Desmond Bane vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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.

Ed Macauley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Ed Macauley 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.