Bob Lanier vs. Scottie Pippen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Pippen 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, 3 less than Scottie Pippen, who played 17. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Scottie Pippen had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Scottie Pippen 17 16 1987-88 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1970-711987-88
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+3.7+7.7+4.3+0.3-0.6+2.8+6.4+.008+2.0+2.4+.150
Scottie Pippen 79 20.9 7.9 1.5 2.3 3.8 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.7 2.7 3.3 7.1 .463 0.1 0.3 .174 1.3 2.2 .576
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier DNP------ --- ----------
Scottie Pippen 10 29.4 10.0 2.4 2.8 5.2 2.4 0.8 0.8 2.6 3.3 4.6 9.9 .465 0.3 0.6 .500 0.5 0.7 .714

Season 2

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1971-721988-89
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+5.6+11.3+8.1+0.4-0.1+4.7+9.2+.017+2.1+2.2+.100
Scottie Pippen 73 33.1 14.4 1.9 4.2 6.1 3.5 1.9 0.8 2.7 3.6 5.7 11.9 .476 0.3 1.1 .273 2.8 4.1 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier DNP------ --- ----------
Scottie Pippen 17 36.4 13.1 2.0 5.6 7.6 3.9 1.4 0.9 2.4 3.7 4.9 10.7 .462 1.3 3.3 .393 1.9 2.9 .640

Season 3

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1972-731989-90
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+0.5+7.3+8.2+2.2-0.2+3.1+6.4+.001+1.4+1.3+.098
Scottie Pippen 82 38.4 16.5 1.8 4.8 6.7 5.4 2.6 1.2 3.4 3.6 6.9 14.0 .489 0.3 1.4 .250 2.4 3.6 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier DNP------ --- ----------
Scottie Pippen 15 40.8 19.3 2.2 5.0 7.2 5.5 2.1 1.3 3.3 4.1 6.9 14.0 .495 0.7 2.1 .323 4.7 6.7 .710

Season 4

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1973-741990-91
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+0.8+4.7+1.3+4.6+6.0+2.0+1.0+1.9-0.1+1.9+4.2+.016+1.1+0.9+.091
Scottie Pippen 82 36.8 17.8 2.0 5.3 7.3 6.2 2.4 1.1 2.8 3.3 7.3 14.1 .520 0.3 0.8 .309 2.9 4.1 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+1.9+4.7+1.5+4.9+6.4+2.8+1.9+0.9-0.6+2.6+5.1+.003+0.4+0.5+.003
Scottie Pippen 17 41.4 21.6 2.2 6.7 8.9 5.8 2.5 1.1 3.2 3.4 8.4 16.6 .504 0.2 1.0 .235 4.7 5.9 .792

Season 5

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1974-751991-92
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+0.7+3.0+0.7+3.7+4.3+2.4+0.9+1.2-0.1+1.2+2.3+.004+0.8+0.6+.042
Scottie Pippen 82 38.6 21.0 2.3 5.4 7.7 7.0 1.9 1.1 3.1 3.0 8.4 16.6 .506 0.2 1.0 .200 4.0 5.3 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+1.8+0.8+1.0+2.9+1.9+0.4+0.6+2.9+1.8+2.2+.042+2.4+3.0+.011
Scottie Pippen 22 40.9 19.5 2.7 6.1 8.8 6.7 1.9 1.1 3.2 3.3 6.9 14.8 .468 0.3 1.1 .250 5.4 7.0 .761

Season 6

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1975-761992-93
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+1.7+2.7+0.9+3.1+4.0+2.9+0.9+0.4-0.5+0.7+0.5+.059+1.5+1.5+.105
Scottie Pippen 81 38.6 18.6 2.5 5.2 7.7 6.3 2.1 0.9 3.0 2.7 7.8 16.4 .473 0.3 1.1 .237 2.9 4.3 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+1.6+6.0+2.4+3.3+5.8+2.3+1.3+1.6-0.5+2.6+1.9+.087+1.1+0.5+.262
Scottie Pippen 19 41.5 20.1 1.9 5.0 6.9 5.6 2.2 0.7 3.7 3.3 8.0 17.2 .465 0.2 0.9 .176 3.9 6.1 .638

Season 7

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1976-771993-94
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+0.1+3.3+0.7+2.2+2.9+2.3+1.8+1.2-0.5+1.9+2.0+.043+0.3+0.7+.158
Scottie Pippen 72 38.3 22.0 2.4 6.3 8.7 5.6 2.9 0.8 3.2 3.2 8.7 17.8 .491 0.9 2.7 .320 3.8 5.7 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+0.9+5.2+2.6+5.7+8.4+2.6+1.4+1.6+2.8+1.6+.196+0.7+1.1+.043
Scottie Pippen 10 38.4 22.8 1.7 6.6 8.3 4.6 2.4 0.7 3.7 3.3 8.5 19.6 .434 1.2 4.5 .267 4.6 5.2 .885

