Desmond Bane vs. Whitey Skoog Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Whitey Skoog 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, 2 less than Whitey Skoog, who played 6. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Whitey Skoog had his rookie season in 1951-52. 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
Whitey Skoog 6 4 1951-52 to 1956-57

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Whitey Skoog
Season 2020-211951-52
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Whitey Skoog 35 28.2 6.7 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 2.7 2.9 8.5 .345 - - - 0.9 1.1 .789
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 -
Whitey Skoog ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Whitey Skoog
Season 2021-221952-53
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Whitey Skoog 68 14.6 3.7 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 2.0 1.5 3.9 .386 - - - 0.7 0.9 .754
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
Whitey Skoog 11 18.0 5.8 - - 2.1 1.2 - - - 2.6 2.2 5.1 .429 - - - 1.5 1.8 .800

Season 3

Desmond Bane Whitey Skoog
Season 2022-231953-54
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Whitey Skoog 71 26.4 7.0 - - 3.2 2.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.4 .742
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
Whitey Skoog 13 30.9 7.4 - - 3.6 1.8 - - - 4.6 3.2 8.2 .393 - - - 0.9 1.6 .571

Season 4

Desmond Bane Whitey Skoog
Season 2023-241954-55
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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 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
Whitey Skoog 72 32.8 10.9 - - 4.2 3.5 - - - 3.7 4.6 11.6 .395 - - - 1.7 2.2 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Whitey Skoog 7 34.4 13.0 - - 5.3 2.3 - - - 4.3 5.1 13.1 .391 - - - 2.7 3.0 .905

Season 5

Desmond Bane Whitey Skoog
Season -1955-56
Team -Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Whitey Skoog 72 32.1 11.6 - - 4.0 3.5 - - - 3.2 4.7 11.9 .398 - - - 2.2 2.7 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Whitey Skoog 3 30.0 9.7 - - 6.0 6.0 - - - 3.7 4.3 10.3 .419 - - - 1.0 3.7 .273

Season 6

Desmond Bane Whitey Skoog
Season -1956-57
Team -Minneapolis Lakers
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 ------- --- ----------
Whitey Skoog 23 28.5 8.7 - - 3.1 3.3 - - - 2.8 3.4 9.6 .355 - - - 1.9 2.0 .936
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Whitey Skoog ------- --- ----------