OG Anunoby vs. Desmond Bane Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Desmond Bane and OG Anunoby, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

OG Anunoby played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Desmond Bane, who played 5. OG Anunoby had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Desmond Bane had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
OG Anunoby 8 5 2017-18 to 2024-25
Desmond Bane 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
OG Anunoby Desmond Bane
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 74 20.0 5.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.8 2.2 4.7 .471 1.0 2.7 .371 0.5 0.8 .629
difference:+6+2.3+3.3+0.1+0.7+0.6+1.0+0.1-0.3+1.2+2.6+.002+0.7+1.3+.061+0.1+0.1+.187
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 10 23.8 7.9 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 5.2 .558 1.3 2.9 .448 0.8 1.1 .727
difference:+5+4.0+2.3+0.5+1.8+1.3+1.3+0.2-1.1+0.7+1.4+.021+0.1+0.5+.052+0.8+1.1
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
OG Anunoby Desmond Bane
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 67 20.2 7.0 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.7 6.0 .453 1.0 3.0 .332 0.5 0.9 .581
difference:+9+9.6+11.2+0.3+1.7+1.5+2.0+0.5+0.1-0.7-0.5+4.0+8.5+.008+2.0+3.9+.104+1.3+1.1+.322
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby DNP------ --- ----------
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857

Season 3
OG Anunoby Desmond Bane
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 69 29.9 10.6 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.1 2.4 4.1 8.2 .505 1.3 3.3 .390 1.0 1.5 .706
difference:+11+1.9+10.9+0.5+0.2+0.3+2.8+0.4+0.3-1.1-0.2+3.7+8.0+.026+1.6+3.7+.018+2.1+2.0+.177
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 11 35.7 10.5 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.5 3.6 8.0 .455 1.5 3.7 .415 1.6 2.5 .643
difference:+5+2.8+13.0+1.2+0.3+0.9+2.0+0.5+1.2-1.3-0.7+4.6+11.3+.033+1.2+4.6+.095+2.9+2.3+.288
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931

Season 4
OG Anunoby Desmond Bane
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 43 33.3 15.9 1.3 4.3 5.5 2.2 1.5 0.7 1.7 2.7 5.8 12.1 .480 2.4 6.1 .398 1.9 2.4 .784
difference:+1+1.1+7.8+0.4+0.8+1.1+3.3+0.5+0.2-1.0-0.2+2.8+6.4+.016+0.9+2.5+.017+1.4+1.4+.086
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher OG Anunoby nor Desmond Bane played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
OG Anunoby Desmond Bane
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Toronto RaptorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 48 36.0 17.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.6 1.5 0.5 1.7 2.7 6.4 14.5 .443 2.4 6.6 .363 1.9 2.5 .754
difference:+21+4.0+2.1+0.6+1.2+0.6+2.7+0.3+0.1-0.7-0.3+0.7+0.3+.041+0.5+.029+0.7+0.4+.140
Desmond Bane 69 32.0 19.2 0.9 5.2 6.1 5.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.1 14.8 .484 2.4 6.1 .392 2.6 2.9 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
OG Anunoby 6 36.2 17.3 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.7 3.0 6.5 13.7 .476 2.3 6.8 .341 2.0 2.7 .750
difference:+2+1.4+2.0+0.1+2.7+2.8+0.8+0.2+0.3-2.1-0.7+1.5+2.1+.159+0.5+1.2+.122+1.5+1.1+.183
Desmond Bane 4 34.8 15.3 1.3 5.5 6.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 3.8 2.3 5.0 15.8 .317 1.8 8.0 .219 3.5 3.8 .933

Additional Years

* OG Anunoby played 3 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—OG Anunoby played in two Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Desmond Bane, OG Anunoby got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
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