Pau Gasol vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Pau Gasol, 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.

Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 9 more than Taurean Prince, who played 9. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Pau Gasol	18	12	2001-02 to 2018-19
Taurean Prince	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2001-02	2016-17
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	82	36.7	17.6	2.9	6.0	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	2.7	2.4	6.7	13.0	.518	0.0	0.1	.200	4.1	5.8	.709
difference:	+23	+20.1	+11.9	+2.5	+3.8	+6.2	+1.8	+0.2	+1.6	-1.7	-0.8	+4.8	+8.2	+.118	+0.6	+1.6	+.124	+2.8	+4.2	+.078
Taurean Prince	59	16.6	5.7	0.4	2.2	2.7	0.9	0.7	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.9	4.8	.400	0.6	1.7	.324	1.3	1.6	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taurean Prince	6	31.2	11.2	1.2	4.2	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.5	4.8	8.7	.558	0.7	2.3	.286	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 2
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2002-03	2017-18
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	82	36.0	19.0	2.3	6.4	8.8	2.8	0.4	1.8	2.6	2.7	6.9	13.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.100	5.1	6.9	.736
difference:		+6.0	+4.9	+1.7	+2.3	+4.1	+0.2	+0.6	+1.3	-0.3	-0.7	+1.8	+1.7	+.084	+2.1	+5.5	+.285	+3.2	+4.7	+.108
Taurean Prince	82	30.0	14.1	0.6	4.1	4.7	2.6	1.0	0.5	2.3	2.0	5.1	11.9	.426	2.1	5.6	.385	1.9	2.2	.844

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Pau Gasol nor Taurean Prince played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2003-04	2018-19
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	78	31.5	17.7	2.6	5.1	7.7	2.5	0.6	1.7	2.4	2.4	6.5	13.4	.482	0.1	0.2	.267	4.7	6.6	.714
difference:	+23	+3.3	+4.2	+2.2	+1.9	+4.1	+0.4	+0.4	+1.4	-0.6	-0.2	+1.7	+2.6	+.041	+2.1	+5.5	+.123	+3.0	+4.5	+.105
Taurean Prince	55	28.2	13.5	0.4	3.2	3.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	1.8	2.6	4.8	10.8	.441	2.2	5.7	.390	1.7	2.1	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	4	33.5	18.5	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	7.0	12.3	.571	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	5.0	.900
Taurean Prince	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2004-05	2019-20
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	56	32.0	17.8	2.3	5.0	7.3	2.4	0.7	1.7	2.4	2.6	6.4	12.4	.514	0.0	0.1	.167	5.0	6.6	.768
difference:	+8	+3.0	+5.7	+1.5	+0.2	+1.3	+0.6	+0.2	+1.3	-0.4	-0.1	+2.1	+0.9	+.138	+2.3	+6.6	+.172	+3.9	+5.2	+.030
Taurean Prince	64	29.0	12.1	0.8	5.2	6.0	1.8	0.9	0.4	2.0	2.5	4.3	11.5	.376	2.3	6.7	.339	1.1	1.4	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	4	33.0	21.3	3.8	3.8	7.5	2.5	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.0	9.8	20.0	.488	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.5	3.0	.500
Taurean Prince	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2005-06	2020-21
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	80	39.2	20.4	2.4	6.5	8.9	4.6	0.6	1.9	2.9	2.3	7.5	14.9	.503	0.0	0.2	.250	5.3	7.7	.689
difference:	+39	+17.1	+10.9	+1.9	+3.5	+5.4	+2.7	+0.1	+1.3	-1.8	-0.5	+4.3	+6.9	+.102	+1.5	+3.6	+.150	+3.7	+5.8	+.166
Taurean Prince	41	22.1	9.5	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.8	3.2	8.0	.401	1.5	3.8	.400	1.6	1.9	.855

