Desmond Bane vs. Scotty Pippen Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scotty Pippen Jr. 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 / 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, 2 more than Scotty Pippen Jr., who played 3. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Scotty Pippen Jr. had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
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:+62+17.0+6.9+0.2+2.3+2.4+1.4+0.3-0.6-1.3+2.7+5.3+.136+1.5+3.5+.099+0.2+0.8+.260
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
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 -
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2021-222023-24
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:+55+4.7+5.3+0.4+1.7+1.2+2.0+0.5+0.1-1.2-0.3+1.9+4.8+.032+1.6+3.5+.019+0.2+0.6+.158
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
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
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West 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:+21+10.5+11.6+0.1+1.8+1.7+0.3-0.5+4.2+8.7+.001+1.8+4.2+.011+1.6+1.3+.170
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
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:+2+6.2+5.2+0.2+0.3+0.5+0.3+0.5+0.3-0.7-1.6+2.7+4.8+.043+0.2+1.3+.037+0.3+.069
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000

Additional Years

* Desmond Bane played 2 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2024 to 2025—Desmond Bane played in one postseason.

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