Alex Abrines vs. Desmond Bane Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Desmond Bane and Alex Abrines, 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

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.

Alex Abrines played 3 years in the NBA, 1 less than Desmond Bane, who played 4. Alex Abrines had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Desmond Bane had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Alex Abrines 3 2 2016-17 to 2018-19
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex Abrines Desmond Bane
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Alex Abrines 68 15.5 6.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.0 5.0 .393 1.4 3.6 .381 0.6 0.7 .898
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Abrines 5 16.0 4.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 4.6 .348 1.0 3.4 .294 0.6 0.8 .750
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Alex Abrines Desmond Bane
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Alex Abrines 75 15.1 4.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.7 1.5 3.9 .395 1.1 2.9 .380 0.5 0.6 .848
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Abrines 6 18.3 4.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.8 1.3 3.3 .400 1.0 2.2 .462 0.3 0.3 1.000
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857

Season 3

Alex Abrines Desmond Bane
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Alex Abrines 31 19.0 5.3 0.2 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.1 .357 1.3 4.1 .323 0.4 0.4 .923
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Abrines ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931

Season 4

Alex Abrines Desmond Bane
Season -2023-24
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Alex Abrines ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alex Abrines ------- --- ----------
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------