Desmond Bane vs. Linton Townes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Linton Townes 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 more than Linton Townes, who played 3. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Linton Townes had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Linton Townes 3 2 1982-83 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Linton Townes
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 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
Linton Townes 55 9.4 4.5 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.9 4.3 .449 0.2 0.5 .360 0.5 0.7 .737
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 -
Linton Townes 6 10.0 5.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.2 4.5 .481 0.2 0.5 .333 1.0 1.2 .857

Season 2

Desmond Bane Linton Townes
Season 2021-221983-84
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Bucks, San Diego Clippers
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
Linton Townes 4 4.8 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Linton Townes ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Linton Townes
Season 2022-231984-85
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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
Linton Townes 1 8.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 6.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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
Linton Townes 2 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Desmond Bane Linton Townes
Season 2023-24-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
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 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
Linton Townes ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Linton Townes ------- --- ----------