Travis Best vs. Roy Hibbert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Roy Hibbert and Travis Best, 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.

Travis Best played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Roy Hibbert, who played 9. Travis Best had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Roy Hibbert had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Travis Best 10 6 1995-96 to 2004-05
Roy Hibbert 9 4 2008-09 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 1995-962008-09
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Travis Best 59 9.7 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.8 .423 0.1 0.4 .320 1.3 1.5 .833
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 5 16.8 5.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 1.2 .167 1.2 1.4 .857
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 1996-972009-10
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
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 %
Travis Best 76 27.2 9.9 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.2 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.9 3.6 8.2 .442 0.8 2.0 .368 2.0 2.6 .756
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 1997-982010-11
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
Travis Best 82 18.9 6.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.4 2.5 5.9 .419 0.3 0.9 .300 1.4 1.6 .855
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 16 17.4 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 4.5 .375 0.3 1.1 .278 2.4 2.7 .884
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

Season 4
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 1998-992011-12
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
Travis Best 49 21.3 7.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.3 2.6 6.2 .416 0.4 1.2 .373 1.4 1.7 .843
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 11 13.7 4.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.3 3.1 1.5 4.2 .348 0.2 0.9 .200 1.1 1.2 .923
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

Season 5
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 1999-002012-13
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 82 20.6 8.9 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.5 3.3 6.8 .483 0.4 1.1 .376 1.9 2.3 .821
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 23 20.2 8.9 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 7.8 .430 0.6 1.3 .433 1.6 1.9 .841
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

Season 6
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 2000-012013-14
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 77 31.9 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 6.1 1.4 0.1 1.6 3.2 4.5 10.2 .440 0.5 1.3 .381 2.4 2.9 .827
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 4 40.8 9.8 1.5 3.3 4.8 9.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 3.8 4.3 9.8 .436 0.3 0.8 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Season 7
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 2001-022014-15
Team Indiana Pacers, Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
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 %
Travis Best 74 23.6 7.9 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.4 1.2 0.1 1.3 2.3 3.1 7.0 .440 0.3 0.8 .356 1.4 1.6 .897
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 2002-032015-16
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Travis Best 72 25.1 8.4 0.4 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.4 3.2 8.1 .396 0.5 1.5 .330 1.5 1.7 .854
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets
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 %
Travis Best 61 12.5 2.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.8 .372 0.0 0.3 .150 0.7 0.8 .870
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Travis Best Roy Hibbert
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey 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 %
Travis Best 76 19.2 6.8 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.9 .420 0.3 1.1 .306 1.4 1.6 .885
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 4 20.3 6.8 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.3 5.5 .409 0.3 2.3 .111 2.0 2.3 .889
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
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