Grant Long vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Grant Long 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Grant Long 42 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

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