Dick McGuire vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Dick McGuire, 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.

Dick McGuire played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Taurean Prince, who played 8. Dick McGuire had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Dick McGuire 11 9 1949-50 to 1959-60
Taurean Prince 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1949-502016-17
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsHawks Lost East 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 %
Dick McGuire 68 - 8.6 - - - 5.7 - - - 2.4 2.8 8.3 .337 - - - 3.0 4.6 .652
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 5 - 12.6 - - - 5.4 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.4 .423 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1950-512017-18
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Dick McGuire 64 - 8.4 - - 5.2 6.3 - - - 2.4 2.8 7.5 .371 - - - 2.8 4.3 .649
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 14 - 5.3 - - 5.9 5.6 - - - 3.6 1.8 5.7 .313 - - - 1.7 3.8 .453
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1951-522018-19
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Dick McGuire 64 31.5 9.2 - - 5.2 6.1 - - - 2.8 3.2 7.4 .430 - - - 2.9 4.5 .631
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 14 39.0 10.4 - - 5.1 6.4 - - - 3.3 3.4 7.6 .449 - - - 3.5 6.1 .570
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1952-532019-20
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Dick McGuire 61 29.2 7.2 - - 4.6 4.9 - - - 2.8 2.3 6.1 .381 - - - 2.5 4.4 .569
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 11 32.7 7.5 - - 5.7 6.4 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.4 .407 - - - 3.2 5.0 .636
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1953-542020-21
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Dick McGuire 68 34.5 9.1 - - 4.6 5.2 - - - 2.9 3.0 7.3 .408 - - - 3.2 5.1 .638
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 4 17.0 2.8 - - 1.0 1.3 - - - 3.0 1.0 4.0 .250 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1954-552021-22
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Dick McGuire 71 32.5 9.1 - - 4.5 7.6 - - - 2.0 3.2 8.2 .389 - - - 2.7 4.3 .644
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 3 25.0 6.7 - - 3.0 4.0 - - - 2.3 2.0 6.3 .316 - - - 2.7 4.0 .667
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1955-562022-23
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Dick McGuire 62 27.2 6.9 - - 3.5 5.8 - - - 2.4 2.5 7.1 .347 - - - 2.0 3.1 .627
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1956-572023-24
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament 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 %
Dick McGuire 72 16.5 5.3 - - 2.0 3.1 - - - 1.4 1.9 5.1 .383 - - - 1.5 2.3 .644
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1957-58-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Dick McGuire 69 33.5 8.1 - - 4.2 6.6 - - - 2.6 2.9 7.9 .373 - - - 2.2 3.3 .667
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 7 33.7 9.6 - - 4.7 5.7 - - - 1.9 3.6 8.6 .417 - - - 2.4 3.4 .708
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1958-59-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Dick McGuire 71 29.1 9.2 - - 4.0 6.2 - - - 2.1 3.3 7.6 .427 - - - 2.7 3.6 .740
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 3 36.3 15.7 - - 5.7 6.3 - - - 3.3 6.7 10.7 .625 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dick McGuire Taurean Prince
Season 1959-60-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Dick McGuire 68 21.6 7.1 - - 3.9 5.3 - - - 1.6 2.6 5.9 .445 - - - 1.8 3.0 .617
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick McGuire 2 21.0 5.5 - - 2.0 4.5 - - - 1.5 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 0.5 1.5 .333
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------