Desmond Bane vs. Isaiah Hartenstein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Hartenstein 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.

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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, 2 less than Isaiah Hartenstein, who played 7. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Isaiah Hartenstein had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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:+40+14.4+7.3+0.3+1.7+1.4+1.2+0.3+0.2-0.4-0.2+2.7+5.8+.019+1.6+3.8+.099+0.2+0.2+.030
Isaiah Hartenstein 28 7.9 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.5 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 0.4 0.5 .786
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:+3+18.8+3.6+0.1+3.0+2.9+2.0+0.8+0.4-0.6-0.7+1.2+2.8+.421+1.2+2.4
Isaiah Hartenstein 2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Desmond Bane Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+53+18.2+13.5+0.7+1.1+0.5+1.9+0.8+0.1-0.8-0.8+4.8+11.6+.196+3.0+6.7+.436+1.0+0.8+.224
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 11.6 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 .657 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .679
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
Isaiah Hartenstein DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+12+19.6+16.4+0.7+1.8+1.1+3.2+0.6+0.4-1.2-0.3+5.8+12.5+.071+2.9+6.9+.075+2.1+2.0+.235
Isaiah Hartenstein 46 12.2 5.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .648
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
Isaiah Hartenstein DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Desmond Bane Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+26+16.5+15.4+0.8+0.3+0.5+3.1+0.3+0.6-1.5-0.4+5.2+13.1+.162+3.1+8.2+.086+2.0+1.9+.181
Isaiah Hartenstein 68 17.9 8.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 .626 0.2 0.4 .467 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Isaiah Hartenstein played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Desmond Bane Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+13+12.1+14.2+1.6+1.2+0.4+4.1+0.6+0.4-1.6-0.2+5.0+10.8+.051+2.3+5.6+.176+2.0+2.0+.218
Isaiah Hartenstein 82 19.9 5.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.0 .535 0.1 0.5 .216 0.6 0.9 .676
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
difference:+7+14.8+12.2+0.8+3.0+2.2+2.0+0.9-3.3-0.3+4.0+13.7+.161+1.8+8.0+2.4+2.3+.183
Isaiah Hartenstein 11 20.0 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750

Additional Years

* Isaiah Hartenstein played 2 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—Isaiah Hartenstein played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.