Desmond Bane vs. Kim Hughes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kim Hughes 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, 1 less than Kim Hughes, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kim Hughes had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Kim Hughes 5 1 1976-77 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Kim Hughes
Season 2020-211976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Nets
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
Kim Hughes 81 25.7 4.0 2.3 4.6 7.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 - 3.8 1.9 4.4 .427 - - - 0.2 0.9 .275
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 -
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Kim Hughes
Season 2021-221977-78
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
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
Kim Hughes 56 15.3 2.2 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 2.9 1.0 2.9 .356 - - - 0.2 0.5 .310
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
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Kim Hughes
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 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
Kim Hughes 81 13.4 2.6 1.4 2.8 4.1 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 1.2 2.2 .538 - - - 0.2 0.6 .400
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
Kim Hughes 3 11.7 1.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.7 0.3 0.7 .500 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4
Desmond Bane Kim Hughes
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Kim Hughes 70 17.3 3.1 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.6 1.5 2.9 .505 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .366
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Desmond Bane Kim Hughes
Season -1980-81
Team -Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Kim Hughes 53 9.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.0 0.5 1.3 .386 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Kim Hughes ------- --- ----------
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