Bob Lanier vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro 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, 9 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 5. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Isaac Okoro had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Bob Lanier |
14 |
9 |
1970-71 to 1983-84 |
| Isaac Okoro |
5 |
3 |
2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Bob Lanier |
Isaac Okoro |
| Season |
1970-71 | 2020-21 |
| Team |
Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +15 | +7.8 | +6.0 | | | +5.0 | +0.1 | | | | -0.5 | +2.6 | +5.2 | +.035 | | | | +1.6 | +2.3 | |
| Isaac Okoro |
67 |
32.4 |
9.6 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
.420 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
.290 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.726 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bob Lanier nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +13 | +9.1 | +16.9 | | | +11.2 | +1.3 | | | | -1.3 | +7.3 | +14.7 | +.013 | | | | +3.1 | +4.0 | |
| Isaac Okoro |
67 |
29.6 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
.480 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.350 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bob Lanier nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +17.2 | +17.4 | | | +12.4 | +2.1 | | | | -1.3 | +7.7 | +15.7 | +.004 | | | | +2.8 | +3.5 | +.016 |
| Isaac Okoro |
76 |
21.7 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
.494 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.363 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.757 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Isaac Okoro |
5 |
15.0 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
.478 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.308 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.000 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +10.3 | +13.1 | +2.3 | +7.9 | +10.3 | +2.3 | +0.6 | +2.5 | | -1.4 | +5.8 | +11.3 | +.014 | | | | +2.7 | +3.0 | +.118 |
| Isaac Okoro |
69 |
27.3 |
9.4 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
.490 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.391 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.679 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +5 | +21.4 | +20.8 | +3.3 | +10.3 | +13.5 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +1.7 | | -1.5 | +8.9 | +15.9 | +.150 | | | | +3.7 | +4.6 | +.011 |
| Isaac Okoro |
12 |
21.9 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
5.8 |
.357 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
.257 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.778 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +21 | +20.2 | +17.9 | +2.1 | +7.6 | +9.6 | +3.4 | +0.4 | +2.0 | | -1.2 | +7.3 | +14.0 | +.046 | | | | +4.2 | +5.1 | +.085 |
| Isaac Okoro |
55 |
19.1 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
.464 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.371 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.717 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +28.5 | +15.7 | +1.3 | +8.2 | +9.5 | +5.7 | +0.6 | +3.9 | | -1.9 | +7.0 | +13.7 | +.010 | | | | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.125 |
| Isaac Okoro |
9 |
14.2 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
.500 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.375 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.625 |
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Additional Years |
* Bob Lanier played 9 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1976 to 1984—Bob Lanier played in 7 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Isaac Okoro, Bob Lanier got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-Star Game
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