Al Bianchi vs. Stephon Marbury Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephon Marbury 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, 3 less than Stephon Marbury, who played 13. Al Bianchi had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Stephon Marbury had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Stephon Marbury 13 5 1996-97 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1956-571996-97
Team Syracuse NationalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsTimberwolves 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 68 23.2 8.3 - - 3.3 1.6 - - - 2.9 2.9 8.3 .351 - - - 2.4 3.5 .690
Stephon Marbury 67 34.7 15.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 7.8 1.0 0.3 3.1 2.4 5.3 13.0 .408 1.5 4.3 .354 3.7 5.0 .727
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
Stephon Marbury 3 39.3 21.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 3.0 8.7 21.7 .400 2.0 6.7 .300 2.0 3.3 .600

Season 2

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1957-581997-98
Team Syracuse NationalsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisTimberwolves 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 69 20.6 8.3 - - 3.2 1.7 - - - 2.7 3.1 9.1 .344 - - - 2.0 3.0 .683
Stephon Marbury 82 38.0 17.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.7 6.3 15.1 .415 1.2 3.7 .313 4.0 5.5 .731
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
Stephon Marbury 5 42.0 13.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 7.6 2.4 0.0 3.6 3.2 4.4 14.4 .306 1.4 5.0 .280 3.6 4.6 .783

Season 3

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1958-591998-99
Team Syracuse NationalsMinnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets
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
Stephon Marbury 49 38.7 21.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 8.9 1.2 0.2 3.3 2.6 7.7 18.0 .428 1.3 4.0 .335 4.5 5.7 .799
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
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Season 4

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1959-601999-00
Team Syracuse NationalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
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 18.2 7.7 - - 2.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.1 8.3 .366 - - - 1.6 2.2 .703
Stephon Marbury 74 38.9 22.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 8.4 1.5 0.2 3.6 2.6 7.7 17.8 .432 0.9 3.1 .283 5.9 7.2 .813
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 -
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Season 5

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1960-612000-01
Team Syracuse NationalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 52 12.8 5.7 - - 2.0 1.8 - - - 2.6 2.3 6.6 .345 - - - 1.2 1.7 .690
Stephon Marbury 67 38.2 23.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.2 8.4 19.1 .441 1.6 5.0 .328 5.4 6.8 .790
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
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Season 6

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1961-622001-02
Team Syracuse NationalsPhoenix Suns
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 80 24.1 10.3 - - 3.5 3.3 - - - 2.9 4.2 10.6 .397 - - - 1.9 2.8 .697
Stephon Marbury 82 38.9 20.4 0.9 2.3 3.2 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.5 2.3 7.6 17.2 .442 0.9 3.0 .286 4.3 5.5 .781
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
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Season 7

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1962-632002-03
Team Syracuse NationalsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisSuns 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 %
Al Bianchi 61 19.0 8.6 - - 2.2 2.8 - - - 2.7 3.3 7.8 .424 - - - 2.0 2.7 .732
Stephon Marbury 81 40.0 22.3 0.7 2.6 3.2 8.1 1.3 0.2 3.2 2.5 8.3 18.9 .439 1.1 3.7 .301 4.6 5.8 .803
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
Stephon Marbury 6 45.3 22.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 1.2 0.0 3.8 4.3 8.5 22.7 .375 0.8 3.7 .227 4.2 5.5 .758

Season 8

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1963-642003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisKnicks 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 18.4 8.0 - - 1.9 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.3 8.8 .376 - - - 1.4 1.8 .773
Stephon Marbury 81 40.2 20.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 8.9 1.6 0.1 3.1 2.1 7.4 17.1 .431 1.1 3.4 .318 4.4 5.4 .817
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
Stephon Marbury 4 43.8 21.3 1.3 3.0 4.3 6.5 1.8 0.0 3.5 2.3 7.8 20.8 .373 1.5 5.0 .300 4.3 6.3 .680

Season 9

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1964-652004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
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
Stephon Marbury 82 40.0 21.7 0.6 2.4 3.0 8.1 1.5 0.1 2.8 2.3 7.4 16.0 .462 1.4 4.0 .354 5.6 6.7 .834
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
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Season 10

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season 1965-662005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
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 78 16.8 6.3 - - 1.7 1.7 - - - 3.0 2.7 7.2 .382 - - - 0.8 1.3 .673
Stephon Marbury 60 36.6 16.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 6.4 1.1 0.1 2.6 2.4 5.8 12.9 .451 0.6 1.7 .317 4.1 5.4 .755
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
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Season 11

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season -2006-07
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury 74 37.1 16.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.5 5.3 12.9 .415 1.7 4.7 .357 4.0 5.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
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Season 12

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season -2007-08
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury 24 33.5 13.9 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.7 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.4 4.6 11.0 .419 1.2 3.1 .378 3.5 4.8 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Al Bianchi Stephon Marbury
Season -2008-09
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury 23 18.0 3.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.5 1.7 4.8 .342 0.3 1.1 .240 0.3 0.6 .462
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Stephon Marbury 14 11.9 3.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.4 4.7 .303 0.2 0.9 .250 0.6 0.6 1.000