04
Team Syracuse NationalsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisKings 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 %
Al Bianchi 80 24.1 10.3 - - 3.5 3.3 - - - 2.9 4.2 10.6 .397 - - - 1.9 2.8 .697
Mike Bibby 82 36.3 18.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.4 1.4 0.2 2.1 1.8 6.4 14.3 .450 1.8 4.6 .392 3.7 4.5 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 5 36.8 14.2 - - 5.2 3.6 - - - 3.4 5.4 13.8 .391 - - - 3.4 4.0 .850
Mike Bibby 12 41.7 20.0 0.8 3.4 4.2 7.0 1.9 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.0 16.3 .429 2.0 4.6 .436 4.0 4.6 .873

Season 7
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1962-632004-05
Team Syracuse NationalsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisKings 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 %
Al Bianchi 61 19.0 8.6 - - 2.2 2.8 - - - 2.7 3.3 7.8 .424 - - - 2.0 2.7 .732
Mike Bibby 80 38.6 19.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 6.8 1.6 0.4 2.5 2.4 7.0 15.8 .443 1.6 4.6 .360 4.0 5.2 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 5 15.4 6.8 - - 1.6 0.4 - - - 3.4 3.0 6.8 .441 - - - 0.8 1.4 .571
Mike Bibby 5 40.4 19.6 1.0 3.4 4.4 6.6 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.2 7.2 18.4 .391 1.0 4.6 .217 4.2 5.4 .778

Season 8
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1963-642005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisKings 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 %
Al Bianchi 78 18.4 8.0 - - 1.9 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.3 8.8 .376 - - - 1.4 1.8 .773
Mike Bibby 82 38.6 21.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.1 7.3 16.9 .432 2.3 6.1 .386 4.2 4.9 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 5 13.6 5.4 - - 0.8 0.8 - - - 2.4 2.4 5.8 .414 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
Mike Bibby 6 42.5 16.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 5.2 1.5 0.0 3.0 2.8 5.3 15.3 .348 1.5 4.3 .346 4.5 5.0 .900

Season 9
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1964-652006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Al Bianchi 60 18.6 6.7 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 3.0 2.9 8.1 .360 - - - 0.9 1.3 .711
Mike Bibby 82 34.0 17.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 4.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 1.7 5.7 14.2 .404 2.1 5.9 .360 3.5 4.2 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 11 28.0 9.5 - - 1.5 2.7 - - - 4.1 4.1 10.7 .381 - - - 1.3 1.9 .667
Mike Bibby ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season 1965-662007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsHawks 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 %
Al Bianchi 78 16.8 6.3 - - 1.7 1.7 - - - 3.0 2.7 7.2 .382 - - - 0.8 1.3 .673
Mike Bibby 48 32.8 13.9 0.3 3.0 3.3 6.0 1.1 0.1 2.5 2.0 5.2 12.6 .411 1.9 5.2 .375 1.6 2.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi 5 12.8 9.0 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.6 8.6 .419 - - - 1.8 2.4 .750
Mike Bibby 7 36.0 10.3 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.7 3.1 9.3 .338 1.0 3.4 .292 3.0 4.6 .656

Season 11
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season -2008-09
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 79 34.7 14.9 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.0 1.2 0.1 1.6 1.8 5.5 12.7 .435 2.1 5.4 .390 1.7 2.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 11 35.5 13.2 0.5 2.8 3.4 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.2 3.1 4.5 9.6 .462 2.4 4.4 .542 1.9 2.0 .955

Season 12
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season -2009-10
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 80 27.4 9.1 0.3 2.1 2.3 3.9 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 3.4 8.1 .416 1.6 4.1 .389 0.9 1.0 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 11 26.5 8.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.4 3.3 7.3 .450 1.3 3.1 .412 0.6 0.9 .700

Season 13
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season -2010-11
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 80 28.6 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.4 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.2 .431 1.9 4.4 .440 0.5 0.8 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 20 20.8 3.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.4 4.8 .281 0.9 3.3 .258 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 14
Al Bianchi Mike Bibby
Season -2011-12
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 39 14.3 2.6 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.2 .282 0.7 2.2 .318 0.2 0.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Mike Bibby 5 23.6 5.4 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.6 .391 1.4 3.4 .412 0.4 0.6 .667
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