Cole Anthony vs. B.J. Armstrong Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of B.J. Armstrong and Cole Anthony, 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.

Cole Anthony played 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than B.J. Armstrong, who played 11. Cole Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while B.J. Armstrong had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Cole Anthony 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24
B.J. Armstrong 11 8 1989-90 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Cole Anthony 47 27.1 12.9 0.8 3.9 4.7 4.1 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.7 11.7 .397 1.2 3.7 .337 2.3 2.8 .832
B.J. Armstrong 81 15.9 5.6 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.8 .485 0.0 0.1 .500 0.9 1.0 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 16 13.6 4.0 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.3 3.9 .339 0.0 0.3 .000 1.4 1.5 .917

Season 2
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Cole Anthony 65 31.7 16.3 0.5 4.9 5.4 5.7 0.7 0.3 2.6 2.6 5.5 14.0 .391 2.0 6.0 .338 3.3 3.9 .854
B.J. Armstrong 82 21.1 8.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.7 0.9 0.0 1.3 1.4 3.7 7.7 .481 0.2 0.4 .500 1.2 1.4 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 17 16.1 5.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.5 1.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 2.1 4.1 .500 0.2 0.3 .600 1.2 1.5 .800

Season 3
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Cole Anthony 60 25.9 13.0 0.8 4.0 4.8 3.9 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.6 4.6 10.2 .454 1.3 3.4 .364 2.5 2.8 .894
B.J. Armstrong 82 22.9 9.9 0.2 1.5 1.8 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.1 4.1 8.5 .481 0.4 1.1 .402 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 22 19.7 7.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.9 6.3 .453 0.2 0.8 .294 1.4 1.7 .789

Season 4
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season 2023-241992-93
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Cole Anthony 81 22.4 11.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 2.9 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.2 4.1 9.4 .435 1.1 3.4 .338 2.2 2.7 .826
B.J. Armstrong 82 30.4 12.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.1 5.0 10.0 .499 0.8 1.7 .453 1.6 1.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony 7 14.7 5.1 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.3 1.9 5.9 .317 0.3 1.9 .154 1.1 1.3 .889
B.J. Armstrong 19 33.8 11.4 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.3 1.0 0.1 0.7 2.6 4.6 8.8 .524 1.1 2.2 .512 1.1 1.2 .909

Season 5
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1993-94
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 82 33.8 14.8 0.3 1.7 2.1 3.9 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.8 5.8 12.3 .476 0.7 1.6 .444 2.4 2.8 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 10 36.0 15.3 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 0.8 0.0 0.9 2.1 5.5 10.6 .519 0.7 1.2 .583 3.6 4.4 .818

Season 6
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1994-95
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 82 31.4 14.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.9 5.1 10.9 .468 1.3 3.1 .427 2.5 2.8 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 10 28.8 10.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.1 3.6 7.9 .456 1.3 2.9 .448 1.8 2.2 .818

Season 7
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1995-96
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 82 27.6 12.3 0.3 2.0 2.2 4.9 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.1 8.9 .468 1.2 2.5 .473 2.9 3.4 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1996-97
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 49 20.8 7.9 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.6 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.1 3.0 6.7 .453 0.5 1.8 .278 1.4 1.6 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1997-98
Team -Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets 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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 66 12.6 4.0 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.6 3.2 .493 0.1 0.5 .257 0.6 0.8 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 9 16.2 4.1 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.2 1.8 4.7 .381 0.2 0.6 .400 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 10
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1998-99
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic 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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 32 11.2 3.3 0.1 1.2 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.8 .455 0.2 0.5 .467 0.6 0.7 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Cole Anthony B.J. Armstrong
Season -1999-00
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong 27 21.6 7.4 0.1 1.7 1.7 2.9 0.3 0.0 1.5 1.3 3.1 6.9 .446 0.5 1.1 .448 0.8 0.9 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
B.J. Armstrong ------- --- ----------
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