Desmond Bane vs. Kerry Kittles Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kerry Kittles and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kerry Kittles, who played 8. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kerry Kittles 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Kerry Kittles 8 4 1996-97 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Kerry Kittles 82 36.7 16.4 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.0 1.9 0.4 1.5 2.0 6.2 14.5 .426 1.9 5.1 .377 2.1 2.8 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Kerry Kittles 77 36.5 17.2 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.3 1.7 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.6 15.0 .440 1.4 3.4 .418 2.6 3.2 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Kerry Kittles 3 42.0 16.3 0.0 5.0 5.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 2.3 4.0 5.7 13.3 .425 1.7 4.3 .385 3.3 3.7 .909

Season 3
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Kerry Kittles 46 34.1 12.9 1.1 3.0 4.2 2.5 1.7 0.6 1.4 1.8 4.9 13.3 .370 1.1 3.4 .316 1.9 2.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Kerry Kittles 62 30.6 13.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 4.9 11.3 .437 1.5 3.9 .400 1.6 2.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------

Note: Kerry Kittles didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 5
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season -2001-02
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 82 31.7 13.4 0.8 2.5 3.4 2.6 1.6 0.4 1.3 1.3 5.3 11.5 .466 1.2 3.0 .405 1.6 2.1 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 20 29.0 12.1 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.3 1.6 0.5 0.9 1.9 4.7 10.8 .435 0.9 3.4 .265 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 6
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season -2002-03
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 65 30.0 13.0 0.8 3.1 3.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 5.1 10.9 .467 1.2 3.4 .356 1.6 2.1 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 20 30.7 10.8 1.0 2.6 3.5 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 2.0 4.0 10.0 .395 1.3 3.2 .413 1.6 2.1 .762

Season 7
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season -2003-04
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 82 34.7 13.1 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.8 5.3 11.7 .453 1.2 3.4 .351 1.3 1.7 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 11 37.9 14.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.1 2.0 0.9 1.0 2.5 5.5 12.2 .448 1.5 4.7 .327 1.9 3.1 .618

Season 8
Desmond Bane Kerry Kittles
Season -2004-05
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 11 22.1 6.3 0.1 2.8 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.5 6.6 .384 0.6 1.9 .333 0.5 0.9 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------
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