Festus Ezeli vs. Bob Lanier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Lanier and Festus Ezeli 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

Festus Ezeli

vs.

Bob Lanier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Bob Lanier 14

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Bob Lanier 9

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Bob Lanier 8

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Bob Lanier 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Bob Lanier 10.1

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Bob Lanier 3.1

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Bob Lanier 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Bob Lanier 19,248

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Bob Lanier 9,698

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Bob Lanier 3,007

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Bob Lanier 777 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Bob Lanier 1,100 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Bob Lanier 959

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Bob Lanier .514

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Bob Lanier .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Bob Lanier .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Bob Lanier 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Bob Lanier 9.6

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Bob Lanier 3.5

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Bob Lanier 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Bob Lanier 1,244

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Bob Lanier 645

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Bob Lanier 235

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Bob Lanier 62 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Bob Lanier 99 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Bob Lanier 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Bob Lanier .532

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Bob Lanier .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Bob Lanier .768

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.