Bruce Brown vs. Bob Lanier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Lanier and Bruce Brown 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

Bruce Brown

vs.

Bob Lanier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Brown: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Brown 1 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Brown 6 Bob Lanier 14

Playoffs Played Bruce Brown 4 Bob Lanier 9

All-Star Games Bruce Brown 0 Bob Lanier 8

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 8.9 Bob Lanier 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Bob Lanier 10.1

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.5 Bob Lanier 3.1

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Bob Lanier 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 3,705 Bob Lanier 19,248

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 1,765 Bob Lanier 9,698

Total Assists Bruce Brown 1,033 Bob Lanier 3,007

Total Steals Bruce Brown 384 Bob Lanier 777 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 213 Bob Lanier 1,100 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 416 Bob Lanier 959

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .481 Bob Lanier .514

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .337 Bob Lanier .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .764 Bob Lanier .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 11.5 (2023) Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.4 (2021) Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 4.0 (2020) Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.1 (2023) Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.7 (2022) Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 10.1 Bob Lanier 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Bob Lanier 9.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 1.9 Bob Lanier 3.5

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Bob Lanier 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 404 Bob Lanier 1,244

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 168 Bob Lanier 645

Total Assists Bruce Brown 76 Bob Lanier 235

Total Steals Bruce Brown 36 Bob Lanier 62 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 18 Bob Lanier 99 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 40 Bob Lanier 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .510 Bob Lanier .532

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .310 Bob Lanier .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .844 Bob Lanier .768

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 14.0 (2022) Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.1 (2021) Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.8 (2022) Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.3 (2022) Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.8 (2022) Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) *

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.