Desmond Bane vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter and Desmond Bane that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Desmond Bane

vs.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.