Joe Graboski vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Joe Graboski, 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.

Joe Graboski played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Taurean Prince, who played 8. Joe Graboski had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Joe Graboski 13 10 1948-49 to 1961-62
Taurean Prince 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1948-492016-17
Team Chicago StagsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Stags Lost West Div SemisHawks 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 %
Joe Graboski 45 - 2.8 - - - 0.4 - - - 1.9 1.2 3.5 .344 - - - 0.4 1.1 .347
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 6.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1949-502017-18
Team Chicago StagsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Stags Lost Cent 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 %
Joe Graboski 57 - 3.6 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.7 1.3 4.3 .304 - - - 0.9 1.6 .596
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Note: Joe Graboski didn't play in 1950-51.

Season 3
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1951-522018-19
Team Indianapolis OlympiansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Olympians Lost West 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 %
Joe Graboski 66 37.0 13.7 - - 9.9 2.0 - - - 3.8 4.8 12.5 .387 - - - 4.0 6.0 .667
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 2 48.0 23.0 - - 11.5 1.5 - - - 3.5 9.5 24.0 .396 - - - 4.0 7.5 .533
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1952-532019-20
Team Indianapolis OlympiansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Olympians Lost West 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 %
Joe Graboski 69 40.1 13.0 - - 10.0 2.3 - - - 4.4 3.9 11.6 .340 - - - 5.1 7.4 .682
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 2 38.0 17.0 - - 8.0 0.0 - - - 2.5 7.0 14.0 .500 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1953-542020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Joe Graboski 71 38.9 13.3 - - 9.4 2.3 - - - 3.1 5.0 14.1 .354 - - - 3.3 4.9 .674
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1954-552021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Joe Graboski 70 35.9 13.6 - - 9.1 2.6 - - - 3.7 5.3 15.7 .340 - - - 3.0 4.3 .686
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1955-562022-23
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves 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 %
Joe Graboski 72 33.0 14.4 - - 8.9 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.5 14.9 .369 - - - 3.3 4.7 .706
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 10 31.3 13.2 - - 9.4 2.7 - - - 3.7 5.3 15.4 .344 - - - 2.6 3.5 .743
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1956-572023-24
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 72 34.7 14.3 - - 8.5 1.9 - - - 3.4 5.4 15.5 .349 - - - 3.5 4.5 .783
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 2 45.5 17.5 - - 11.0 2.0 - - - 3.5 6.5 20.0 .325 - - - 4.5 5.5 .818
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1957-58-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East 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 %
Joe Graboski 72 28.8 12.6 - - 7.9 1.7 - - - 3.5 4.7 14.1 .335 - - - 3.2 4.2 .749
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 8 31.5 12.3 - - 10.3 3.8 - - - 2.6 5.0 17.3 .290 - - - 2.3 2.9 .783
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1958-59-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
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 %
Joe Graboski 72 34.5 14.7 - - 10.4 2.1 - - - 3.5 5.5 15.5 .353 - - - 3.8 5.0 .750
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1959-60-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East 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 %
Joe Graboski 73 17.4 7.7 - - 4.9 1.5 - - - 2.0 3.0 8.0 .372 - - - 1.8 2.4 .753
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 9 14.3 4.6 - - 3.3 1.0 - - - 2.6 1.9 6.4 .293 - - - 0.8 1.0 .778
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1960-61-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Joe Graboski 68 14.9 6.8 - - 3.9 1.1 - - - 2.2 2.5 7.5 .333 - - - 1.9 2.7 .694
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 1 1.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Joe Graboski Taurean Prince
Season 1961-62-
Team St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Packers, Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Joe Graboski 38 12.3 5.1 - - 4.1 0.7 - - - 1.6 2.0 5.8 .348 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Graboski 4 6.0 0.8 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.8 0.3 1.8 .143 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
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