Desmond Bane vs. Lonny Baxter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lonny Baxter 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 and Lonny Baxter both played 4 years in the NBA. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lonny Baxter had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Lonny Baxter 4 0 2002-03 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Lonny Baxter
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls
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
Lonny Baxter 55 12.4 4.8 1.2 1.8 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.5 1.7 3.7 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .680
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 -
Lonny Baxter ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Lonny Baxter
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Memphis GrizzliesChicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards
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
Lonny Baxter 62 12.4 4.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.7 3.4 .493 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.2 .579
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
Lonny Baxter ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Lonny Baxter
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
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 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
Lonny Baxter 4 9.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 0.8 2.8 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .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
Lonny Baxter ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Lonny Baxter
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets, Charlotte Bobcats
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
Lonny Baxter 41 9.8 2.9 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.5 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Lonny Baxter ------- --- ----------
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