Desmond Bane vs. Maurice Taylor Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Taylor 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, 5 less than Maurice Taylor, who played 9. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Maurice Taylor had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Maurice Taylor 9 1 1997-98 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season 2020-211997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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
Maurice Taylor 71 21.3 11.5 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.1 4.5 9.5 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.4 .709
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 -
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles 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
Maurice Taylor 46 32.7 16.8 2.2 3.1 5.3 1.5 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.9 6.8 14.7 .461 0.0 0.1 .167 3.3 4.5 .728
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
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Clippers
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
Maurice Taylor 62 35.9 17.1 1.5 4.9 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 2.7 3.5 7.4 15.9 .464 0.0 0.1 .125 2.3 3.2 .711
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
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
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
Maurice Taylor 69 28.6 13.0 1.6 3.9 5.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 1.8 3.0 5.7 11.6 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.3 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Note: Maurice Taylor didn't play in 2001-02.

Season 5

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season -2002-03
Team -Houston Rockets
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 ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor 67 20.6 8.4 1.4 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.4 8.0 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season -2003-04
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets 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 ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor 75 27.7 11.5 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.4 0.6 0.6 2.0 3.4 4.9 10.2 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor 5 23.8 9.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.4 4.0 3.6 7.6 .474 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.4 .765

Season 7

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season -2004-05
Team -Houston Rockets, New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor 65 20.6 7.3 1.0 2.9 4.0 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.8 3.1 6.9 .455 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.6 .612
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season -2005-06
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor 67 18.1 6.3 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.5 2.6 2.7 5.8 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Desmond Bane Maurice Taylor
Season -2006-07
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor 12 8.6 2.0 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Maurice Taylor ------- --- ----------