Scottie Pippen vs. Eldridge Recasner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eldridge Recasner and Scottie Pippen, 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.

Scottie Pippen played 17 years in the NBA, 9 more than Eldridge Recasner, who played 8. Scottie Pippen had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Eldridge Recasner had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Scottie Pippen 17 16 1987-88 to 2003-04
Eldridge Recasner 8 4 1994-95 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1987-881994-95
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Scottie Pippen 79 20.9 7.9 1.5 2.3 3.8 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.7 2.7 3.3 7.1 .463 0.1 0.3 .174 1.3 2.2 .576
Eldridge Recasner 3 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 10 29.4 10.0 2.4 2.8 5.2 2.4 0.8 0.8 2.6 3.3 4.6 9.9 .465 0.3 0.6 .500 0.5 0.7 .714
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1988-891995-96
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Scottie Pippen 73 33.1 14.4 1.9 4.2 6.1 3.5 1.9 0.8 2.7 3.6 5.7 11.9 .476 0.3 1.1 .273 2.8 4.1 .668
Eldridge Recasner 63 20.2 6.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.7 .415 1.3 3.0 .424 0.9 1.0 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 17 36.4 13.1 2.0 5.6 7.6 3.9 1.4 0.9 2.4 3.7 4.9 10.7 .462 1.3 3.3 .393 1.9 2.9 .640
Eldridge Recasner 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1989-901996-97
Team Chicago BullsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Scottie Pippen 82 38.4 16.5 1.8 4.8 6.7 5.4 2.6 1.2 3.4 3.6 6.9 14.0 .489 0.3 1.4 .250 2.4 3.6 .675
Eldridge Recasner 71 17.0 5.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 4.9 .423 0.8 2.0 .414 0.7 0.8 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 15 40.8 19.3 2.2 5.0 7.2 5.5 2.1 1.3 3.3 4.1 6.9 14.0 .495 0.7 2.1 .323 4.7 6.7 .710
Eldridge Recasner 10 12.1 3.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.6 .423 0.4 1.1 .364 0.5 0.8 .625

Season 4

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1990-911997-98
Team Chicago BullsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
Scottie Pippen 82 36.8 17.8 2.0 5.3 7.3 6.2 2.4 1.1 2.8 3.3 7.3 14.1 .520 0.3 0.8 .309 2.9 4.1 .706
Eldridge Recasner 59 24.6 9.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.6 3.5 7.7 .456 1.1 2.5 .419 1.3 1.3 .937
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 17 41.4 21.6 2.2 6.7 8.9 5.8 2.5 1.1 3.2 3.4 8.4 16.6 .504 0.2 1.0 .235 4.7 5.9 .792
Eldridge Recasner 4 22.5 7.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 6.3 .400 1.8 3.0 .583 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1991-921998-99
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 82 38.6 21.0 2.3 5.4 7.7 7.0 1.9 1.1 3.1 3.0 8.4 16.6 .506 0.2 1.0 .200 4.0 5.3 .760
Eldridge Recasner 44 16.1 5.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 4.2 .446 0.5 1.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 22 40.9 19.5 2.7 6.1 8.8 6.7 1.9 1.1 3.2 3.3 6.9 14.8 .468 0.3 1.1 .250 5.4 7.0 .761
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1992-931999-00
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 81 38.6 18.6 2.5 5.2 7.7 6.3 2.1 0.9 3.0 2.7 7.8 16.4 .473 0.3 1.1 .237 2.9 4.3 .663
Eldridge Recasner 7 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 19 41.5 20.1 1.9 5.0 6.9 5.6 2.2 0.7 3.7 3.3 8.0 17.2 .465 0.2 0.9 .176 3.9 6.1 .638
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1993-942000-01
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisHornets 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 %
Scottie Pippen 72 38.3 22.0 2.4 6.3 8.7 5.6 2.9 0.8 3.2 3.2 8.7 17.8 .491 0.9 2.7 .320 3.8 5.7 .660
Eldridge Recasner 43 9.4 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 .333 0.3 0.9 .333 0.3 0.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 10 38.4 22.8 1.7 6.6 8.3 4.6 2.4 0.7 3.7 3.3 8.5 19.6 .434 1.2 4.5 .267 4.6 5.2 .885
Eldridge Recasner 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 8

