Brian Grant vs. Bob Lanier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Lanier and Brian Grant, 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.

Brian Grant played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bob Lanier, who played 14. Brian Grant had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Bob Lanier had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	1994-95	1970-71
Team	Sacramento Kings	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	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		%
Brian Grant	80	28.6	13.2	2.6	4.9	7.5	1.2	0.6	1.5	2.0	3.5	5.2	10.1	.511	0.0	0.1	.250	2.9	4.5	.636
Bob Lanier	82	24.6	15.6	-	-	8.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	13.5	.455	-	-	-	3.3	4.6	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	1995-96	1971-72
Team	Sacramento Kings	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings 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		%
Brian Grant	78	30.7	14.4	2.2	4.7	7.0	1.6	0.5	1.3	2.4	3.4	5.5	10.8	.507	0.1	0.2	.235	3.4	4.6	.732
Bob Lanier	80	38.7	25.7	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.7	10.4	21.1	.493	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.768
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	4	31.0	9.8	1.8	3.3	5.0	1.0	0.5	1.8	3.3	3.5	4.0	10.5	.381	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.5	.500
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	1996-97	1972-73
Team	Sacramento Kings	Detroit Pistons
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		%
Brian Grant	24	25.3	10.5	2.0	3.9	5.9	1.2	0.8	1.0	1.8	3.1	3.8	8.6	.440	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.8	.778
Bob Lanier	81	38.9	23.8	-	-	14.9	3.2	-	-	-	3.4	10.0	20.4	.490	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	1997-98	1973-74
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pistons Lost West 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		%
Brian Grant	61	31.5	12.1	3.2	5.9	9.1	1.4	0.7	0.7	1.8	3.0	4.6	9.1	.508	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.7	.750
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	4	33.5	13.3	4.5	6.3	10.8	1.5	1.0	0.8	1.3	5.0	4.8	9.0	.528	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	4.5	.833
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

Season 5
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	1998-99	1974-75
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	Pistons 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		%
Brian Grant	48	31.8	11.5	3.6	6.2	9.8	1.4	0.4	0.7	2.0	2.8	3.8	8.0	.479	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	4.7	.814
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	13	37.1	13.2	2.6	6.5	9.2	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.6	3.7	4.8	9.2	.529	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.5	.625
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

Season 7
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	2000-01	1976-77
Team	Miami Heat	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons 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		%
Brian Grant	82	33.8	15.2	2.6	6.1	8.8	1.2	0.7	0.9	2.1	3.6	5.9	12.3	.479	0.0	0.0	.000	3.4	4.3	.797
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	3	27.7	10.0	2.0	6.0	8.0	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.0	3.0	3.3	8.0	.417	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.7	.714
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

Season 8
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	2001-02	1977-78
Team	Miami Heat	Detroit Pistons
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		%
Brian Grant	72	31.3	9.3	2.3	5.7	8.0	1.9	0.7	0.4	1.7	3.3	4.0	8.5	.469	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	1.7	.849
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	2002-03	1978-79
Team	Miami Heat	Detroit Pistons
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		%
Brian Grant	82	32.2	10.3	2.9	7.3	10.2	1.3	0.8	0.6	1.6	3.7	4.2	8.2	.509	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.5	.771
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Brian Grant	Bob Lanier
Season	2005-06	1981-82
Team	Phoenix Suns	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Brian Grant	21	11.8	2.9	0.5	2.2	2.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.1	1.3	3.1	.415	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.875
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Grant	5	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.2	0.6	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.4	.000
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