Adrian Dantley vs. Sidney Moncrief Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sidney Moncrief and Adrian Dantley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Adrian Dantley played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Sidney Moncrief, who played 11. Adrian Dantley had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Sidney Moncrief had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Adrian Dantley 15 7 1976-77 to 1990-91
Sidney Moncrief 11 11 1979-80 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1976-771979-80
Team Buffalo BravesMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 77 36.6 20.3 3.3 4.4 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.2 - 2.8 7.1 13.6 .520 - - - 6.2 7.6 .818
Sidney Moncrief 77 20.2 8.5 2.0 2.4 4.4 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.4 2.7 5.9 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 7 26.0 12.4 2.4 2.0 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 2.0 2.0 4.3 7.3 .588 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 4.4 .871

Season 2

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1977-781980-81
Team Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 79 37.1 21.5 3.4 4.5 7.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.9 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 6.8 8.6 .796
Sidney Moncrief 80 30.2 14.0 2.3 2.8 5.1 3.3 1.1 0.5 1.8 2.0 5.0 9.2 .541 0.0 0.1 .222 4.0 5.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 3 34.7 17.0 3.0 5.3 8.3 3.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.7 11.7 .571 - - - 3.7 5.7 .647
Sidney Moncrief 7 39.6 14.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 2.9 1.7 0.4 2.9 3.4 4.3 9.9 .435 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.3 .745

Season 3

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1978-791981-82
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 60 29.6 17.3 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.3 1.1 0.2 2.6 2.7 6.2 12.2 .510 - - - 4.9 5.7 .854
Sidney Moncrief 80 37.3 19.8 2.8 3.9 6.7 4.8 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.6 7.0 13.3 .523 0.0 0.2 .071 5.9 7.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 8 29.5 17.6 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 6.3 11.1 .562 - - - 5.1 6.5 .788
Sidney Moncrief 6 42.0 15.3 2.5 2.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.0 3.7 5.2 12.3 .419 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 4

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1979-801982-83
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 68 39.3 28.0 2.7 4.9 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 3.4 3.1 10.7 18.6 .576 0.0 0.0 .000 6.5 7.7 .842
Sidney Moncrief 76 35.7 22.5 2.5 3.2 5.8 3.9 1.5 0.3 2.6 2.4 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.1 .100 6.6 7.9 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 9 41.9 18.9 3.1 3.6 6.7 3.7 2.0 0.3 3.0 2.8 6.9 15.8 .437 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.8 .754

Season 5

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1980-811983-84
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 80 42.7 30.7 2.4 4.0 6.4 4.0 1.4 0.2 3.5 3.1 11.4 20.3 .559 0.0 0.1 .286 7.9 9.8 .806
Sidney Moncrief 79 38.9 20.9 2.7 4.0 6.7 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.2 .498 0.1 0.2 .278 6.7 7.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 16 38.6 19.1 2.8 4.2 6.9 4.3 1.8 0.6 3.8 3.4 6.2 11.9 .518 0.1 0.3 .250 6.6 8.4 .791

Season 6

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1981-821984-85
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 81 39.8 30.3 2.9 3.5 6.3 4.0 1.2 0.2 3.7 3.1 11.2 19.6 .570 0.0 0.0 .333 8.0 10.1 .792
Sidney Moncrief 73 37.5 21.7 2.0 3.3 5.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.5 2.7 7.7 15.9 .483 0.1 0.5 .273 6.2 7.5 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 8 39.9 23.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 0.6 0.5 2.5 3.3 6.9 12.4 .556 0.5 1.3 .400 8.8 9.4 .933

Season 7

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1982-831985-86
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 22 40.3 30.7 2.6 3.7 6.4 4.8 0.9 0.0 3.7 2.8 10.6 18.3 .580 0.0 0.0 - 9.5 11.3 .847
Sidney Moncrief 73 35.2 20.2 1.6 3.0 4.6 4.9 1.4 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.4 13.2 .489 0.5 1.4 .320 6.8 7.9 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 9 36.3 16.9 1.7 2.9 4.6 4.9 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.3 5.8 13.6 .426 0.4 1.6 .286 4.9 7.0 .698

Season 8

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1983-841986-87
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 79 37.8 30.6 2.3 3.4 5.7 3.9 0.8 0.1 3.3 2.5 10.2 18.2 .558 0.0 0.1 .250 10.3 12.0 .859
Sidney Moncrief 39 25.4 11.8 1.5 1.8 3.3 3.1 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 8.3 .488 0.2 0.8 .258 3.5 4.2 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 11 41.3 32.2 3.4 4.2 7.5 4.2 0.9 0.1 3.5 2.7 10.6 21.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 10.9 12.6 .863
Sidney Moncrief 12 35.5 19.4 1.8 2.8 4.5 3.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 3.6 6.5 13.8 .473 0.3 1.2 .286 6.1 7.5 .811

Season 9

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1984-851987-88
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 55 35.8 26.6 2.7 3.2 5.9 3.4 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 9.3 17.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 8.0 9.9 .804
Sidney Moncrief 56 25.5 10.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.9 7.9 .489 0.1 0.6 .161 2.9 3.5 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 10 39.8 25.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.0 1.6 0.0 3.6 3.9 7.9 15.1 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 9.5 12.2 .779
Sidney Moncrief 5 34.6 15.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 5.2 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.8 4.8 10.0 .480 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.2 5.4 .963

Season 10

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1985-861988-89
Team Utah JazzMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 76 36.1 29.8 2.3 2.9 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 10.8 19.1 .563 0.0 0.1 .091 8.3 10.5 .791
Sidney Moncrief 62 25.7 12.1 0.7 2.0 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.8 4.2 8.6 .491 0.4 1.2 .342 3.3 3.8 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief 9 20.4 6.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 .396 0.2 0.8 .286 1.7 1.8 .938

Note: Sidney Moncrief didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 11

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1986-871990-91
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 81 33.8 21.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 2.0 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 7.4 13.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.2 .812
Sidney Moncrief 72 15.2 4.7 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .488 0.3 0.9 .328 1.1 1.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 15 33.3 20.5 1.9 2.6 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.0 2.2 2.4 7.4 13.7 .539 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.4 .775
Sidney Moncrief 5 18.2 7.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 1.2 .167 2.6 3.2 .813

Season 12

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1987-88-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 69 31.1 20.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.5 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.4 12.5 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 7.1 8.3 .860
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 23 35.0 19.4 1.6 3.0 4.7 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.2 2.2 6.7 12.7 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.7 .787
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1988-89-
Team Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 73 33.2 19.2 1.6 2.7 4.3 2.3 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.4 13.1 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.8 .810
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1989-90-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 45 28.9 14.7 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.1 10.8 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.6 .787
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley ------- --- ----------
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Adrian Dantley Sidney Moncrief
Season 1990-91-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 10 12.6 5.7 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.9 5.0 .380 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.6 .692
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Dantley 3 6.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Sidney Moncrief ------- --- ----------