Bob Lanier vs. Dwight Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Powell 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

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 Dwight Powell, who played 10. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Dwight Powell had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Dwight Powell 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 82 24.6 15.6 - - 8.1 1.8 - - - 3.3 6.1 13.5 .455 - - - 3.3 4.6 .726
Dwight Powell 29 8.1 3.1 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.3 .463 0.1 0.4 .273 0.9 1.1 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 80 38.7 25.7 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.7 10.4 21.1 .493 - - - 4.9 6.3 .768
Dwight Powell 69 14.4 5.8 1.2 2.7 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.1 4.3 .493 0.0 0.2 .125 1.5 2.1 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 4 16.0 6.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.8 .474 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.8 .545

Season 3

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 38.9 23.8 - - 14.9 3.2 - - - 3.4 10.0 20.4 .490 - - - 3.8 4.9 .773
Dwight Powell 77 17.3 6.7 1.2 2.8 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.5 4.9 .515 0.3 1.0 .284 1.4 1.8 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
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
Dwight Powell 79 21.2 8.5 1.7 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.4 .593 0.4 1.1 .333 1.7 2.3 .719
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
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
Dwight Powell 77 21.6 10.6 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.8 6.3 .597 0.5 1.6 .307 2.5 3.3 .772
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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 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
Dwight Powell 40 26.5 9.4 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.7 5.7 .638 0.3 1.0 .256 1.9 2.8 .667
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 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
Dwight Powell 58 16.7 5.9 1.4 2.7 4.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.3 2.1 3.3 .619 0.1 0.4 .238 1.7 2.1 .782
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
Dwight Powell 7 7.4 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 .875 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833

Season 8

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 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
Dwight Powell 82 21.9 8.7 2.1 2.8 4.9 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.7 3.3 4.9 .671 0.2 0.5 .351 2.0 2.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 18 13.8 3.2 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.2 1.2 1.9 .629 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .609

Season 9

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Dwight Powell 76 19.2 6.7 2.0 2.2 4.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.8 2.6 3.5 .732 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisMavericks TBD
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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
Dwight Powell 63 13.3 3.3 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8 1.1 1.7 .679 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.4 .708
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
Dwight Powell 6 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 11

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Lanier Dwight Powell
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------