Desmond Bane vs. Dave Meyers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Meyers 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 Dave Meyers both played 4 years in the NBA. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dave Meyers had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
Dave Meyers 4 3 1975-76 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Dave Meyers
Season 2020-211975-76
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Dave Meyers 72 22.1 7.4 1.7 4.5 6.2 1.4 1.0 0.3 - 2.0 2.8 6.6 .419 - - - 1.9 2.9 .643
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 -
Dave Meyers 3 18.0 8.0 0.7 4.0 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 1.7 3.7 .455 - - - 4.7 5.7 .824

Season 2
Desmond Bane Dave Meyers
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Bucks
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
Dave Meyers 50 25.2 9.7 2.4 4.4 6.8 1.7 0.8 0.6 - 3.0 3.6 7.7 .467 - - - 2.5 3.8 .661
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
Dave Meyers ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Dave Meyers
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West 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 %
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
Dave Meyers 80 30.2 14.7 1.8 4.9 6.7 3.0 1.1 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.4 11.7 .461 - - - 3.9 5.4 .722
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
Dave Meyers 9 31.0 12.9 3.0 5.2 8.2 3.9 0.8 1.2 2.8 3.6 4.9 11.0 .444 - - - 3.1 4.7 .667

Note: Dave Meyers didn't play in 1978-79.

Season 4
Desmond Bane Dave Meyers
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West 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 %
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
Dave Meyers 79 27.9 12.1 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.8 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.1 10.5 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 2.0 3.1 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Dave Meyers 7 27.9 9.4 2.3 2.7 5.0 2.0 1.3 0.9 2.1 3.6 3.7 8.9 .419 0.0 0.4 .000 2.0 4.3 .467
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