Adrian Dantley vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi and Adrian Dantley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Adrian Dantley played 15 years in the NBA, 13 more than Yves Missi, who played 2. Adrian Dantley had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Adrian Dantley 15 7 1976-77 to 1990-91
Yves Missi 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Adrian Dantley Yves Missi
Season 1976-772024-25
Team Buffalo BravesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Adrian Dantley 77 36.6 20.3 3.3 4.4 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.2 - 2.8 7.1 13.6 .520 - - - 6.2 7.6 .818
difference:+4+9.8+11.2+0.2+0.3+0.6+0.5+0.7+1.1-0.8+3.4+6.9+.027+4.5+4.8+.195
Yves Missi 73 26.8 9.1 3.5 4.7 8.2 1.4 0.5 1.3 1.1 2.0 3.7 6.7 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .623
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Adrian Dantley nor Yves Missi played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Adrian Dantley Yves Missi
Season 1977-782025-26
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Adrian Dantley 79 37.1 21.5 3.4 4.5 7.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.9 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 6.8 8.6 .796
difference:+63+16.7+15.4+0.1+2.1+2.0+1.9+1.3+0.8-1.8-0.9+4.7+9.5+.041+6.0+7.1+.254
Yves Missi 16 20.4 6.1 3.3 2.4 5.8 1.3 0.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.6 4.8 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .542
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Adrian Dantley 3 34.7 17.0 3.0 5.3 8.3 3.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.7 11.7 .571 - - - 3.7 5.7 .647
Yves Missi DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Adrian Dantley played 13 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1979 to 1991—Adrian Dantley played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Yves Missi, Adrian Dantley got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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