Cole Anthony vs. Dave Piontek Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Piontek 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, 3 less than Dave Piontek, who played 7. Cole Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dave Piontek had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Dave Piontek 7 4 1956-57 to 1962-63

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season 2020-211956-57
Team Orlando MagicRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Dave Piontek 71 24.8 9.0 - - 4.9 1.5 - - - 2.0 3.6 9.0 .403 - - - 1.7 2.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season 2021-221957-58
Team Orlando MagicCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div 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 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
Dave Piontek 71 14.5 5.6 - - 3.6 0.7 - - - 1.9 2.1 5.6 .378 - - - 1.3 2.1 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek 2 13.5 5.0 - - 5.0 0.0 - - - 3.5 2.0 5.0 .400 - - - 1.0 2.5 .400

Season 3
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season 2022-231958-59
Team Orlando MagicCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Dave Piontek 72 23.3 10.6 - - 5.3 1.7 - - - 2.3 4.2 11.3 .375 - - - 2.2 3.2 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season 2023-241959-60
Team Orlando MagicCincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost NBA 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 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
Dave Piontek 77 23.8 9.3 - - 6.0 1.5 - - - 2.7 3.8 9.5 .401 - - - 1.7 2.6 .639
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
Dave Piontek 14 15.7 5.1 - - 2.9 1.3 - - - 2.0 1.9 5.6 .342 - - - 1.3 1.8 .720

Season 5
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season -1960-61
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek 29 8.8 3.8 - - 2.3 0.7 - - - 1.1 1.6 3.3 .490 - - - 0.6 1.1 .516
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek 1 10.0 2.0 - - 3.0 1.0 - - - 2.0 1.0 7.0 .143 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season -1961-62
Team -Chicago Packers
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 ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek 45 13.6 4.6 - - 3.4 0.7 - - - 2.0 1.8 5.0 .369 - - - 0.9 1.3 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Cole Anthony Dave Piontek
Season -1962-63
Team -Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Royals Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek 48 9.5 2.7 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.4 1.3 3.3 .380 - - - 0.2 0.3 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Dave Piontek 8 8.5 2.5 - - 2.0 0.1 - - - 0.9 1.0 2.1 .471 - - - 0.5 0.9 .571
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