Bob Lanier vs. Jeff Teague Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Teague 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, 2 more than Jeff Teague, who played 12. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jeff Teague had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Jeff Teague 12 10 2009-10 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1970-712009-10
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 82 24.6 15.6 - - 8.1 1.8 - - - 3.3 6.1 13.5 .455 - - - 3.3 4.6 .726
Jeff Teague 71 10.1 3.2 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.2 .396 0.1 0.5 .219 0.6 0.7 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 9 6.6 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1971-722010-11
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 80 38.7 25.7 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.7 10.4 21.1 .493 - - - 4.9 6.3 .768
Jeff Teague 70 13.8 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.9 4.3 .438 0.3 0.7 .375 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 8 29.8 11.8 0.0 2.1 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.3 4.6 9.0 .514 0.1 0.9 .143 2.4 2.9 .826

Season 3

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1972-732011-12
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 81 38.9 23.8 - - 14.9 3.2 - - - 3.4 10.0 20.4 .490 - - - 3.8 4.9 .773
Jeff Teague 66 33.1 12.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.2 4.8 10.2 .476 0.8 2.3 .342 2.1 2.8 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 6 37.5 14.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 3.0 5.0 12.2 .411 1.2 2.8 .412 2.8 3.2 .895

Season 4

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1973-742012-13
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 80 32.9 14.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 7.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 2.3 5.5 12.2 .451 1.1 3.1 .359 2.5 2.8 .881
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
Jeff Teague 6 35.5 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.8 4.5 13.5 .333 0.5 1.7 .300 3.8 4.7 .821

Season 5

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1974-752013-14
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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
Jeff Teague 79 32.2 16.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.7 1.1 0.2 2.9 2.0 5.8 13.2 .438 0.9 2.8 .329 4.0 4.8 .846
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
Jeff Teague 7 34.6 19.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.1 6.3 16.0 .393 1.3 3.9 .333 5.4 5.7 .950

Season 6

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1975-762014-15
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 73 30.5 15.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 7.0 1.7 0.4 2.8 1.9 5.6 12.2 .460 1.0 2.8 .343 3.8 4.4 .862
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
Jeff Teague 16 33.1 16.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 6.7 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.1 6.1 14.9 .410 1.3 4.1 .323 3.3 3.8 .867

Season 7

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1976-772015-16
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 79 28.5 15.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.9 1.2 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.5 12.5 .439 1.4 3.5 .401 3.3 3.9 .837
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
Jeff Teague 10 27.9 14.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 6.1 0.6 0.2 2.5 3.0 4.6 12.1 .380 0.9 3.6 .250 4.4 5.2 .846

Season 8

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1977-782016-17
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 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
Jeff Teague 82 32.4 15.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 4.9 11.1 .442 1.1 3.1 .357 4.4 5.1 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 4 35.5 17.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.8 2.0 3.0 5.5 11.3 .489 2.3 4.3 .529 3.8 4.5 .833

Season 9

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1978-792017-18
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 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
Jeff Teague 70 33.0 14.2 0.3 2.6 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.1 11.3 .446 1.2 3.3 .368 2.9 3.4 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 5 30.6 13.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.8 3.8 4.6 10.2 .451 1.4 3.6 .389 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 10

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jeff Teague 42 30.1 12.1 0.4 2.1 2.5 8.2 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.2 9.9 .423 0.8 2.5 .333 2.9 3.6 .804
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMinnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 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
Jeff Teague 59 24.8 10.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.2 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.8 3.6 8.3 .436 0.7 2.0 .368 2.9 3.3 .873
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Jeff Teague 55 17.3 6.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.2 5.2 .433 0.7 1.5 .439 1.6 1.9 .848
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
Jeff Teague 16 7.4 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.9 .290 0.3 0.7 .455 0.6 0.7 .818

Season 13

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Lanier Jeff Teague
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------