Tom Boswell vs. Andre Drummond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Drummond and Tom Boswell, 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.

Tom Boswell played 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Andre Drummond, who played 12. Tom Boswell had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Andre Drummond had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Tom Boswell 6 4 1975-76 to 1983-84
Andre Drummond 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season 1975-762012-13
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Tom Boswell 35 7.9 2.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 2.0 1.2 2.7 .441 - - - 0.4 0.7 .583
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 2.7 .371
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 3 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.3 0.7 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season 1976-772013-14
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Tom Boswell 70 15.5 6.4 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.1 - 3.4 2.5 4.9 .515 - - - 1.4 1.9 .711
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 4.0 .418
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 9 9.0 2.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 - 2.0 0.9 2.0 .444 - - - 0.4 0.7 .667
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season 1977-782014-15
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
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 %
Tom Boswell 65 17.7 7.1 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.5 3.1 2.8 5.5 .518 - - - 1.4 1.9 .756
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 4.5 .389
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season 1978-792015-16
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Tom Boswell 79 27.9 10.6 3.1 3.7 6.8 3.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.3 4.1 7.6 .532 - - - 2.5 3.6 .697
Andre Drummond 81 32.9 16.2 4.9 9.9 14.8 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.8 13.1 .521 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 7.2 .355
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 3 40.0 17.3 4.7 4.3 9.0 5.3 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 7.0 11.7 .600 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769
Andre Drummond 4 32.8 16.8 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 7.0 13.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 8.5 .324

Season 5

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season 1979-802016-17
Team Denver Nuggets, Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
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 %
Tom Boswell 79 26.3 11.4 1.8 3.7 5.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.4 4.4 7.8 .564 0.1 0.1 .500 2.6 3.5 .755
Andre Drummond 81 29.7 13.6 4.3 9.5 13.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 6.0 11.2 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 1.7 4.4 .386
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Note: Tom Boswell didn't play in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1982-83.

Season 6

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season 1983-842017-18
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Tom Boswell 38 6.9 1.9 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.7 1.4 .538 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.6 .762
Andre Drummond 78 33.7 15.0 5.1 10.9 16.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 2.6 3.2 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 5.1 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 5 11.0 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.4 0.6 0.8 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season -2018-19
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs -Pistons 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 %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 79 33.5 17.3 5.4 10.2 15.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.1 13.3 .533 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 5.2 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 4 31.8 14.3 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.3 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 5.3 .429

Season 8

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season -2019-20
Team -Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
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 %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 57 32.9 17.7 4.4 10.8 15.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 3.6 3.5 7.3 13.8 .533 0.1 0.6 .143 3.0 5.2 .575
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season -2020-21
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 46 27.0 14.9 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 4.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 5 21.0 9.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700

Season 10

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season -2021-22
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 73 19.7 7.9 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4 5.9 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.2 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 4 15.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 11

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season -2022-23
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 67 12.7 6.0 2.1 4.6 6.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 .606 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.9 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tom Boswell Andre Drummond
Season -2023-24
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 79 17.1 8.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.4 6.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.8 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------