Desmond Bane vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Joe Fulks 4

Scoring Leader Desmond Bane 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Joe Fulks - 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.