Desmond Bane vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Alex Groza 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.