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	4	39.5	20.3	1.0	5.8	6.8	3.0	0.5	1.3	2.8	2.8	7.3	16.8	.433	0.0	0.3	.000	5.8	7.5	.767
Taurean Prince	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2006-07	2021-22
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	59	36.2	20.8	2.5	7.3	9.8	3.4	0.5	2.1	2.7	2.3	7.8	14.5	.538	0.1	0.2	.273	5.1	6.8	.748
difference:	+10	+19.1	+13.5	+2.1	+5.2	+7.3	+2.4	+0.2	+1.8	-1.9	-0.6	+5.2	+8.8	+.084	+1.1	+3.1	+.103	+4.2	+5.6	+.008
Taurean Prince	69	17.1	7.3	0.4	2.1	2.5	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	1.7	2.6	5.7	.454	1.2	3.3	.376	0.9	1.2	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taurean Prince	5	13.0	6.0	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.0	2.0	5.4	.370	0.8	2.8	.286	1.2	1.4	.857


Season 7
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2007-08	2022-23
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	66	35.6	18.9	2.3	6.0	8.4	3.2	0.5	1.5	1.9	2.1	7.2	13.5	.534	0.1	0.2	.250	4.4	5.5	.807
difference:	+12	+13.5	+9.8	+2.0	+3.8	+6.0	+1.6		+1.2	-0.6	-0.2	+3.9	+6.5	+.067	+1.3	+3.4	+.131	+3.2	+4.1	+.037
Taurean Prince	54	22.1	9.1	0.3	2.2	2.4	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.3	3.3	7.0	.467	1.4	3.6	.381	1.2	1.4	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	21	39.8	16.9	2.6	6.7	9.3	4.0	0.5	1.9	2.1	2.9	6.7	12.7	.530	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.692
difference:	+16	+19.8	+9.1	+2.0	+5.9	+7.9	+3.2	+0.1	+1.7	-1.1	-1.1	+4.3	+6.1	+.166	+1.6	+4.2		+2.0	+3.2	+.086
Taurean Prince	5	20.0	7.8	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.0	1.8	2.4	6.6	.364	1.6	4.2	.381	1.4	1.8	.778


Season 8
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2008-09	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	81	37.0	18.9	3.2	6.4	9.6	3.5	0.6	1.0	1.9	2.1	7.3	12.9	.567	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.4	.781
difference:	+3	+10.0	+10.0	+2.9	+3.7	+6.7	+2.0	+0.1	+0.6	-1.0	-0.2	+4.1	+5.6	+.125	+1.8	+4.6		+3.6	+4.5	+.046
Taurean Prince	78	27.0	8.9	0.3	2.7	2.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.9	3.2	7.3	.442	1.8	4.6	.396	0.6	0.9	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	23	40.5	18.3	3.0	7.9	10.8	2.5	0.8	2.0	1.9	3.0	7.0	12.0	.580	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.1	.714
difference:	+18	+18.3	+10.9	+2.8	+5.7	+8.4	+1.9	+0.6	+1.6	-1.7	-1.2	+4.6	+6.2	+.166	+1.0	+3.4		+2.7	+4.5	+.286
Taurean Prince	5	22.2	7.4	0.2	2.2	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	1.8	2.4	5.8	.414	1.0	3.4	.294	1.6	1.6	1.000


Season 9
	Pau Gasol	Taurean Prince
Season	2009-10	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	65	37.0	18.3	3.7	7.6	11.3	3.4	0.6	1.7	2.2	2.3	7.0	13.0	.536	0.0	0.1	.000	4.4	5.6	.790
difference:	+15	+9.9	+10.1	+3.3	+4.4	+7.7	+1.5	+0.4	+1.5	-1.2	-0.2	+4.1	+6.6	+.079	+1.8	+4.1	+.439	+3.9	+5.0	+.023
Taurean Prince	80	27.1	8.2	0.4	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	2.1	2.9	6.4	.457	1.8	4.2	.439	0.5	0.6	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Pau Gasol	23	39.7	19.6	4.0	7.1	11.1	3.5	0.4	2.1	1.9	2.7	7.2	13.3	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	5.2	6.9	.759
difference:	+18	+27.5	+18.4	+4.0	+6.1	+10.1	+1.9		+1.9	-0.9	-2.1	+6.8	+11.3	+.339	+0.4	+1.7	+.222	+5.2	+6.9
Taurean Prince	5	12.2	1.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	0.4	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	2.0	.200	0.4	1.8	.222	0.0	0.0	-


Additional Years
* Pau Gasol played 9 seasons more than Taurean Prince in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2011 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 6 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Taurean Prince, Pau Gasol got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Star Game

Pau Gasol vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Pau Gasol, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years