Desmond Bane vs. Eddie Lee Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eddie Lee Wilkins 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, 2 less than Eddie Lee Wilkins, who played 6. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Eddie Lee Wilkins had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 6 3 1984-85 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 54 17.0 5.5 1.6 3.3 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.9 2.1 4.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.3 .541
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 -
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 2

Desmond Bane Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 24 18.9 5.8 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.8 2.3 5.3 .441 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.4 .466
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 3

Desmond Bane Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 71 8.2 4.1 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.5 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .550
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 7 3.7 2.1 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.6 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .500

Season 4

Desmond Bane Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
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
Eddie Lee Wilkins 79 12.3 4.7 1.4 1.9 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.9 1.8 3.9 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eddie Lee Wilkins 7 7.7 3.4 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545

Season 5

Desmond Bane Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season -1990-91
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eddie Lee Wilkins 68 9.8 4.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.7 3.8 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.3 .567
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eddie Lee Wilkins 1 13.0 9.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 6

Desmond Bane Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season -1992-93
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
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 ------- --- ----------
Eddie Lee Wilkins 26 7.4 6.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.1 3.7 .567 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 3.0 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eddie Lee Wilkins ------- --- ----------