Roy Hibbert vs. De'Anthony Melton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Anthony Melton and Roy Hibbert, 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

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.

Roy Hibbert played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than De'Anthony Melton, who played 6. Roy Hibbert had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while De'Anthony Melton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Roy Hibbert 9 4 2008-09 to 2016-17
De'Anthony Melton 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Roy Hibbert 70 14.4 7.1 1.6 1.8 3.5 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.1 2.8 6.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667
De'Anthony Melton 50 19.7 5.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 .391 0.6 1.9 .305 0.4 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
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Season 2

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Roy Hibbert 81 25.1 11.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 1.6 1.8 3.5 4.8 9.7 .495 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.8 .754
De'Anthony Melton 60 19.5 7.6 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.9 1.3 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.7 .401 0.7 2.3 .286 1.6 2.0 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West 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 %
Roy Hibbert 81 27.7 12.7 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.0 0.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 5.1 11.0 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .745
De'Anthony Melton 52 20.1 9.1 0.6 2.5 3.1 2.5 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.3 7.6 .438 1.7 4.1 .412 0.8 1.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 5 26.4 10.4 3.0 3.8 6.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.6 4.2 4.0 9.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706
De'Anthony Melton 5 16.6 6.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.2 6.2 .355 1.2 4.0 .300 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 4

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 65 29.8 12.8 3.3 5.5 8.8 1.7 0.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 10.3 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .711
De'Anthony Melton 73 22.7 10.8 0.9 3.6 4.5 2.7 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.8 9.5 .404 1.9 5.1 .374 1.2 1.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 11 30.9 11.7 4.1 7.1 11.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.0 3.5 4.7 9.5 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 3.3 .667
De'Anthony Melton 10 17.0 5.6 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.6 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.9 2.1 6.5 .323 1.1 4.4 .250 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 5

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 79 28.7 11.9 3.7 4.6 8.3 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.1 3.5 4.9 10.9 .448 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.8 .741
De'Anthony Melton 77 27.9 10.1 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.6 1.6 0.5 1.3 2.5 3.6 8.5 .425 2.0 5.2 .390 0.9 1.1 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 36.5 17.0 4.7 5.2 9.9 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.3 3.9 6.3 12.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.4 .806
De'Anthony Melton 11 24.9 7.9 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 2.8 7.4 .383 1.7 4.5 .388 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 6

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Roy Hibbert 81 29.7 10.8 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.8 3.3 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.1 .400 2.6 3.3 .770
De'Anthony Melton 38 26.9 11.1 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 1.6 0.4 1.0 2.2 3.7 9.5 .386 2.0 5.6 .360 1.7 2.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 28.5 9.3 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.3 3.3 3.5 7.7 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .772
De'Anthony Melton 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2014-15-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Roy Hibbert 76 25.3 10.6 2.1 5.1 7.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.3 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.7 .824
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Roy Hibbert 81 23.2 5.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.9 3.1 2.2 5.1 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .807
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Roy Hibbert De'Anthony Melton
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Roy Hibbert 48 14.2 4.6 1.1 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.7 3.1 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .813
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
De'Anthony Melton ------- --- ----------