Desmond Bane vs. Harrison Barnes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Harrison Barnes 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 / Games against each other

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 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Harrison Barnes, who played 13. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Harrison Barnes had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 achievements, 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 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25
Harrison Barnes 13 5 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Harrison Barnes
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Memphis GrizzliesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+3.1+0.2+0.9+1.0+0.5-0.3-0.1+0.5+.030+1.1+2.2+.073+1.2+1.6+.058
Harrison Barnes 81 25.4 9.2 0.7 3.5 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.7 3.4 7.8 .439 0.6 1.8 .359 1.8 2.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
difference:+7+18.6+10.5+1.1+1.9+3.0+0.7+0.2-0.7-1.6+3.8+9.7+.135+0.4+1.9+.135+2.5+2.9
Harrison Barnes 12 38.4 16.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.8 6.0 13.5 .444 1.6 4.3 .365 2.5 2.9 .857

Season 2
Desmond Bane Harrison Barnes
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Memphis GrizzliesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+1.5+8.7+0.2+0.7+0.4+1.2+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.6+3.2+5.8+.062+2.2+4.5+.089+0.1+0.3+.185
Harrison Barnes 78 28.3 9.5 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.5 8.7 .399 0.8 2.4 .347 1.7 2.3 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+13.4+10.9+0.6+0.3+0.2+1.1+0.8+0.4-0.6+3.6+6.4+.082+2.5+4.3+.108+1.2+0.6+.294
Harrison Barnes 7 22.3 7.9 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.9 2.7 6.9 .396 1.1 3.0 .381 1.3 2.3 .563

Season 3
Desmond Bane Harrison Barnes
Season 2022-232014-15
Team Memphis GrizzliesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+24+3.5+11.4+0.7+0.2+0.5+3.0+0.3+0.2-1.3-0.8+3.9+8.2+.003+1.8+4.4+.003+1.8+1.7+.163
Harrison Barnes 82 28.3 10.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.9 8.0 .482 1.1 2.6 .405 1.3 1.8 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+6.1+12.9+0.9+1.7+0.8+1.7+0.3+0.5-1.8-1.1+4.0+9.8+.018+1.7+5.3+.035+3.3+3.2+.196
Harrison Barnes 21 32.4 10.6 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 2.1 4.2 9.5 .440 1.0 3.0 .355 1.2 1.6 .735

Season 4
Desmond Bane Harrison Barnes
Season 2023-242015-16
Team Memphis GrizzliesGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+24+3.5+12.0+0.3+0.3+0.5+3.7+0.4+0.3-1.8-0.8+4.1+8.9+.002+2.1+5.4+.002+1.8+1.8+.109
Harrison Barnes 66 30.9 11.7 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.5 9.6 .466 1.2 3.2 .383 1.5 2.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane DNP------ --- ----------
Harrison Barnes 24 31.0 9.0 1.1 3.5 4.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 3.4 8.9 .385 1.1 3.2 .342 1.1 1.4 .765

Season 5
Desmond Bane Harrison Barnes
Season 2024-252016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane 69 32.0 19.2 0.9 5.2 6.1 5.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.1 14.8 .484 2.4 6.1 .392 2.6 2.9 .894
difference:+10+3.5+0.3+1.4+1.1+3.8+0.4+0.2-1.1-0.8+0.5+1.4+.016+1.4+3.3+.041+0.5+0.7+.033
Harrison Barnes 79 35.5 19.2 1.2 3.8 5.0 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.6 7.6 16.2 .468 1.0 2.8 .351 3.1 3.6 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane 4 34.8 15.3 1.3 5.5 6.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 3.8 2.3 5.0 15.8 .317 1.8 8.0 .219 3.5 3.8 .933
Harrison Barnes DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Harrison Barnes played 8 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—Harrison Barnes played in one postseason.

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