Danny Granger vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson and Danny Granger, 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 / 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.

Danny Granger and Lance Stephenson both played 10 years in the NBA. Danny Granger had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Danny Granger 10 4 2005-06 to 2014-15
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2005-062010-11
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Danny Granger 78 22.6 7.5 1.7 3.2 4.9 1.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 2.7 2.8 6.1 .462 0.4 1.2 .323 1.5 1.9 .777
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 %
Danny Granger 6 27.0 8.2 1.2 4.0 5.2 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 3.3 3.0 5.7 .529 1.5 2.7 .563 0.7 0.7 1.000
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2006-072011-12
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Danny Granger 82 34.0 13.9 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.8 0.7 1.6 3.0 4.9 10.6 .459 1.3 3.5 .382 2.9 3.6 .803
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 %
Danny Granger ------- --- ----------
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
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2007-082012-13
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Danny Granger 80 36.0 19.6 1.2 4.9 6.1 2.1 1.2 1.1 2.1 3.6 6.7 15.1 .446 2.1 5.3 .404 4.0 4.7 .852
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 %
Danny Granger ------- --- ----------
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
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2008-092013-14
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Danny Granger 67 36.2 25.8 0.7 4.4 5.1 2.7 1.0 1.4 2.5 3.1 8.5 19.1 .447 2.7 6.7 .404 6.0 6.9 .878
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 %
Danny Granger ------- --- ----------
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
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2009-102014-15
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Danny Granger 62 36.7 24.1 1.1 4.4 5.5 2.8 1.5 0.8 2.5 3.0 7.9 18.4 .428 2.5 7.1 .361 5.9 6.9 .848
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 %
Danny Granger ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Danny Granger 79 35.0 20.5 1.1 4.3 5.4 2.6 1.1 0.8 2.6 2.7 6.8 15.9 .425 2.0 5.2 .386 5.0 5.9 .848
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 %
Danny Granger 5 36.6 21.6 1.2 4.4 5.6 3.2 1.2 0.2 1.4 2.4 8.6 18.0 .478 1.6 4.6 .348 2.8 3.2 .875
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
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Indiana PacersNew Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Danny Granger 62 33.3 18.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.8 2.3 6.3 15.2 .416 2.0 5.2 .381 4.1 4.7 .873
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 %
Danny Granger 11 38.2 17.0 1.4 4.3 5.6 2.5 0.5 0.4 2.6 2.8 6.3 15.8 .397 2.4 6.6 .356 2.1 2.5 .821
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
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Danny Granger 5 14.8 5.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.0 7.0 .286 0.4 2.0 .200 1.0 1.6 .625
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 %
Danny Granger ------- --- ----------
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
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Danny Granger 41 20.7 8.2 0.8 2.5 3.2 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.8 7.5 .378 1.0 3.1 .336 1.5 1.6 .940
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 %
Danny Granger 13 10.3 2.6 0.2 1.4 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.8 3.1 .275 0.4 1.7 .227 0.5 0.7 .778
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 10
Danny Granger Lance Stephenson
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Miami HeatAtlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Danny Granger 30 20.4 6.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.2 2.2 5.4 .401 1.0 2.8 .357 0.9 1.2 .757
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 %
Danny Granger ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
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