Desmond Bane vs. Jim Brewer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Brewer 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, 5 less than Jim Brewer, who played 9. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jim Brewer had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Jim Brewer 9 6 1973-74 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season 2020-211973-74
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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
Jim Brewer 82 22.7 6.1 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 - 2.3 2.6 6.7 .383 - - - 1.0 1.5 .650
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 -
Jim Brewer ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season 2021-221974-75
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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
Jim Brewer 82 24.3 8.4 2.5 3.7 6.2 1.6 0.9 0.5 - 1.8 3.5 7.8 .455 - - - 1.3 1.9 .648
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
Jim Brewer ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season 2022-231975-76
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Jim Brewer 82 35.5 11.5 3.6 7.2 10.9 2.5 1.1 1.1 - 2.6 4.9 10.7 .458 - - - 1.7 2.6 .654
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
Jim Brewer 13 37.6 8.8 3.1 7.7 10.8 2.8 1.0 0.9 - 2.6 3.4 7.8 .436 - - - 2.0 3.7 .542

Season 4
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Jim Brewer 81 33.0 8.5 3.4 6.0 9.4 2.4 1.2 1.0 - 2.6 3.7 8.1 .451 - - - 1.2 2.2 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 3 37.7 7.7 3.7 8.3 12.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 - 3.7 3.7 9.0 .407 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season -1977-78
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 80 22.5 5.0 2.3 3.9 6.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.3 2.2 2.2 4.9 .449 - - - 0.6 1.3 .460
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 1 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 6
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season -1978-79
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 80 20.1 3.9 2.0 4.0 5.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.2 1.8 4.0 .442 - - - 0.3 0.8 .413
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season -1979-80
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 67 15.2 2.9 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.9 1.3 2.7 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.4 .483
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 3 22.3 7.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.3 2.0 3.3 3.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333

Season 8
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season -1980-81
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 78 14.2 2.8 1.6 2.0 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.3 2.5 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.5 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Desmond Bane Jim Brewer
Season -1981-82
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 71 13.6 2.4 1.5 2.2 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.8 1.1 2.5 .463 0.0 0.1 .167 0.1 0.3 .368
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Jim Brewer 8 7.1 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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