Al Jefferson vs. Bob Lanier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Lanier and Al Jefferson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Al Jefferson and Bob Lanier both played 14 years in the NBA. Al Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Bob Lanier had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2004-05	1970-71
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	71	14.8	6.7	1.7	2.7	4.4	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.9	2.7	2.7	5.2	.528	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.9	.630
Bob Lanier	82	24.6	15.6	-	-	8.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	13.5	.455	-	-	-	3.3	4.6	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	7	19.4	6.1	2.4	4.0	6.4	0.3	0.6	1.1	0.6	2.3	2.4	5.9	.415	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.7	.750
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2005-06	1971-72
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	59	18.0	7.9	1.6	3.4	5.1	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.1	2.8	3.2	6.4	.499	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	2.3	.642
Bob Lanier	80	38.7	25.7	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.7	10.4	21.1	.493	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.768
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2006-07	1972-73
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	69	33.6	16.0	3.4	7.5	11.0	1.3	0.7	1.5	2.0	3.4	6.6	12.8	.514	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	4.3	.681
Bob Lanier	81	38.9	23.8	-	-	14.9	3.2	-	-	-	3.4	10.0	20.4	.490	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	.773
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2007-08	1973-74
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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		%
Al Jefferson	82	35.6	21.0	3.8	7.4	11.1	1.4	0.9	1.5	2.0	2.7	8.8	17.6	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	3.5	4.8	.721
Bob Lanier	81	37.6	22.5	3.3	9.9	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	-	3.4	9.2	18.3	.504	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.797
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	7	43.3	26.3	3.7	11.6	15.3	3.0	0.6	2.0	-	4.0	11.0	21.7	.507	-	-	-	4.3	5.4	.789

Season 5
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2008-09	1974-75
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	50	36.7	23.1	3.4	7.5	11.0	1.6	0.8	1.7	1.8	2.8	9.7	19.5	.497	0.0	0.1	.000	3.7	5.0	.738
Bob Lanier	76	39.3	24.0	3.0	9.1	12.0	4.6	1.0	2.3	-	3.1	9.6	18.9	.510	-	-	-	4.8	5.9	.802
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	3	42.7	20.3	1.7	9.0	10.7	6.3	1.3	4.0	-	3.3	8.7	17.0	.510	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750

Season 7
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2010-11	1976-77
Team	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	82	35.9	18.6	2.9	6.8	9.7	1.8	0.6	1.9	1.3	2.9	8.0	16.1	.496	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.5	.761
Bob Lanier	64	38.2	25.3	3.1	8.5	11.6	3.3	1.1	2.0	-	2.7	10.6	19.8	.534	-	-	-	4.1	5.0	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	3	39.3	28.0	4.3	12.3	16.7	2.0	1.0	2.3	-	3.3	11.3	18.0	.630	-	-	-	5.3	6.3	.842

Season 8
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2011-12	1977-78
Team	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	61	34.0	19.2	2.2	7.4	9.6	2.2	0.8	1.7	1.0	2.5	8.5	17.2	.492	0.0	0.1	.250	2.2	2.9	.774
Bob Lanier	63	36.7	24.5	3.1	8.2	11.3	3.4	1.3	1.5	3.6	2.9	9.9	18.4	.537	-	-	-	4.7	6.1	.772
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	4	35.3	18.3	1.8	6.8	8.5	2.5	1.3	0.8	1.3	2.5	9.0	17.0	.529	0.0	0.3	.000	0.3	1.0	.250
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2012-13	1978-79
Team	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	78	33.1	17.8	2.0	7.2	9.2	2.1	1.0	1.1	1.3	2.2	7.8	15.8	.494	0.0	0.2	.118	2.1	2.8	.770
Bob Lanier	53	34.6	23.6	3.1	6.2	9.3	2.6	0.9	1.4	3.3	3.4	9.2	17.9	.515	-	-	-	5.2	6.9	.749
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2013-14	1979-80
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks 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		%
Al Jefferson	73	35.0	21.8	2.1	8.7	10.8	2.1	0.9	1.1	1.7	2.4	9.6	18.8	.509	0.0	0.2	.200	2.6	3.8	.690
Bob Lanier	63	33.8	19.2	2.4	6.3	8.8	2.9	1.2	1.4	2.6	3.2	7.4	13.8	.537	0.0	0.1	.167	4.4	5.6	.782
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	3	35.3	18.7	2.0	7.3	9.3	0.7	0.3	1.7	0.3	2.3	8.7	17.7	.491	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.7	.800
Bob Lanier	7	36.6	19.3	2.4	6.9	9.3	4.4	1.0	1.1	2.4	3.3	7.4	14.4	.515	0.0	0.0	-	4.4	6.0	.738

Season 12
	Al Jefferson	Bob Lanier
Season	2015-16	1981-82
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks 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		%
Al Jefferson	47	23.3	12.0	1.2	5.2	6.4	1.5	0.6	0.9	0.7	2.5	5.2	10.7	.485	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.4	.649
Bob Lanier	74	26.8	13.5	1.2	4.0	5.2	3.0	1.0	0.8	2.2	2.9	5.5	9.9	.558	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.3	.752
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Al Jefferson	7	24.0	13.3	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.9	1.7	6.0	11.9	.506	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.9	.692
Bob Lanier	6	35.3	16.0	3.0	4.5	7.5	3.7	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.5	6.8	13.3	.513	0.0	0.2	.000	2.3	4.2	.560