Matt Costello vs. Bob Lanier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Lanier and Matt Costello 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

Matt Costello

vs.

Bob Lanier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Bob Lanier 0

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Bob Lanier 14

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Bob Lanier 9

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Bob Lanier 8

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Bob Lanier 20.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Bob Lanier 10.1

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Bob Lanier 3.1

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Bob Lanier 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Bob Lanier 19,248

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Bob Lanier 9,698

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Bob Lanier 3,007

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Bob Lanier 777 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Bob Lanier 1,100 *

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Bob Lanier 959

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Bob Lanier .514

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Lanier .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Lanier .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 9.6

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 3.5

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 1,244

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 645

Total Assists Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 235

Total Steals Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 62 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 99 *

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Bob Lanier 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Lanier .532

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Lanier .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Bob Lanier .768

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.