Chauncey Billups vs. Marc Gasol Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marc Gasol and Chauncey Billups, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Marc Gasol, who played 13. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Marc Gasol had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14
Marc Gasol 13 9 2008-09 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 1997-982008-09
Team Boston Celtics, Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+2+3.0+0.7+1.7+3.3+5.0+2.2+0.5+1.0-0.2-1.0+0.8+1.3+.156+1.3+4.1+0.6+1.3+.117
Marc Gasol 82 30.7 11.9 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.7 0.8 1.1 2.0 3.2 4.3 8.1 .530 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.6 .733
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Marc Gasol played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 1998-992009-10
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
difference:+24+2.7+0.7+2.5+4.7+7.2+1.4+0.3+1.3-0.2-1.1+1.3+1.6+.195+1.9+5.2+0.2+1.6+.243
Marc Gasol 69 35.8 14.6 3.0 6.3 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.0 3.7 5.5 9.4 .581 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.4 .670
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Marc Gasol played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 1999-002010-11
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
difference:+68+8.4+3.1+1.3+3.1+4.4+0.5+0.1+1.5-1.2+1.9+0.7+.190+0.5+3.1+.258+0.1+0.2+.093
Marc Gasol 81 31.9 11.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.5 0.9 1.7 1.8 3.3 4.5 8.5 .527 0.0 0.1 .429 2.7 3.6 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups DNP------ --- ----------
Marc Gasol 13 39.9 15.0 3.2 8.1 11.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 2.0 3.4 5.5 10.8 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.6 .699

Season 4

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2000-012011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
difference:+12+13.3+5.3+1.4+5.5+6.8+0.3+0.3+1.8-0.5-0.8+2.3+3.8+.060+0.9+2.3+.293+1.7+2.7+.094
Marc Gasol 65 36.5 14.6 1.8 7.1 8.9 3.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 3.1 5.5 11.4 .482 0.0 0.2 .083 3.6 4.9 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+4+28.3+14.1+2.0+3.1+5.0+2.4+0.3+1.9-1.6-1.9+4.8+7.9+.355+0.2+4.6+5.8+.209
Marc Gasol 7 37.3 15.1 2.3 4.4 6.7 3.1 0.3 1.9 1.9 3.6 5.1 9.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 6.1 .791

Season 5

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2001-022012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Chauncey Billups 82 28.7 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.1 4.2 10.0 .423 1.5 3.8 .394 2.5 2.9 .885
difference:+2+6.3+1.6+1.9+3.2+5.0+1.5+0.2+1.5-0.3-1.1+1.2+0.9+.071+1.5+3.6+.323+0.9+1.1+.037
Marc Gasol 80 35.0 14.1 2.3 5.5 7.8 4.0 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.2 5.4 10.9 .494 0.0 0.2 .071 3.4 4.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0 4.7 7.7 17.0 .451 2.0 5.0 .400 4.7 6.7 .700
difference:+12+4.1+4.8+1.4+2.1+3.5+2.5+0.1+1.9-1.8-1.2+1.5+3.3+.003+2.0+5.0+0.1+0.7+.100
Marc Gasol 15 40.6 17.2 1.7 6.8 8.5 3.2 0.9 2.2 1.2 3.5 6.2 13.7 .454 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .800

Season 6

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2002-032013-14
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chauncey Billups 74 31.4 16.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.9 11.8 .421 2.0 5.1 .392 4.3 4.9 .878
difference:+15+2.0+1.6+0.9+2.6+3.5+0.3+0.1+1.1-0.1-0.7+0.8+0.3+.052+2.0+4.9+.210+1.2+0.8+.110
Marc Gasol 59 33.4 14.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 3.6 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 5.7 12.1 .473 0.0 0.2 .182 3.1 4.1 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 14 34.6 18.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.7 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.7 5.1 13.6 .374 1.9 6.0 .310 6.0 6.4 .933
difference:+7+8.1+0.7+1.6+2.8+4.3+0.3+1.1+0.8-0.7-1.2+1.6+3.0+.031+1.9+5.9+.310+2.1+1.5+.139
Marc Gasol 7 42.7 17.3 1.9 5.9 7.7 4.4 1.7 0.9 1.7 3.9 6.7 16.6 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .794

Season 7

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2003-042014-15
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West 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%
Chauncey Billups 78 35.4 16.9 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 5.0 12.8 .394 1.7 4.3 .388 5.2 5.9 .878
difference:+3+2.2+0.5+1.0+3.3+4.3+1.9+0.2+1.5-0.2-0.3+1.5+0.4+.100+1.7+4.1+.212+0.9+0.5+.083
Marc Gasol 81 33.2 17.4 1.4 6.4 7.8 3.8 0.9 1.6 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.2 .494 0.0 0.2 .176 4.3 5.4 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 23 38.4 16.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.9 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.8 12.4 .385 1.6 4.7 .346 5.3 5.9 .890
difference:+12+0.6+3.3+1.1+6.1+7.3+1.4+0.4+1.6-1.1-0.5+1.7+4.0+.009+1.6+4.5+.346+1.5+2.1+.038
Marc Gasol 11 37.8 19.7 1.7 8.5 10.3 4.5 0.9 1.7 1.5 3.0 6.5 16.4 .394 0.0 0.2 .000 6.8 8.0 .852

