Evan Fournier vs. Bob Lanier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Lanier and Evan Fournier, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Evan Fournier played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bob Lanier, who played 14. Evan Fournier had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Bob Lanier had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2012-13	1970-71
Team	Denver Nuggets	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Evan Fournier	38	11.3	5.3	0.2	0.8	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.7	2.0	4.0	.493	0.6	1.4	.407	0.8	1.0	.769
Bob Lanier	82	24.6	15.6	-	-	8.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	13.5	.455	-	-	-	3.3	4.6	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	4	13.3	4.8	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	4.3	.353	0.0	2.0	.000	1.8	2.0	.875
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2013-14	1971-72
Team	Denver Nuggets	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Evan Fournier	76	19.8	8.4	0.4	2.2	2.7	1.5	0.4	0.1	1.3	2.4	3.0	7.2	.419	1.2	3.1	.376	1.2	1.6	.756
Bob Lanier	80	38.7	25.7	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.7	10.4	21.1	.493	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.768
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2014-15	1972-73
Team	Orlando Magic	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Evan Fournier	58	28.6	12.0	0.5	2.2	2.6	2.1	0.7	0.0	1.4	2.0	4.4	9.9	.440	1.5	3.9	.378	1.8	2.5	.728
Bob Lanier	81	38.9	23.8	-	-	14.9	3.2	-	-	-	3.4	10.0	20.4	.490	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2015-16	1973-74
Team	Orlando Magic	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost West Conf 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		%
Evan Fournier	79	32.5	15.4	0.4	2.4	2.8	2.7	1.2	0.0	1.7	2.7	5.4	11.8	.462	2.0	4.9	.400	2.5	3.0	.836
Bob Lanier	81	37.6	22.5	3.3	9.9	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	-	3.4	9.2	18.3	.504	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.797
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	7	43.3	26.3	3.7	11.6	15.3	3.0	0.6	2.0	-	4.0	11.0	21.7	.507	-	-	-	4.3	5.4	.789

Season 5
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2016-17	1974-75
Team	Orlando Magic	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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		%
Evan Fournier	68	32.9	17.2	0.6	2.4	3.1	3.0	1.0	0.1	2.1	2.6	6.0	13.7	.439	1.9	5.3	.356	3.3	4.1	.805
Bob Lanier	76	39.3	24.0	3.0	9.1	12.0	4.6	1.0	2.3	-	3.1	9.6	18.9	.510	-	-	-	4.8	5.9	.802
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	3	42.7	20.3	1.7	9.0	10.7	6.3	1.3	4.0	-	3.3	8.7	17.0	.510	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750

Season 7
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2018-19	1976-77
Team	Orlando Magic	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons 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		%
Evan Fournier	81	31.5	15.1	0.5	2.7	3.2	3.6	0.9	0.1	1.9	2.8	5.8	13.2	.438	1.9	5.6	.340	1.7	2.1	.806
Bob Lanier	64	38.2	25.3	3.1	8.5	11.6	3.3	1.1	2.0	-	2.7	10.6	19.8	.534	-	-	-	4.1	5.0	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	5	35.0	12.4	0.6	2.6	3.2	2.0	1.4	0.0	2.4	2.8	4.8	13.8	.348	1.6	6.8	.235	1.2	1.6	.750
Bob Lanier	3	39.3	28.0	4.3	12.3	16.7	2.0	1.0	2.3	-	3.3	11.3	18.0	.630	-	-	-	5.3	6.3	.842

Season 8
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2019-20	1977-78
Team	Orlando Magic	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Evan Fournier	66	31.5	18.5	0.3	2.3	2.6	3.2	1.1	0.2	1.9	2.4	6.6	14.1	.467	2.6	6.6	.399	2.7	3.3	.818
Bob Lanier	63	36.7	24.5	3.1	8.2	11.3	3.4	1.3	1.5	3.6	2.9	9.9	18.4	.537	-	-	-	4.7	6.1	.772
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	5	34.2	12.8	0.6	3.4	4.0	2.6	1.2	0.6	1.8	2.0	4.0	11.4	.351	2.4	7.0	.343	2.4	3.4	.706
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2020-21	1978-79
Team	Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Evan Fournier	42	30.0	17.1	0.2	2.8	3.0	3.4	1.1	0.5	1.7	2.3	5.9	12.9	.457	2.8	6.7	.413	2.6	3.3	.788
Bob Lanier	53	34.6	23.6	3.1	6.2	9.3	2.6	0.9	1.4	3.3	3.4	9.2	17.9	.515	-	-	-	5.2	6.9	.749
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	5	33.4	15.4	1.0	2.6	3.6	1.4	1.2	0.0	1.0	4.0	5.4	12.6	.429	2.6	6.0	.433	2.0	2.4	.833
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Evan Fournier	Bob Lanier
Season	2023-24	1981-82
Team	New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 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		%
Evan Fournier	32	18.1	6.9	0.2	1.7	1.8	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.7	1.5	2.5	6.9	.357	1.0	4.1	.254	0.9	1.1	.806
Bob Lanier	74	26.8	13.5	1.2	4.0	5.2	3.0	1.0	0.8	2.2	2.9	5.5	9.9	.558	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.3	.752
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Evan Fournier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	6	35.3	16.0	3.0	4.5	7.5	3.7	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.5	6.8	13.3	.513	0.0	0.2	.000	2.3	4.2	.560