Desmond Bane vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk 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.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Walt Kirk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Walt Kirk - 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.