Desmond Bane vs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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, 7 less than Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who played 12. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 12 6 2013-14 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+12+2.5+3.3+1.1+1.1+1.0+0.3-0.5+1.1+1.5+.073+1.0+1.7+.113+0.1+.046
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
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 -
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
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:+6+1.7+5.5+1.3+1.3+1.4+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.6+1.9+2.6+.060+1.1+1.5+.091+0.5+0.1+.207
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+18+4.9+7.0+0.2+1.5+1.3+2.6+0.4+0.2-0.8-0.4+2.5+3.6+.059+1.4+2.1+.099+0.7+0.5+.072
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
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:+2+1.8+8.2+0.7+1.0+1.7+0.4+1.3+0.3-2.3-1.4+2.7+6.8+.018+0.3+1.5+.124+3.2+3.0+.217
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 4
Desmond Bane Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
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:+34+1.1+9.9+0.2+1.0+1.1+3.0+0.2+0.3-1.6-1.3+3.7+6.3+.065+1.3+2.8+.031+1.3+1.4+.038
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Desmond Bane Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
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:+5+1.2+5.8+0.1+0.8+0.9+3.1+0.2+0.2-1.1-0.4+2.5+4.0+.058+0.3+0.5+.009+0.5+0.3+.105
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 74 33.2 13.4 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789
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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 7 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2019 to 2025—Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

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