Desmond Bane vs. Eric Piatkowski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Piatkowski 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, 10 less than Eric Piatkowski, who played 14. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Eric Piatkowski had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Eric Piatkowski 14 6 1994-95 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season 2020-211994-95
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
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
Eric Piatkowski 81 14.9 7.0 0.8 0.9 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.5 5.6 .441 0.9 2.4 .374 1.1 1.4 .783
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 -
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season 2021-221995-96
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
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
Eric Piatkowski 65 12.1 4.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 1.5 3.7 .405 0.6 1.8 .333 1.0 1.3 .817
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
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season 2022-231996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers 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 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
Eric Piatkowski 65 11.5 6.0 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.6 .450 0.8 1.8 .425 1.1 1.3 .821
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
Eric Piatkowski 3 12.7 5.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.3 3.7 .364 0.7 1.7 .400 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 4
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season 2023-241997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
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
Eric Piatkowski 67 26.0 11.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.5 .452 1.6 3.9 .409 2.1 2.5 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -1998-99
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 49 25.3 10.5 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.8 3.7 8.5 .432 1.3 3.4 .394 1.8 2.1 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -1999-00
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 75 22.8 8.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.9 3.2 7.6 .415 1.2 3.2 .383 1.1 1.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2000-01
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 81 26.5 10.6 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.5 3.6 8.3 .433 1.5 3.7 .404 2.0 2.2 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2001-02
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 71 24.2 8.8 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.5 2.9 6.6 .439 1.6 3.4 .466 1.4 1.6 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2002-03
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 62 21.9 9.7 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.5 3.4 7.2 .471 1.3 3.2 .398 1.6 2.0 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2003-04
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets 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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 49 14.3 4.1 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.5 3.9 .377 0.9 2.5 .352 0.3 0.3 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2004-05
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 68 12.4 4.8 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.6 3.8 .430 0.8 2.0 .425 0.7 0.8 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 5 12.8 4.6 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 3.8 .316 1.0 2.6 .385 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 12
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2005-06
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 29 7.9 2.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 .393 0.3 1.1 .273 0.1 0.2 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 6 4.7 1.7 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.0 .500 0.3 0.8 .400 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 13
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2006-07
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 11 6.6 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 .360 0.6 1.6 .389 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 1 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14
Desmond Bane Eric Piatkowski
Season -2007-08
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 16 7.1 2.4 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 .364 0.7 1.6 .423 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Eric Piatkowski 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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