Desmond Bane vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)