Desmond Bane vs. Markelle Fultz Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Markelle Fultz 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.
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, 3 less than Markelle Fultz, who played 8. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Markelle Fultz had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
Markelle Fultz |
8 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
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 |
difference: | +54 | +4.2 | +2.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | | +2.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.064 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +.432 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.340 |
Markelle Fultz |
14 |
18.1 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.476 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
- |
difference: | +2 | +12.1 | +3.9 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +.436 | +1.2 | +2.4 | | +1.0 | +1.3 | |
Markelle Fultz |
3 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +57 | +7.3 | +10.0 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +3.3 | +6.3 | +.042 | +2.8 | +6.2 | +.150 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +.335 |
Markelle Fultz |
19 |
22.5 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
.419 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.286 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.568 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
Markelle Fultz |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +14 | +4.1 | +9.4 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +2.8 | +5.5 | +.014 | +2.4 | +5.1 | +.141 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +.153 |
Markelle Fultz |
72 |
27.7 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
.465 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.267 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.730 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +1 | +9.1 | +11.5 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +3.8 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +3.4 | +7.3 | +.022 | +1.5 | +5.1 | +.055 | +3.3 | +3.4 | +.074 |
Markelle Fultz |
5 |
29.4 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
12.0 |
.400 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.375 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
difference: | +34 | +7.5 | +10.8 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 | | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +3.5 | +5.5 | +.070 | +2.8 | +6.6 | +.131 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +.025 |
Markelle Fultz |
8 |
26.9 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
13.0 |
.394 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.895 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Markelle Fultz played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +51 | +12.0 | +8.4 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +3.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -1.2 | +2.5 | +5.1 | +.010 | +2.2 | +5.2 | +.157 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +.088 |
Markelle Fultz |
18 |
20.0 |
10.8 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
9.7 |
.474 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.235 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.806 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
Markelle Fultz |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Markelle Fultz played 3 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—Markelle Fultz played in one postseason. |