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1994-952001-02
Team Chicago BullsCharlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 79 38.2 21.4 2.2 5.9 8.1 5.2 2.9 1.1 3.4 3.0 8.0 16.7 .480 1.4 4.0 .345 4.0 5.6 .716
Eldridge Recasner 6 5.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 10 39.6 17.8 2.4 6.2 8.6 5.8 1.4 1.0 2.7 4.0 5.8 13.1 .443 1.4 3.8 .368 4.8 7.1 .676
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1995-96-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 77 36.7 19.4 2.0 4.5 6.4 5.9 1.7 0.7 2.7 2.6 7.3 15.8 .463 1.9 5.2 .374 2.9 4.2 .679
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 18 41.2 16.9 3.4 5.1 8.5 5.9 2.6 0.9 2.3 2.8 6.2 15.9 .390 1.7 5.8 .286 2.8 4.4 .638
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1996-97-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 82 37.7 20.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.7 1.9 0.5 2.6 2.6 7.9 16.7 .474 1.9 5.2 .368 2.5 3.5 .701
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 19 39.6 19.2 1.9 4.9 6.8 3.8 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.6 6.8 16.3 .417 2.1 5.9 .345 3.6 4.5 .791
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1997-98-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 44 37.5 19.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 5.8 1.8 1.0 2.5 2.6 7.2 16.0 .447 1.4 4.4 .318 3.4 4.4 .777
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 21 39.9 16.8 2.3 4.8 7.1 5.2 2.1 1.0 2.4 3.1 5.8 14.0 .415 0.9 3.8 .228 4.3 6.4 .679
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1998-99-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 50 40.2 14.5 1.3 5.2 6.5 5.9 2.0 0.7 3.2 2.4 5.2 12.1 .432 1.4 4.2 .340 2.6 3.7 .721
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 4 43.0 18.3 5.0 6.8 11.8 5.5 1.8 0.8 3.3 3.3 5.8 17.5 .329 1.5 5.5 .273 5.3 6.5 .808
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 1999-00-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 82 33.5 12.5 1.4 4.9 6.3 5.0 1.4 0.5 2.5 2.5 4.7 10.5 .451 1.0 3.2 .327 2.0 2.7 .717
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 16 38.4 14.9 1.4 5.8 7.1 4.3 2.0 0.4 2.3 3.1 5.2 12.4 .419 1.3 4.4 .300 3.3 4.4 .743
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 2000-01-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 64 33.3 11.3 1.1 4.1 5.2 4.6 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.5 4.2 9.3 .451 1.0 2.9 .344 1.9 2.5 .739
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 3 39.0 13.7 0.7 5.0 5.7 2.3 2.7 0.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 12.7 .421 1.0 5.7 .176 2.0 3.0 .667
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 2001-02-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 62 32.2 10.6 1.2 3.9 5.2 5.9 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.6 4.0 9.7 .411 0.9 2.9 .305 1.8 2.4 .774
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 3 33.0 16.3 2.7 6.7 9.3 5.7 1.3 0.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 13.0 .462 2.0 3.7 .545 2.3 2.7 .875
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 2002-03-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 64 29.9 10.8 0.9 3.5 4.3 4.5 1.6 0.4 2.6 2.3 4.1 9.3 .444 0.6 2.1 .286 1.9 2.3 .818
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 4 18.5 5.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 5.5 .409 0.8 2.3 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Scottie Pippen Eldridge Recasner
Season 2003-04-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen 23 17.9 5.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 2.2 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.3 6.1 .379 0.6 2.1 .271 0.7 1.2 .630
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Scottie Pippen ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------