Desmond Bane vs. Shawn Kemp: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shawn Kemp and Desmond Bane to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shawn Kemp scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Desmond Bane has a better scoring average in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Desmond Bane averages 3.2 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (17.8 points against 14.6). On the other hand Shawn Kemp scored a total of 9,767 points more than Desmond Bane (15,347 vs. 5,580).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Desmond Bane 17.8
+3.2
5
Shawn Kemp 14.6
14

Total Points

Seasons
Desmond Bane 5,580
5
Shawn Kemp 15,347
+9,767
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Shawn Kemp has a better career point average than Desmond Bane (+0.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,067).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 16.9
4
Shawn Kemp 17.3
+0.4
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 455
4
Shawn Kemp 1,522
+1,067
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 2
+1
Shawn Kemp 1

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 29
+7
Shawn Kemp 22

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 137
Shawn Kemp 305
+168

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 256
Shawn Kemp 751
+495

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 311
Shawn Kemp 1,014
+703

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 2
Shawn Kemp 37
+35

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 3
Shawn Kemp 5
+2

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 10
Shawn Kemp 39
+29

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 18
Shawn Kemp 72
+54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 27
Shawn Kemp 86
+59

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 0
Shawn Kemp 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 17.8 6.5 13.8 47.2 2.6 6.3 41.0 2.2 2.5 88.3 5 313
difference:+3.2+1.3+3.1+1.6+2.6+6.2+13.3+1.9+3.0+14.2+9+738
Shawn Kemp 14.6 5.2 10.7 48.8 0.0 0.1 27.7 4.1 5.5 74.1 14 1,051

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 5,580 2,045 4,333 47.2 812 1,979 41.0 678 768 88.3 5 313
difference:+9,767+3,460+6,945+1.6+779+1,860+13.3+3,626+5,037+14.2+9+738
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 16.9 5.8 13.2 43.7 2.7 6.7 39.6 2.6 2.9 89.9 4 27
difference:+0.4+1.5+6.1+2.7+6.5+19.6+3.0+4.1+10.2+6+61
Shawn Kemp 17.3 5.8 11.7 49.8 0.0 0.2 20.0 5.6 7.0 79.7 10 88

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 455 156 357 43.7 72 182 39.6 71 79 89.9 4 27
difference:+1,067+358+675+6.1+69+167+19.6+420+537+10.2+6+61
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 9.2
+2.7
202168
Shawn Kemp 6.5
199081

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.2
+3.2
202276
Shawn Kemp 15.0
199181

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 21.5
+6.0
202358
Shawn Kemp 15.5
199264

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.7
+5.9
202442
Shawn Kemp 17.8
199378

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
+1.1
202569
Shawn Kemp 18.1
199479

Shawn Kemp's additional seasons:

* Shawn Kemp played 9 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1995 to 2003—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 668 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 5.6
+5.6
20215
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.8
+5.6
202212
Shawn Kemp 13.2
19915

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.5
+6.1
20236
Shawn Kemp 17.4
19929

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP
20240
Shawn Kemp 16.5
+16.5
199319

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 15.3
+0.5
20254
Shawn Kemp 14.8
19945

Shawn Kemp's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Shawn Kemp played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 3.