Dan Majerle vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson and Dan Majerle, 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.

Dan Majerle played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Dan Majerle had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Dan Majerle 14 13 1988-89 to 2001-02
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1988-892010-11
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Dan Majerle 54 25.1 8.6 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.4 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.6 3.4 8.0 .419 0.5 1.5 .329 1.4 2.4 .614
Lance Stephenson 12 9.6 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 12 29.3 14.3 1.8 2.9 4.8 1.2 1.1 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.3 12.0 .438 0.7 2.3 .286 3.2 4.0 .792
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1989-902011-12
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
Dan Majerle 73 30.7 11.1 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.6 1.4 0.4 1.1 2.4 4.1 9.6 .424 0.3 1.1 .238 2.7 3.6 .762
Lance Stephenson 42 10.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.0 .376 0.1 0.7 .133 0.2 0.4 .471
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 16 29.9 12.6 1.9 3.2 5.1 2.1 1.3 0.1 1.1 2.1 4.6 9.4 .487 0.3 0.8 .333 3.2 4.1 .785
Lance Stephenson 4 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1990-912012-13
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 77 29.6 13.6 2.2 3.2 5.4 2.8 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.1 5.2 10.7 .484 0.4 1.1 .349 2.9 3.9 .762
Lance Stephenson 78 29.2 8.8 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 7.7 .460 0.8 2.4 .330 1.0 1.5 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 4 27.5 10.5 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 3.0 3.0 8.0 .375 1.0 2.8 .364 3.5 4.8 .737
Lance Stephenson 19 35.4 9.4 0.7 6.8 7.6 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.6 8.9 .408 0.9 3.4 .281 1.2 1.9 .622

Season 4

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1991-922013-14
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Dan Majerle 82 34.8 17.3 1.8 4.1 5.9 3.3 1.6 0.5 1.2 1.9 6.7 14.1 .478 1.1 2.8 .382 2.8 3.7 .756
Lance Stephenson 78 35.3 13.8 1.2 5.9 7.2 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.5 11.2 .491 1.1 3.1 .352 1.8 2.5 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 7 38.0 18.6 1.9 4.4 6.3 2.9 1.4 0.0 1.3 1.6 6.9 15.9 .432 1.3 4.7 .273 3.6 3.7 .962
Lance Stephenson 19 37.1 13.6 1.3 5.6 6.9 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 2.9 5.3 11.6 .455 1.3 3.5 .358 1.8 2.6 .714

Season 5

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1992-932014-15
Team Phoenix SunsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 39.0 16.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 3.8 1.7 0.4 1.6 2.2 6.2 13.4 .464 2.0 5.3 .381 2.5 3.2 .778
Lance Stephenson 61 25.8 8.2 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.9 0.6 0.1 2.1 2.2 3.4 9.0 .376 0.3 1.7 .171 1.1 1.8 .627
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 24 44.6 15.4 1.2 4.6 5.8 3.7 1.4 1.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 13.0 .431 2.3 5.7 .394 2.0 2.9 .696
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1993-942015-16
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisGrizzlies 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 %
Dan Majerle 80 40.1 16.5 1.5 2.9 4.4 3.4 1.6 0.5 1.7 1.9 6.0 14.2 .418 2.4 6.3 .382 2.2 3.0 .739
Lance Stephenson 69 19.9 8.3 0.6 2.7 3.2 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.3 6.9 .481 0.4 1.1 .385 1.3 1.6 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 10 41.0 12.3 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.4 1.1 0.4 1.0 2.3 4.6 12.7 .362 2.0 5.9 .339 1.1 1.6 .688
Lance Stephenson 4 23.8 13.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.5 5.8 11.0 .523 0.5 1.3 .400 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 7

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1994-952016-17
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 37.7 15.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 4.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 1.9 5.3 12.6 .425 2.4 6.7 .363 2.5 3.4 .730
Lance Stephenson 18 20.1 6.8 0.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.0 6.7 .450 0.3 1.1 .300 0.4 0.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 10 30.7 8.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.7 1.4 0.3 0.9 2.4 2.7 7.3 .370 1.6 4.4 .364 1.2 1.7 .706
Lance Stephenson 4 26.8 16.0 0.3 5.0 5.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.8 6.8 13.3 .509 1.8 4.5 .389 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 8

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1995-962017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 82 28.9 10.6 0.9 2.9 3.7 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.7 9.1 .405 1.8 5.0 .353 1.5 2.1 .710
Lance Stephenson 82 22.6 9.2 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.2 3.7 8.6 .427 0.8 2.8 .289 1.0 1.5 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 3 30.3 16.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 5.3 12.0 .444 3.3 7.7 .435 2.7 3.0 .889
Lance Stephenson 7 21.3 10.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.9 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.9 4.3 9.3 .462 1.1 3.7 .308 0.7 1.3 .556

Season 9

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1996-972018-19
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 36 35.1 10.8 1.3 3.3 4.5 3.2 1.5 0.4 1.4 2.1 3.9 9.6 .406 1.9 5.6 .338 1.1 1.6 .678
Lance Stephenson 68 16.5 7.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.7 6.4 .426 1.1 2.9 .371 0.7 1.1 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 17 29.2 8.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 6.9 .393 1.5 4.4 .338 1.1 1.6 .679
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Note: Lance Stephenson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 10

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Miami HeatAtlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 72 26.8 7.2 0.7 3.1 3.7 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.6 6.1 .419 1.5 4.1 .376 0.6 0.7 .784
Lance Stephenson 46 17.7 8.3 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 2.1 3.2 7.0 .455 0.6 2.0 .300 1.4 1.7 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 2 31.0 4.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 4.0 .375 1.0 3.0 .333 0.5 1.0 .500
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1998-99-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 48 33.8 7.0 0.4 3.9 4.3 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.1 2.5 6.2 .396 1.4 4.2 .335 0.7 1.0 .717
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 5 30.2 4.0 0.6 5.2 5.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.6 3.0 1.0 5.2 .192 1.0 4.4 .227 1.0 1.4 .714
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 1999-00-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 69 33.4 7.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 3.0 1.3 0.2 0.9 2.3 2.5 6.1 .403 1.6 4.4 .362 0.8 1.0 .812
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 10 37.0 9.0 0.5 6.5 7.0 3.2 2.1 0.1 1.1 3.4 3.0 7.1 .423 2.0 5.0 .400 1.0 1.4 .714
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 2000-01-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 53 24.6 5.0 0.4 2.8 3.1 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.8 1.6 4.9 .336 1.1 3.4 .315 0.7 0.8 .818
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 3 23.7 5.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 1.7 5.3 .313 1.3 4.7 .286 0.7 1.3 .500
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dan Majerle Lance Stephenson
Season 2001-02-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle 65 18.2 4.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.5 4.4 .343 1.2 3.6 .336 0.4 0.6 .590
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dan Majerle ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------