Bob Lanier vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts and Bob Lanier that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Lanier

vs.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Lanier 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Bob Lanier 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Bob Lanier 0 * Slick Watts 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Slick Watts 111

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Slick Watts 7

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.