Desmond Bane vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.