Desmond Bane vs. Reggie Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Miller 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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, 13 less than Reggie Miller, who played 18. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Reggie Miller had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Reggie Miller 18 15 1987-88 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Reggie Miller
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement 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+0.1+0.8+0.7+1.4+0.8+0.1-0.3-0.1+0.3+0.3+.019+1.0+1.9+.077+1.2+1.6+.015
Reggie Miller 82 22.4 10.0 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.7 7.6 .488 0.7 2.1 .355 1.8 2.3 .801
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 -
Reggie Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Reggie Miller
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
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:+2+4.5+2.2+0.4+0.8+0.5+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.3+1.3+3.3+.018+1.7+3.6+.034+2.1+2.6+.059
Reggie Miller 74 34.3 16.0 1.0 3.0 3.9 3.1 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.2 .479 1.3 3.3 .402 3.9 4.6 .844
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
Reggie Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Reggie Miller
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+24+7.1+3.1+0.5+1.9+1.4+0.6+0.3+0.2-0.5-0.5+0.3+0.5+.035+1.1+2.6+.006+3.5+4.1+.015
Reggie Miller 82 38.9 24.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.1 8.1 15.7 .514 1.8 4.4 .414 6.6 7.6 .868
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:+3+3.2+2.8+0.9+1.1+2.0+1.2+0.5-1.8-1.2+1.5+7.6+.149+1.7+6.0+.109+1.8+2.2+.026
Reggie Miller 3 41.7 20.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 6.7 11.7 .571 1.0 2.3 .429 6.3 7.0 .905

Season 4
Desmond Bane Reggie Miller
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East 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:+40+1.8+1.1+0.1+1.1+1.0+1.5+0.3+0.3-0.7-0.9+1.3+4.3+.048+1.9+4.7+.033+3.4+3.5+.048
Reggie Miller 82 36.2 22.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 7.3 14.2 .512 1.4 3.9 .348 6.7 7.3 .918
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane DNP------ --- ----------
Reggie Miller 5 38.6 21.6 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.8 1.6 0.4 2.4 2.8 6.8 14.0 .486 1.6 3.8 .421 6.4 7.4 .865

Season 5
Desmond Bane Reggie Miller
Season 2024-251991-92
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+13+6.0+1.5+0.1+2.3+2.2+1.5+0.1+0.1-0.5-0.2+0.2+1.1+.017+0.8+1.9+.014+2.8+3.4+.036
Reggie Miller 82 38.0 20.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 3.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.9 13.7 .501 1.6 4.2 .378 5.4 6.3 .858
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:+1+8.5+11.7+4.5+4.5+1.4+0.5+0.5-2.5-1.7+3.3+1.5+.264+0.5+4.3+.417+4.5+6.2+.133
Reggie Miller 3 43.3 27.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 4.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 4.0 8.3 14.3 .581 2.3 3.7 .636 8.0 10.0 .800

Additional Years

* Reggie Miller played 13 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 1993 to 2005—Reggie Miller played in 12 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Desmond Bane, Reggie Miller got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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