Desmond Bane vs. Leo Barnhorst Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Leo Barnhorst 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 Leo Barnhorst, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Leo Barnhorst had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Leo Barnhorst 5 5 1949-50 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Leo Barnhorst
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Stags
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdStags Lost Cent Div Semis
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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
Leo Barnhorst 67 - 6.5 - - - 2.1 - - - 2.9 2.6 7.4 .349 - - - 1.3 1.9 .698
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 -
Leo Barnhorst 2 - 11.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 5.0 4.0 12.5 .320 - - - 3.0 3.0 1.000

Season 2

Desmond Bane Leo Barnhorst
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisOlympians Lost West Div Semis
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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
Leo Barnhorst 68 - 8.0 - - 4.4 3.2 - - - 2.9 3.4 9.9 .346 - - - 1.2 1.8 .689
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
Leo Barnhorst 3 - 11.3 - - 3.0 4.0 - - - 2.3 4.3 11.7 .371 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800

Season 3

Desmond Bane Leo Barnhorst
Season 2022-231951-52
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdOlympians Lost West Div Semis
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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
Leo Barnhorst 66 35.5 12.4 - - 6.5 3.9 - - - 3.0 5.3 13.6 .389 - - - 1.8 2.8 .652
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
Leo Barnhorst 2 42.5 15.5 - - 4.5 4.0 - - - 3.5 7.0 17.0 .412 - - - 1.5 3.5 .429

Season 4

Desmond Bane Leo Barnhorst
Season 2023-241952-53
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayOlympians Lost West Div Semis
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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
Leo Barnhorst 71 40.4 13.6 - - 6.8 3.9 - - - 3.5 5.7 14.6 .389 - - - 2.3 3.6 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Leo Barnhorst 2 39.5 15.0 - - 11.0 2.5 - - - 5.0 6.0 16.5 .364 - - - 3.0 4.5 .667

Season 5

Desmond Bane Leo Barnhorst
Season -1953-54
Team -Baltimore Bullets (1st), Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost W Div Round Robin
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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 ------- --- ----------
Leo Barnhorst 72 28.7 6.4 - - 4.1 3.1 - - - 2.8 2.8 8.2 .338 - - - 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Leo Barnhorst 4 15.0 5.8 - - 1.3 1.5 - - - 2.5 2.5 4.8 .526 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600