Desmond Bane vs. Paul Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Long 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.

Paul Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Paul Long 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Paul Long 3

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Paul Long 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Paul Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Paul Long 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Paul Long 0.8

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Paul Long 0.8

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Paul Long 274

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Paul Long 57

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Paul Long 54

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Paul Long 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Paul Long .464

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Paul Long .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Paul Long 4.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Paul Long 1.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Paul Long 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Paul Long - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Paul Long 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Paul Long 0.0

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Paul Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Paul Long 6

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Paul Long 0

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Paul Long 1

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Paul Long 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Paul Long 1.000

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Paul Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Paul Long 6.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Paul Long 0.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Paul Long 1.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Paul Long - 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.