Season 8

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2004-052015-16
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
Chauncey Billups 80 35.8 16.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 5.1 11.4 .442 2.1 4.8 .426 4.3 4.8 .898
difference:+28+1.4+0.1+0.5+3.0+3.6+2.0+1.2-0.3+1.2+2.2+.022+2.1+4.7+.241+0.4+0.1+.069
Marc Gasol 52 34.4 16.6 1.1 5.8 7.0 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.7 6.3 13.6 .464 0.0 0.1 .667 3.9 4.7 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 25 39.5 18.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.5 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.8 13.6 .428 1.8 5.0 .349 5.3 6.0 .893
Marc Gasol DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chauncey Billups 81 36.1 18.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 8.6 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.0 5.2 12.5 .418 2.3 5.2 .433 5.7 6.4 .894
difference:+7+1.9+1.0+0.3+2.9+3.2+4.0+1.2-0.1-0.3+2.0+3.2+.041+0.9+1.6+.045+1.9+1.9+.057
Marc Gasol 74 34.2 19.5 0.8 5.5 6.3 4.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.3 7.2 15.7 .459 1.4 3.6 .388 3.8 4.5 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 18 39.2 17.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.5 1.2 0.1 2.4 2.4 5.2 12.7 .406 1.8 5.2 .340 5.8 6.4 .905
difference:+12+0.8+1.4+0.8+2.3+3.1+2.3+0.9+0.6-0.1-1.3+1.3+1.1+.064+0.6+3.2+.243+0.6+0.9+.034
Marc Gasol 6 40.0 19.3 1.2 5.3 6.5 4.2 0.3 0.7 2.5 3.7 6.5 13.8 .470 1.2 2.0 .583 5.2 5.5 .939

Season 10

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 70 36.2 17.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 7.2 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.3 5.0 11.6 .427 1.6 4.5 .345 5.5 6.2 .883
difference:+3+3.2+0.2+0.8+3.9+4.7+3.0+0.5+1.2-0.7-0.2+0.9+2.6+.007+0.1+0.1+.004+1.7+1.6+.049
Marc Gasol 73 33.0 17.2 1.1 7.0 8.1 4.2 0.7 1.4 2.7 2.5 5.9 14.2 .420 1.5 4.4 .341 3.8 4.6 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 16 40.6 18.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 5.7 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.3 12.1 .435 2.2 5.6 .389 5.9 7.1 .832
Marc Gasol DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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%
Chauncey Billups 78 32.3 17.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.8 1.3 0.2 2.1 1.7 5.0 11.2 .448 1.8 4.4 .401 5.1 5.6 .918
difference:+1+1.5+3.4+0.5+4.7+5.2+2.4+0.2+0.9-0.1-1.0+0.1+0.2+0.5+0.9+.038+2.7+2.4+.159
Marc Gasol 79 30.8 13.6 1.0 6.9 7.9 4.4 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.7 4.9 11.0 .448 1.3 3.5 .363 2.4 3.2 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 15 32.0 16.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 4.6 11.5 .401 1.6 4.3 .375 5.3 6.3 .832
difference:+9+1.4+6.7+0.3+3.3+3.5+2.5+0.1+1.0-0.4-1.4+1.4+4.0+.021+0.2+0.6+.007+3.6+4.4+.038
Marc Gasol 24 30.6 9.4 0.7 5.8 6.4 3.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 3.5 3.2 7.5 .422 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .870

Season 12

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 79 35.3 17.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.4 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.0 5.2 12.4 .418 2.1 5.0 .408 5.3 5.8 .913
difference:+35+8.9+10.2+0.3+2.9+3.3+3.1+0.4+0.7-0.9-0.8+2.5+6.1+.009+0.8+1.6+.023+4.5+4.7+.178
Marc Gasol 44 26.4 7.5 0.7 5.5 6.3 3.3 0.8 0.9 1.3 2.8 2.7 6.3 .427 1.3 3.4 .385 0.8 1.1 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 16 38.7 20.6 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.4 5.6 12.3 .457 2.8 5.9 .468 6.6 7.3 .906
difference:+5+18.0+14.6+0.1+0.5+0.6+4.2+0.8+0.3-0.4-0.5+3.3+6.5+.066+2.3+3.4+.283+5.6+5.9+.173
Marc Gasol 11 20.7 6.0 0.4 4.0 4.4 2.6 0.5 0.6 1.5 2.9 2.3 5.8 .391 0.5 2.5 .185 1.0 1.4 .733

Season 13

Chauncey Billups Marc Gasol
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chauncey Billups 73 34.1 19.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.1 5.5 13.2 .418 2.2 5.6 .386 6.4 7.0 .910
difference:+21+15.0+14.5+0.4+0.6+1.0+3.5+0.6+1.0-1.4-0.1+3.8+9.5+.036+1.2+3.3+.024+5.7+6.0+.190
Marc Gasol 52 19.1 5.0 0.7 3.4 4.1 2.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.2 1.7 3.7 .454 1.0 2.3 .410 0.7 1.0 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 6 34.5 20.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 6.3 1.0 0.5 3.0 4.0 6.2 13.8 .446 1.8 5.2 .355 6.2 7.0 .881
difference:+1+17.1+15.1+0.6+0.8+1.5+3.3+0.2+0.3-2.2-0.8+4.6+11.2+.169+0.4+3.0+.281+5.6+6.2+.131
Marc Gasol 5 17.4 5.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.2 1.6 2.6 .615 1.4 2.2 .636 0.6 0.8 .750

Additional Years

* Chauncey Billups played 4 seasons more than Marc Gasol in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2011 to 2014—Chauncey Billups played in two Playoffs.