Desmond Bane vs. Joe Dumars Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Dumars 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

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, 9 less than Joe Dumars, who played 14. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Joe Dumars had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Joe Dumars 14 10 1985-86 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Joe Dumars
Season 2020-211985-86
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+14+1.6+0.2+0.2+1.9+1.6+3.1+0.2+0.1-1.0-0.6+0.1+.012+1.6+3.8+.119+1.7+2.2+.018
Joe Dumars 82 23.9 9.4 0.7 0.7 1.5 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 3.5 7.3 .481 0.1 0.2 .313 2.3 2.9 .798
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:+1+17.0+9.4+1.1+1.2+0.1+4.3+0.2+0.4-1.2-2.8+4.1+6.5+.031+1.2+2.4+2.5+3.8
Joe Dumars 4 36.8 15.0 1.5 1.8 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.0 1.8 4.0 6.3 10.3 .610 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.8 .667

Season 2
Desmond Bane Joe Dumars
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+3+1.1+6.4+2.3+2.3+1.8+0.1+0.3-0.7-0.1+2.0+5.0+.032+2.9+6.6+.027+0.5+1.1+.155
Joe Dumars 79 30.9 11.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.5 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.5 4.7 9.5 .493 0.1 0.3 .409 2.3 3.1 .748
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:+3+4.2+6.1+0.1+2.6+2.5+2.6+0.1+0.7-0.5-0.2+1.1+3.6+.060+3.5+7.1+.178+0.4+0.2+.077
Joe Dumars 15 31.5 12.7 0.5 0.7 1.3 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.7 5.2 9.7 .538 0.1 0.2 .667 2.1 2.7 .780

Season 3
Desmond Bane Joe Dumars
Season 2022-231987-88
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost NBA Finals
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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+1.5+7.3+0.1+2.6+2.6+0.3+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.7+2.3+4.5+.007+2.9+6.8+.197+0.3+.068
Joe Dumars 82 33.3 14.2 0.8 1.7 2.4 4.7 1.1 0.2 2.1 1.9 5.5 11.7 .472 0.0 0.2 .211 3.1 3.8 .815
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:+17+3.5+11.2+0.4+3.4+3.8+1.7+0.1+0.1-1.1-1.0+3.3+8.6+.035+2.6+8.0+.013+2.1+2.1+.042
Joe Dumars 23 35.0 12.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.9 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.2 4.9 10.7 .457 0.1 0.3 .333 2.4 2.7 .889

Season 4
Desmond Bane Joe Dumars
Season 2023-241988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+27+0.5+6.5+0.1+1.8+1.9+0.2+0.1+0.4-0.1-1.4+2.0+5.4+.041+3.1+8.2+.102+0.5+0.6+.020
Joe Dumars 69 34.9 17.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.7 0.9 0.1 2.6 1.5 6.6 13.1 .505 0.2 0.4 .483 3.8 4.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane DNP------ --- ----------
Joe Dumars 17 36.5 17.6 0.6 1.9 2.6 5.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.8 6.2 13.7 .455 0.1 0.7 .083 5.1 5.9 .861

Season 5
Desmond Bane Joe Dumars
Season 2024-251989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+6+2.4+1.4+0.1+3.2+3.3+0.4+0.4+0.4-0.5-0.7+0.3+0.7+.004+2.1+5.4+.008+1.4+1.5+.006
Joe Dumars 75 34.4 17.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.9 0.8 0.0 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.1 .480 0.3 0.7 .400 4.0 4.4 .900
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:+16+2.9+2.9+0.4+4.2+4.6+1.5+0.3+0.5-1.1-0.4+1.5+1.6+.141+1.5+7.0+.044+1.5+1.9+.057
Joe Dumars 20 37.7 18.2 0.9 1.3 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.0 2.7 1.9 6.5 14.2 .458 0.3 1.0 .263 5.0 5.7 .876

Additional Years

* Joe Dumars played 9 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1991 to 1999—Joe Dumars played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Desmond Bane, Joe Dumars got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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