Bob Lanier vs. Allen Leavell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Allen Leavell and Bob Lanier, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Bob Lanier played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Allen Leavell, who played 10. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Allen Leavell had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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 achivements, 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
Bob Lanier 14 9 1970-71 to 1983-84
Allen Leavell 10 8 1979-80 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1970-711979-80
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 82 24.6 15.6 - - 8.1 1.8 - - - 3.3 6.1 13.5 .455 - - - 3.3 4.6 .726
Allen Leavell 77 27.6 10.9 0.7 1.6 2.4 5.4 1.6 0.4 2.7 2.6 4.3 8.5 .503 0.0 0.2 .158 2.3 2.9 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 7 21.3 5.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.4 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.7 1.4 5.4 .263 0.0 0.6 .000 2.7 3.0 .905

Season 2

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1971-721980-81
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 80 38.7 25.7 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.7 10.4 21.1 .493 - - - 4.9 6.3 .768
Allen Leavell 79 21.3 8.1 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 2.0 3.3 6.9 .471 0.0 0.2 .118 1.6 1.9 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 17 12.8 4.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.6 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 4.5 .390 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.0 .882

Season 3

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1972-731981-82
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 81 38.9 23.8 - - 14.9 3.2 - - - 3.4 10.0 20.4 .490 - - - 3.8 4.9 .773
Allen Leavell 79 27.2 10.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 5.8 1.9 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.7 10.0 .467 0.1 0.4 .290 1.5 1.7 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 3 31.0 14.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.3 1.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.7 15.7 .426 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 4

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1973-741982-83
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 81 37.6 22.5 3.3 9.9 13.3 4.2 1.4 3.0 - 3.4 9.2 18.3 .504 - - - 4.0 5.0 .797
Allen Leavell 79 32.9 14.8 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.7 2.1 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.6 13.4 .415 0.5 2.2 .240 3.1 3.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 7 43.3 26.3 3.7 11.6 15.3 3.0 0.6 2.0 - 4.0 11.0 21.7 .507 - - - 4.3 5.4 .789
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1974-751983-84
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 76 39.3 24.0 3.0 9.1 12.0 4.6 1.0 2.3 - 3.1 9.6 18.9 .510 - - - 4.8 5.9 .802
Allen Leavell 82 24.5 11.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.4 4.3 8.9 .477 0.1 0.9 .155 2.9 3.5 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 3 42.7 20.3 1.7 9.0 10.7 6.3 1.3 4.0 - 3.3 8.7 17.0 .510 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1975-761984-85
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 64 36.9 21.3 3.4 8.3 11.7 3.4 1.2 1.3 - 3.2 8.5 15.9 .532 - - - 4.4 5.8 .768
Allen Leavell 42 12.8 5.4 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.5 2.1 5.0 .421 0.2 0.9 .216 1.0 1.4 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 9 39.9 26.1 4.3 8.3 12.7 3.3 0.9 2.3 - 3.8 10.6 19.1 .552 - - - 5.0 5.6 .900
Allen Leavell 5 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 7

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1976-771985-86
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 64 38.2 25.3 3.1 8.5 11.6 3.3 1.1 2.0 - 2.7 10.6 19.8 .534 - - - 4.1 5.0 .818
Allen Leavell 74 16.1 7.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 6.2 .463 0.3 0.9 .358 1.8 2.1 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 3 39.3 28.0 4.3 12.3 16.7 2.0 1.0 2.3 - 3.3 11.3 18.0 .630 - - - 5.3 6.3 .842
Allen Leavell 15 11.3 5.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.6 5.3 .300 0.5 1.0 .467 1.3 1.5 .870

Season 8

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1977-781986-87
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 63 36.7 24.5 3.1 8.2 11.3 3.4 1.3 1.5 3.6 2.9 9.9 18.4 .537 - - - 4.7 6.1 .772
Allen Leavell 53 22.2 7.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.4 2.8 6.8 .411 0.3 1.1 .316 1.9 2.2 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 10 38.4 14.1 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.2 1.9 0.3 2.8 4.2 4.4 10.7 .411 0.4 1.6 .250 4.9 6.0 .817

Season 9

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1978-791987-88
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 53 34.6 23.6 3.1 6.2 9.3 2.6 0.9 1.4 3.3 3.4 9.2 17.9 .515 - - - 5.2 6.9 .749
Allen Leavell 80 26.9 10.2 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.1 1.6 0.1 1.6 2.0 3.6 8.3 .437 0.2 1.1 .216 2.7 3.1 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Allen Leavell 4 9.5 5.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.8 4.8 .368 0.5 1.5 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 10

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1979-801988-89
Team Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 63 33.8 19.2 2.4 6.3 8.8 2.9 1.2 1.4 2.6 3.2 7.4 13.8 .537 0.0 0.1 .167 4.4 5.6 .782
Allen Leavell 55 11.4 3.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.4 .346 0.1 0.7 .122 0.8 1.1 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 7 36.6 19.3 2.4 6.9 9.3 4.4 1.0 1.1 2.4 3.3 7.4 14.4 .515 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.0 .738
Allen Leavell 2 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 11

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1980-81-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 67 26.2 14.3 1.9 4.3 6.2 2.7 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.7 5.6 10.7 .525 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.1 4.1 .751
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 7 33.7 17.6 1.7 5.7 7.4 4.0 1.7 1.1 2.1 2.6 7.1 12.1 .588 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.6 .719
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1981-82-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 74 26.8 13.5 1.2 4.0 5.2 3.0 1.0 0.8 2.2 2.9 5.5 9.9 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.3 .752
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 6 35.3 16.0 3.0 4.5 7.5 3.7 1.3 0.8 2.3 3.5 6.8 13.3 .513 0.0 0.2 .000 2.3 4.2 .560
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 39 25.1 10.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.7 0.9 0.6 2.1 3.2 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .684
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 9 27.8 13.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.6 0.6 1.6 2.3 3.6 5.7 9.9 .573 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.9 .600
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Lanier Allen Leavell
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 72 27.9 13.6 2.0 4.4 6.3 2.6 0.8 0.7 2.3 3.2 5.4 9.5 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.8 .708
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 16 31.2 12.7 2.0 5.3 7.3 3.4 0.7 0.6 2.4 3.6 5.1 10.7 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.8 .886
Allen Leavell ------- --- ----------