Jonathan Bender vs. Chris Bosh Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Bosh and Jonathan Bender, 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.

Jonathan Bender played 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than Chris Bosh, who played 13. Jonathan Bender had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Chris Bosh had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Jonathan Bender	8	5	1999-00 to 2009-10
Chris Bosh	13	6	2003-04 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	1999-00	2003-04
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Jonathan Bender	24	5.4	2.7	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.8	1.0	2.9	.329	0.1	0.5	.167	0.7	1.0	.667
Chris Bosh	75	33.5	11.5	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.0	0.8	1.4	1.4	2.9	4.4	9.5	.459	0.1	0.2	.357	2.7	3.8	.701

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	9	2.1	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.7	.667	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.3	0.7	.500
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2000-01	2004-05
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Jonathan Bender	59	9.7	3.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.7	1.2	1.1	3.2	.355	0.2	0.7	.268	0.8	1.2	.735
Chris Bosh	81	37.2	16.8	2.4	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.9	1.4	2.3	2.8	5.8	12.4	.471	0.0	0.1	.300	5.1	6.7	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	1	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2001-02	2005-06
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers 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		%
Jonathan Bender	78	21.1	7.4	0.8	2.3	3.1	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	2.5	5.9	.430	0.6	1.6	.360	1.8	2.3	.773
Chris Bosh	70	39.3	22.5	2.9	6.3	9.2	2.6	0.7	1.1	2.2	3.0	7.8	15.5	.505	0.0	0.2	.000	6.8	8.3	.816

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	5	9.2	1.2	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.2	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2002-03	2006-07
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Raptors 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		%
Jonathan Bender	46	17.8	6.6	0.9	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.2	1.2	0.9	1.9	2.4	5.5	.441	0.4	1.2	.358	1.3	1.8	.714
Chris Bosh	69	38.5	22.6	2.7	8.0	10.7	2.5	0.6	1.3	2.6	2.4	7.9	15.9	.496	0.2	0.5	.343	6.7	8.6	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	3	11.3	5.7	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.7	5.0	.333	1.0	3.0	.333	1.3	2.0	.667
Chris Bosh	6	37.0	17.5	1.2	7.8	9.0	2.5	0.8	1.8	2.0	3.2	6.0	15.2	.396	0.2	0.8	.200	5.3	6.3	.842


Season 5
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2003-04	2007-08
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Raptors 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		%
Jonathan Bender	21	12.9	7.0	0.4	1.5	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	1.1	2.4	5.0	.472	0.4	1.0	.409	1.9	2.2	.830
Chris Bosh	67	36.2	22.3	2.6	6.1	8.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	2.3	2.3	7.6	15.3	.494	0.1	0.4	.400	7.0	8.3	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	16	12.3	4.8	0.6	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.8	4.3	.406	0.6	1.6	.360	0.8	1.0	.750
Chris Bosh	5	39.8	24.0	4.0	5.0	9.0	3.6	1.6	0.4	2.6	3.8	8.4	17.8	.472	0.2	1.4	.143	7.0	8.4	.833


Season 6
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2004-05	2008-09
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
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		%
Jonathan Bender	7	13.3	5.1	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.6	0.1	0.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	5.7	.400	0.1	0.7	.200	0.4	0.9	.500
Chris Bosh	77	38.0	22.7	2.8	7.2	10.0	2.5	0.9	1.0	2.3	2.5	8.0	16.4	.487	0.2	0.6	.245	6.5	8.0	.817

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2005-06	2009-10
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
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		%
Jonathan Bender	2	10.5	5.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.5	.800	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
Chris Bosh	70	36.1	24.0	2.9	7.9	10.8	2.4	0.6	1.0	2.4	2.4	8.6	16.5	.518	0.1	0.3	.364	6.7	8.4	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Jonathan Bender didn't play in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.


Season 8
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	2009-10	2010-11
Team	New York Knicks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost NBA 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		%
Jonathan Bender	25	11.7	4.7	0.6	1.5	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.1	1.3	1.6	4.0	.400	0.6	1.6	.359	1.0	1.0	.923
Chris Bosh	77	36.3	18.7	1.8	6.5	8.3	1.9	0.8	0.6	1.8	2.2	6.8	13.7	.496	0.1	0.3	.240	5.0	6.1	.815

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	21	39.7	18.6	2.2	6.2	8.5	1.1	0.7	0.9	1.9	2.3	6.6	13.9	.474	0.0	0.2	.000	5.4	6.7	.814


Season 9
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	-	2011-12
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	57	35.2	18.0	1.6	6.3	7.9	1.8	0.9	0.8	2.1	2.2	6.9	14.2	.487	0.2	0.6	.286	4.0	4.9	.821

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	14	31.4	14.0	2.6	5.2	7.8	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.4	1.4	5.2	10.6	.493	0.5	0.9	.538	3.1	3.7	.827


Season 10
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	-	2012-13
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	74	33.2	16.6	1.8	5.0	6.8	1.7	0.9	1.4	1.7	2.3	6.6	12.3	.535	0.3	1.0	.284	3.3	4.1	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	23	32.7	12.1	1.7	5.6	7.3	1.5	1.0	1.6	1.2	2.9	4.8	10.4	.458	0.7	1.6	.405	1.9	2.6	.733


Season 11
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	-	2013-14
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Heat Lost NBA 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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	79	32.0	16.2	1.2	5.4	6.6	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.6	2.4	6.2	12.1	.516	0.9	2.8	.339	2.8	3.4	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	20	34.3	14.9	1.2	4.4	5.6	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.7	2.6	5.8	11.5	.507	1.5	3.7	.405	1.8	2.4	.750


Season 12
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	-	2014-15
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	44	35.4	21.1	1.0	6.0	7.0	2.2	0.9	0.6	2.2	1.6	7.8	16.9	.460	1.4	3.8	.375	4.1	5.3	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Jonathan Bender	Chris Bosh
Season	-	2015-16
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	53	33.5	19.1	0.9	6.5	7.4	2.4	0.7	0.6	1.5	1.9	6.8	14.5	.467	1.5	4.2	.365	4.0	5.1	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Bosh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jonathan Bender vs. Chris Bosh Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Bosh and Jonathan Bender, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13