Season 8

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1977-781994-95
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16+1.5+3.1+0.9+2.3+3.2+1.8+1.6+0.4-0.2-0.1+1.9+1.7+.057+0.7+0.5+.056
Scottie Pippen 79 38.2 21.4 2.2 5.9 8.1 5.2 2.9 1.1 3.4 3.0 8.0 16.7 .480 1.4 4.0 .345 4.0 5.6 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier DNP------ --- ----------
Scottie Pippen 10 39.6 17.8 2.4 6.2 8.6 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.7 4.0 5.8 13.1 .443 1.4 3.8 .368 4.8 7.1 .676

Season 9

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1978-791995-96
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+24+2.1+4.2+1.1+1.7+2.9+3.3+0.8+0.7-0.6-0.8+1.9+2.1+.052+2.3+2.7+.070
Scottie Pippen 77 36.7 19.4 2.0 4.5 6.4 5.9 1.7 0.7 2.7 2.6 7.3 15.8 .463 1.9 5.2 .374 2.9 4.2 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier DNP------ --- ----------
Scottie Pippen 18 41.2 16.9 3.4 5.1 8.5 5.9 2.6 0.9 2.3 2.8 6.2 15.9 .390 1.7 5.8 .286 2.8 4.4 .638

Season 10

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1979-801996-97
Team Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+19+3.9+1.0+0.4+1.8+2.3+2.8+0.7+0.9-0.6+0.5+2.9+.063+1.9+5.1+.201+1.9+2.1+.081
Scottie Pippen 82 37.7 20.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.7 1.9 0.5 2.6 2.6 7.9 16.7 .474 1.9 5.2 .368 2.5 3.5 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+3.0+0.1+0.5+2.0+2.5+0.6+0.5+0.2-0.5-0.7+0.6+1.9+.098+2.1+5.9+0.8+1.5+.053
Scottie Pippen 19 39.6 19.2 1.9 4.9 6.8 3.8 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.6 6.8 16.3 .417 2.1 5.9 .345 3.6 4.5 .791

Season 11

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1980-811997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 3.1 4.1 .751
difference:+23+11.3+4.8+0.7+0.3+1.0+3.1+0.7+0.2-0.4-0.1+1.6+5.3+.078+1.4+4.4+0.3+0.3+.026
Scottie Pippen 44 37.5 19.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 5.8 1.8 1.0 2.5 2.6 7.2 16.0 .447 1.4 4.4 .318 3.4 4.4 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+6.2+0.8+0.6+0.9+0.3+1.2+0.4+0.1-0.3-0.5+1.3+1.9+.173+0.9+3.8+1.0+1.8+.040
Scottie Pippen 21 39.9 16.8 2.3 4.8 7.1 5.2 2.1 1.0 2.4 3.1 5.8 14.0 .415 0.9 3.8 .228 4.3 6.4 .679

Season 12

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1981-821998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 2.5 3.3 .752
difference:+24+13.4+1.0+0.1+1.2+1.3+2.9+1.0+0.1-1.0-0.5+0.3+2.2+.126+1.4+4.2+0.1+0.4+.031
Scottie Pippen 50 40.2 14.5 1.3 5.2 6.5 5.9 2.0 0.7 3.2 2.4 5.2 12.1 .432 1.4 4.2 .340 2.6 3.7 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+7.7+2.3+2.0+2.3+4.3+1.8+0.5-1.0-0.2+1.0+4.2+.184+1.5+5.3+.273+3.0+2.3+.248
Scottie Pippen 4 43.0 18.3 5.0 6.8 11.8 5.5 1.8 0.8 3.3 3.3 5.8 17.5 .329 1.5 5.5 .273 5.3 6.5 .808

Season 13

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1982-831999-00
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 2.3 3.4 .684
difference:+43+8.4+1.8+0.1+1.3+1.2+2.3+0.5+0.1-0.4-0.7+0.5+2.0+.040+1.0+3.2+0.3+0.7+.033
Scottie Pippen 82 33.5 12.5 1.4 4.9 6.3 5.0 1.4 0.5 2.5 2.5 4.7 10.5 .451 1.0 3.2 .327 2.0 2.7 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+10.6+1.2+0.5+0.7+0.1+1.7+1.4+1.2-0.5+0.5+2.5+.154+1.3+4.4+1.0+0.5+.143
Scottie Pippen 16 38.4 14.9 1.4 5.8 7.1 4.3 2.0 0.4 2.3 3.1 5.2 12.4 .419 1.3 4.4 .300 3.3 4.4 .743

Season 14

Bob Lanier Scottie Pippen
Season 1983-842000-01
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 - 2.7 3.8 .708
difference:+8+5.4+2.3+0.9+0.3+1.1+2.0+0.7+0.2-0.1-0.7+1.2+0.2+.121+1.0+2.9+0.8+1.3+.031
Scottie Pippen 64 33.3 11.3 1.1 4.1 5.2 4.6 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.5 4.2 9.3 .451 1.0 2.9 .344 1.9 2.5 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+7.8+1.0+1.3+0.3+1.6+1.1+2.0+0.1-1.6-1.1+0.2+2.0+.059+1.0+5.7+0.4+0.2+.219
Scottie Pippen 3 39.0 13.7 0.7 5.0 5.7 2.3 2.7 0.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 12.7 .421 1.0 5.7 .176 2.0 3.0 .667

Additional Years

* Scottie Pippen played 3 seasons more than Bob Lanier in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2002 to 2004—Scottie Pippen played in two Playoffs.