Desmond Bane vs. Bob Houbregs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Houbregs and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bob Houbregs, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bob Houbregs had his rookie season in 1953-54. 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bob Houbregs 5 3 1953-54 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Bob Houbregs
Season 2020-211953-54
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Hawks, Baltimore Bullets (1st)
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Bob Houbregs 70 28.1 8.7 - - 5.4 1.8 - - - 3.0 3.0 8.0 .372 - - - 2.7 3.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Bob Houbregs ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Bob Houbregs
Season 2021-221954-55
Team Memphis GrizzliesBaltimore Bullets (1st), Boston Celtics, Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisPistons 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 %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Bob Houbregs 64 20.7 6.6 - - 4.6 1.3 - - - 2.8 2.3 6.0 .383 - - - 2.0 2.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Bob Houbregs 11 19.4 7.0 - - 5.6 1.7 - - - 2.8 2.2 5.7 .381 - - - 2.6 3.4 .784

Season 3

Desmond Bane Bob Houbregs
Season 2022-231955-56
Team Memphis GrizzliesFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Bob Houbregs 70 21.9 11.1 - - 5.9 2.3 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.2 .430 - - - 4.0 5.5 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Bob Houbregs 10 21.7 10.3 - - 6.7 1.4 - - - 2.1 3.6 7.8 .462 - - - 3.1 4.4 .705

Season 4

Desmond Bane Bob Houbregs
Season 2023-241956-57
Team Memphis GrizzliesFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Bob Houbregs 60 26.5 11.2 - - 6.7 1.9 - - - 2.0 4.2 9.8 .432 - - - 2.8 3.9 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Bob Houbregs 2 19.0 11.0 - - 3.0 1.5 - - - 1.5 3.5 8.5 .412 - - - 4.0 5.5 .727

Season 5

Desmond Bane Bob Houbregs
Season -1957-58
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Bob Houbregs 17 17.8 7.5 - - 3.8 1.1 - - - 2.1 2.9 8.1 .358 - - - 1.8 2.5 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Bob Houbregs ------- --- ----------