Bob Lanier vs. Eric Snow Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Snow 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, 1 more than Eric Snow, who played 13. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Eric Snow had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Eric Snow 13 9 1995-96 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1970-711995-96
Team Detroit PistonsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 82 24.6 15.6 - - 8.1 1.8 - - - 3.3 6.1 13.5 .455 - - - 3.3 4.6 .726
Eric Snow 43 9.0 2.7 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 2.3 .420 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 1.1 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Eric Snow 10 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 .143 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1971-721996-97
Team Detroit PistonsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 80 38.7 25.7 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.7 10.4 21.1 .493 - - - 4.9 6.3 .768
Eric Snow 67 11.6 3.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.4 .451 0.1 0.2 .267 0.7 1.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Eric Snow 8 6.0 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.6 1.4 .455 0.3 0.5 .500 0.1 0.3 .500

Season 3

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1972-731997-98
Team Detroit PistonsSeattle Supersonics, Philadelphia 76ers
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
Eric Snow 64 14.3 3.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.8 1.2 2.9 .429 0.0 0.3 .118 0.8 1.1 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Eric Snow ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1973-741998-99
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf Semis76ers 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 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
Eric Snow 48 35.8 8.6 0.5 2.9 3.4 6.3 2.1 0.0 2.3 3.1 3.1 7.3 .428 0.1 0.4 .238 2.3 3.1 .733
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
Eric Snow 8 38.1 12.4 0.4 3.8 4.1 7.1 1.0 0.1 3.1 3.3 4.6 11.0 .420 0.4 1.6 .231 2.8 3.4 .815

Season 5

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1974-751999-00
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
Eric Snow 82 35.0 7.9 0.5 2.7 3.2 7.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 3.0 3.1 7.3 .430 0.1 0.5 .244 1.5 2.2 .712
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
Eric Snow 5 27.8 7.4 0.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.8 3.0 6.2 .484 0.6 0.8 .750 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 6

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1975-762000-01
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf Semis76ers 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 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
Eric Snow 50 34.8 9.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 7.4 1.5 0.1 2.5 2.5 3.6 8.7 .418 0.1 0.4 .263 2.4 3.1 .792
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
Eric Snow 23 31.2 9.3 1.1 2.6 3.7 4.5 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.7 3.8 9.1 .414 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 2.4 .727

Season 7

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1976-772001-02
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East 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
Eric Snow 61 36.5 12.1 0.5 3.0 3.5 6.6 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 4.5 10.2 .442 0.0 0.4 .111 3.0 3.7 .806
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
Eric Snow 5 34.2 10.8 0.6 3.8 4.4 5.4 1.2 0.0 3.0 2.6 3.6 11.2 .321 0.2 1.2 .167 3.4 4.4 .773

Season 8

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1977-782002-03
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Eric Snow 82 37.9 12.9 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.6 1.6 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.4 9.7 .452 0.1 0.4 .219 4.0 4.6 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Eric Snow 12 34.7 11.5 0.8 2.6 3.3 5.6 1.5 0.0 2.5 3.9 3.6 8.5 .422 0.1 0.8 .100 4.3 4.8 .879

Season 9

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1978-792003-04
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Eric Snow 82 36.2 10.3 0.8 2.7 3.4 6.9 1.2 0.1 2.3 2.6 3.6 8.7 .413 0.0 0.2 .111 3.1 3.9 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Eric Snow ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1979-802004-05
Team Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 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
Eric Snow 81 22.8 4.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.3 1.5 4.0 .382 0.2 0.6 .289 0.7 1.0 .738
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
Eric Snow ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1980-812005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers 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
Eric Snow 82 28.7 4.8 0.5 2.0 2.4 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.7 2.0 4.9 .409 0.0 0.1 .100 0.8 1.1 .688
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
Eric Snow 13 31.4 6.6 0.8 2.5 3.3 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.8 2.5 5.8 .421 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .759

Season 12

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1981-822006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers 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 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
Eric Snow 82 23.5 4.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.0 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.3 1.6 4.0 .417 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .637
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
Eric Snow 19 12.8 1.7 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.6 2.0 .316 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .571

Season 13

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
Season 1982-832007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Snow 22 13.9 1.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.4 0.3 1.7 .158 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 1.0 .455
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
Eric Snow ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Lanier Eric Snow
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
Eric Snow ------- --- ----------
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
Eric Snow ------- --- ----------