Joe Dumars vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi and Joe Dumars, 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.
Joe Dumars played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Joe Dumars had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Joe Dumars | 14 | 10 | 1985-86 to 1998-99 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Joe Dumars | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1985-86 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joe Dumars | 82 | 23.9 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.3 | .481 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .313 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .798 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +4.0 | +6.7 | +3.4 | +0.3 | +1.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.066 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +.175 | |
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Joe Dumars | 4 | 36.8 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 10.3 | .610 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Joe Dumars played 13 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1987 to 1999—Joe Dumars played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Yves Missi, Joe Dumars got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 6 All-Star Game |