Desmond Bane vs. Marc Gasol Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marc Gasol 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / 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, 8 less than Marc Gasol, who played 13. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Marc Gasol had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Marc Gasol 13 9 2008-09 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Marc Gasol
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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:+14+8.4+2.7+2.0+2.3+4.3+0.2+0.9-1.1-1.4+0.9+0.8+.061+1.7+4.0+2.8+3.9+.083
Marc Gasol 82 30.7 11.9 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.7 0.8 1.1 2.0 3.2 4.3 8.1 .530 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 4.6 .733
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 -
Marc Gasol DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Marc Gasol
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
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:+7+6.0+3.6+2.4+2.5+4.9+0.3+0.2+1.2-0.5-1.1+1.2+5.1+.120+3.0+6.9+1.9+3.4+.233
Marc Gasol 69 35.8 14.6 3.0 6.3 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.0 3.7 5.5 9.4 .581 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.4 .670
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
Marc Gasol DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Marc Gasol
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+23+0.1+9.8+1.2+0.8+2.0+1.9+0.1+1.3-0.4-0.7+3.3+7.7+.048+2.9+6.9+.021+0.4+0.1+.135
Marc Gasol 81 31.9 11.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.5 0.9 1.7 1.8 3.3 4.5 8.5 .527 0.0 0.1 .429 2.7 3.6 .748
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:+7+1.4+8.5+2.0+3.3+5.2+1.0+0.6+2.2-0.8-0.2+2.7+8.5+.089+2.7+8.1+.320+0.6+0.8+.232
Marc Gasol 13 39.9 15.0 3.2 8.1 11.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 2.0 3.4 5.5 10.8 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.6 .699

Season 4
Desmond Bane Marc Gasol
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+23+2.1+9.1+0.9+3.6+4.5+2.4+1.4-0.8-0.2+3.1+7.1+.018+3.3+8.4+.298+0.3+1.1+.122
Marc Gasol 65 36.5 14.6 1.8 7.1 8.9 3.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 3.1 5.5 11.4 .482 0.0 0.2 .083 3.6 4.9 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane DNP------ --- ----------
Marc Gasol 7 37.3 15.1 2.3 4.4 6.7 3.1 0.3 1.9 1.9 3.6 5.1 9.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 6.1 .791

Season 5
Desmond Bane Marc Gasol
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+11+3.0+5.1+1.4+0.3+1.7+1.3+0.2+1.3-0.4-0.8+1.7+3.9+.010+2.4+5.9+.321+0.8+1.1+.046
Marc Gasol 80 35.0 14.1 2.3 5.5 7.8 4.0 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.2 5.4 10.9 .494 0.0 0.2 .071 3.4 4.0 .848
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
difference:+11+5.8+1.9+0.4+1.3+1.7+0.1+0.1+1.7-2.6-1.2+1.2+2.1+.137+1.8+8.0+1.3+2.2+.133
Marc Gasol 15 40.6 17.2 1.7 6.8 8.5 3.2 0.9 2.2 1.2 3.5 6.2 13.7 .454 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .800

Additional Years

* Marc Gasol played 8 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2014 to 2021—Marc Gasol played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 8 extra years over Desmond Bane, Marc Gasol got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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