Bob Lanier vs. Etan Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Etan Thomas 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.

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, 5 more than Etan Thomas, who played 9. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Etan Thomas had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1970-71	2001-02
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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	82	24.6	15.6	-	-	8.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	13.5	.455	-	-	-	3.3	4.6	.726
Etan Thomas	47	13.1	4.3	1.2	2.7	3.9	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.7	3.2	.536	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.6	.554
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Etan Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1971-72	2002-03
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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	80	38.7	25.7	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.7	10.4	21.1	.493	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.768
Etan Thomas	38	13.5	4.8	1.8	2.5	4.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.9	1.7	1.6	3.3	.492	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.5	.638
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Etan Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1972-73	2003-04
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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
Etan Thomas	79	24.1	8.9	2.3	4.4	6.7	0.9	0.5	1.6	1.4	2.8	3.3	6.7	.489	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.7	.647
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Etan Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1973-74	2004-05
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf Semis	Wizards 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
Etan Thomas	47	20.8	7.1	1.8	3.4	5.2	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.1	2.8	2.7	5.4	.502	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	3.1	.528
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
Etan Thomas	8	16.1	6.0	1.5	3.0	4.5	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.1	2.9	2.4	3.6	.655	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.8	.455

Season 5
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1974-75	2005-06
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Wizards 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	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
Etan Thomas	71	15.8	4.7	1.4	2.5	3.9	0.2	0.3	1.0	0.7	2.1	1.8	3.5	.533	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.8	.600
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
Etan Thomas	3	6.0	2.0	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.500

Note: Etan Thomas didn't play in 2007-08.

Season 7
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1976-77	2008-09
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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	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
Etan Thomas	26	11.8	3.1	1.0	1.6	2.5	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.2	2.5	.485	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.696
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
Etan Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1977-78	2009-10
Team	Detroit Pistons	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder 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	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
Etan Thomas	23	14.0	3.3	0.8	2.0	2.8	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.8	1.7	1.3	3.0	.456	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.591
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Etan Thomas	2	8.5	6.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	.833	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000

Season 9
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1978-79	2010-11
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks 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	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
Etan Thomas	13	6.3	2.5	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.8	1.6	.476	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.2	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Etan Thomas	1	7.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 12
	Bob Lanier	Etan Thomas
Season	1981-82	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards	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
Etan Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
Etan Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-