Desmond Bane vs. Corey Benjamin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Corey Benjamin 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 and Corey Benjamin both played 4 years in the NBA. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Corey Benjamin had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Corey Benjamin 4 0 1998-99 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Corey Benjamin
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
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
Corey Benjamin 31 10.3 3.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.8 .376 0.1 0.5 .214 0.9 1.3 .675
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 -
Corey Benjamin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Corey Benjamin
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
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
Corey Benjamin 48 18.0 7.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 7.3 .414 0.6 1.9 .348 1.0 1.7 .598
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
Corey Benjamin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Corey Benjamin
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 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
Corey Benjamin 65 13.2 4.7 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.0 1.8 4.6 .381 0.3 1.2 .259 0.9 1.3 .675
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
Corey Benjamin ------- --- ----------

Note: Corey Benjamin didn't play in 2001-02.

Season 4

Desmond Bane Corey Benjamin
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta Hawks
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 %
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
Corey Benjamin 9 16.9 4.4 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 2.2 1.4 4.8 .302 0.2 1.4 .154 1.3 1.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Corey Benjamin ------- --- ----------