Manute Bol vs. Joe Dumars Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Dumars and Manute Bol, 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.
Manute Bol played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Joe Dumars, who played 14. Manute Bol had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Joe Dumars had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 |
Manute Bol |
10 |
5 |
1985-86 to 1994-95 |
Joe Dumars |
14 |
10 |
1985-86 to 1998-99 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
80 |
26.1 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.488 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
5 |
30.4 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.375 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
82 |
18.9 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.672 |
Joe Dumars |
79 |
30.9 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.493 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.409 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
3 |
14.3 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
Joe Dumars |
15 |
31.5 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
9.7 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.667 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.780 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
77 |
14.8 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.531 |
Joe Dumars |
82 |
33.3 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
11.7 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.211 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
5 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
Joe Dumars |
23 |
35.0 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.457 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
80 |
22.1 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.369 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.220 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.606 |
Joe Dumars |
69 |
34.9 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
6.6 |
13.1 |
.505 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.483 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
8 |
18.5 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
.194 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
.091 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.286 |
Joe Dumars |
17 |
36.5 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.083 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
.861 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
75 |
17.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.331 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.188 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.510 |
Joe Dumars |
75 |
34.4 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
14.1 |
.480 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.900 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
20 |
37.7 |
18.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.458 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.263 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.876 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
82 |
18.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.396 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.071 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.585 |
Joe Dumars |
80 |
38.1 |
20.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.311 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.890 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
8 |
13.6 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.667 |
Joe Dumars |
15 |
39.2 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
16.3 |
.429 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.405 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
.845 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
71 |
17.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.383 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.462 |
Joe Dumars |
82 |
38.9 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
7.2 |
16.0 |
.448 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.408 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
5 |
44.2 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
13.6 |
.471 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.789 |
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Season 9 |
|
Manute Bol |
Joe Dumars |
Season |
1993-94 | 1993-94 |
Team |
Miami Heat, Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
| |
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 |
% |
Manute Bol |
14 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
.211 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Joe Dumars |
69 |
37.6 |
20.4 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.388 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.836 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
5 |
16.2 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.600 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Joe Dumars |
67 |
38.0 |
18.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
14.5 |
.430 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.305 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
67 |
32.7 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
8.9 |
.426 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.406 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
3 |
41.0 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.7 |
.457 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.357 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
79 |
37.0 |
14.7 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.440 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.432 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
5 |
42.6 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
12.2 |
.361 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
.261 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
.950 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
72 |
32.3 |
13.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
11.0 |
.416 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
.371 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
38 |
29.4 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
9.2 |
.411 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.403 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.836 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Manute Bol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Dumars |
5 |
30.6 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
7.8 |
.487 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.526 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.000 |