Bob Lanier vs. Jack Sikma Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jack Sikma 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 and Jack Sikma both played 14 years in the NBA. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jack Sikma had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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 |
Jack Sikma |
14 |
11 |
1977-78 to 1990-91 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
27.3 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
8.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.777 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Sikma |
22 |
31.9 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
11.2 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.780 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
36.1 |
15.6 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
12.6 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.9 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Sikma |
17 |
38.5 |
14.9 |
2.3 |
9.4 |
11.7 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.787 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
34.1 |
14.3 |
2.4 |
8.7 |
11.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
12.1 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Sikma |
15 |
35.6 |
11.7 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
10.9 |
.399 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
.852 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
35.6 |
18.7 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
16.0 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
.823 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
37.2 |
19.6 |
2.7 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
.855 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
8 |
39.4 |
20.5 |
2.6 |
9.5 |
12.1 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
7.1 |
16.0 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.3 |
7.3 |
.862 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
75 |
34.2 |
18.2 |
2.8 |
8.6 |
11.4 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.837 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
2 |
37.5 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
15.5 |
.355 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
.667 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
36.5 |
19.1 |
2.7 |
8.4 |
11.1 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
14.1 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
.856 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
5 |
38.6 |
22.0 |
2.2 |
8.0 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
9.8 |
19.6 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.857 |
|
Season 8 |
|
Bob Lanier |
Jack Sikma |
Season |
1977-78 | 1984-85 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons | Seattle Supersonics |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | 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 |
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 |
Jack Sikma |
68 |
35.3 |
18.5 |
2.4 |
8.2 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
.852 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Sikma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
80 |
34.9 |
17.1 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
13.8 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
.864 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Sikma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
30.9 |
12.7 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
.847 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
12 |
35.5 |
16.2 |
2.8 |
8.1 |
10.8 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
12.5 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
.980 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
82 |
35.6 |
16.5 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.214 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
.922 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
5 |
38.0 |
19.0 |
4.8 |
7.6 |
12.4 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
15.2 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.833 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
80 |
32.3 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
10.4 |
.431 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.380 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.905 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
9 |
33.4 |
11.7 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.394 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.286 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.821 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
71 |
31.7 |
13.9 |
1.5 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
11.6 |
.416 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.342 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.885 |
|
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 |
Jack Sikma |
4 |
29.3 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
.261 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.286 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.750 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
77 |
25.2 |
10.4 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
.427 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.341 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.843 |
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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 |
Jack Sikma |
3 |
17.0 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.400 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |