Desmond Bane vs. Ralph Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Johnson 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 Ralph Johnson both played 4 years in the NBA. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ralph Johnson had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Ralph Johnson 4 3 1949-50 to 1952-53

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Ralph Johnson
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Memphis GrizzliesAnderson Packers, Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost Cent Div Finals
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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
Ralph Johnson 67 - 8.8 - - - 2.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 11.6 .312 - - - 1.6 1.9 .806
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 -
Ralph Johnson 4 - 7.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.0 8.0 .250 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 2
Desmond Bane Ralph Johnson
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Memphis GrizzliesFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Ralph Johnson 68 - 8.6 - - 4.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 3.5 10.8 .319 - - - 1.7 2.4 .704
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
Ralph Johnson 3 - 8.3 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 5.7 4.0 10.7 .375 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 3
Desmond Bane Ralph Johnson
Season 2022-231951-52
Team Memphis GrizzliesFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Ralph Johnson 66 34.3 7.9 - - 3.4 3.2 - - - 3.7 3.2 9.0 .356 - - - 1.5 2.1 .721
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
Ralph Johnson 2 35.0 8.5 - - 3.0 3.5 - - - 5.5 4.0 11.5 .348 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4
Desmond Bane Ralph Johnson
Season 2023-241952-53
Team Memphis GrizzliesFort Wayne Pistons
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
Ralph Johnson 3 10.0 2.7 - - 0.3 1.7 - - - 2.0 1.0 3.0 .333 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
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