Wally Osterkorn vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Wally Osterkorn, 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.

Wally Osterkorn played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Taurean Prince, who played 8. Wally Osterkorn had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, 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 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
Wally Osterkorn 4 4 1951-52 to 1954-55
Taurean Prince 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season 1951-522016-17
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsHawks 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 %
Wally Osterkorn 66 26.1 7.4 - - 6.7 1.8 - - - 3.4 2.2 6.3 .351 - - - 3.0 5.1 .594
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 %
Wally Osterkorn 7 35.6 10.6 - - 8.1 2.9 - - - 4.6 3.3 9.6 .343 - - - 4.0 6.7 .596
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
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season 1952-532017-18
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Wally Osterkorn 49 20.7 5.6 - - 4.4 1.2 - - - 2.6 1.7 5.3 .324 - - - 2.2 3.4 .631
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wally Osterkorn 2 21.0 4.5 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 5.5 2.0 4.5 .444 - - - 0.5 1.5 .333
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season 1953-542018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Wally Osterkorn 70 30.9 8.8 - - 7.0 2.2 - - - 3.0 2.9 8.4 .346 - - - 3.0 5.2 .579
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 %
Wally Osterkorn 13 41.7 10.8 - - 9.6 2.8 - - - 3.1 3.5 9.4 .369 - - - 3.8 6.9 .556
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season 1954-552019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Wally Osterkorn 19 15.1 2.9 - - 3.7 0.9 - - - 1.7 1.1 5.1 .206 - - - 0.8 1.7 .500
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 %
Wally Osterkorn 11 6.8 3.2 - - 1.9 1.0 - - - 1.3 1.0 3.1 .324 - - - 1.2 1.5 .765
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season -2020-21
Team -Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season -2021-22
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season -2022-23
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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
Wally Osterkorn Taurean Prince
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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 %
Wally Osterkorn ------- --- ----------
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
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