Andre Drummond vs. Ricky Sobers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Sobers and Andre Drummond, 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.

Andre Drummond played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ricky Sobers, who played 11. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Ricky Sobers had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
Andre Drummond	12	4	2012-13 to 2023-24
Ricky Sobers	11	3	1975-76 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2012-13	1975-76
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost NBA 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		%
Andre Drummond	60	20.7	7.9	2.8	4.8	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.0	2.4	3.5	5.7	.608	0.0	0.0	.500	1.0	2.7	.371
Ricky Sobers	78	24.3	9.2	1.0	2.3	3.3	2.8	1.4	0.1	-	3.2	3.6	8.0	.449	-	-	-	2.0	2.5	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	19	29.6	13.0	1.1	2.3	3.3	4.2	0.9	0.3	-	4.1	5.1	10.8	.468	-	-	-	2.9	3.5	.833


Season 2
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2013-14	1976-77
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.3	13.5	5.4	7.8	13.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.4	3.4	5.9	9.5	.623	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	4.0	.418
Ricky Sobers	79	25.4	13.6	1.0	1.9	3.0	3.0	1.2	0.2	-	3.3	5.2	10.6	.496	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2014-15	1977-78
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
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		%
Andre Drummond	82	30.5	13.8	5.3	8.1	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	1.5	3.5	6.0	11.7	.514	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	4.5	.389
Ricky Sobers	79	38.2	18.2	1.2	3.0	4.1	7.4	2.2	0.3	4.5	3.9	7.0	15.5	.453	-	-	-	4.2	5.1	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2015-16	1978-79
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons 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		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.9	16.2	4.9	9.9	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.9	3.0	6.8	13.1	.521	0.0	0.1	.333	2.6	7.2	.355
Ricky Sobers	81	34.9	17.3	1.5	2.3	3.7	5.6	1.7	0.3	3.8	3.9	6.8	14.7	.463	-	-	-	3.7	4.2	.882

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	32.8	16.8	3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	2.0	7.0	13.5	.519	0.0	0.3	.000	2.8	8.5	.324
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2016-17	1979-80
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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		%
Andre Drummond	81	29.7	13.6	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.9	2.9	6.0	11.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.286	1.7	4.4	.386
Ricky Sobers	82	32.6	14.2	0.9	2.0	3.0	5.2	1.7	0.2	3.4	3.6	5.7	12.2	.469	0.3	0.8	.309	2.4	2.9	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2017-18	1980-81
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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		%
Andre Drummond	78	33.7	15.0	5.1	10.9	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	3.2	6.0	11.3	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	5.1	.605
Ricky Sobers	71	25.4	13.5	0.6	1.4	2.0	4.0	1.4	0.2	2.9	3.2	5.0	10.8	.462	0.2	0.9	.258	3.3	3.5	.935

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	6	27.0	13.2	0.5	1.3	1.8	3.7	0.7	0.0	2.5	4.3	5.8	13.5	.432	0.2	1.0	.167	1.3	1.5	.889


Season 7
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2018-19	1981-82
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Pistons 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		%
Andre Drummond	79	33.5	17.3	5.4	10.2	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.4	7.1	13.3	.533	0.1	0.5	.132	3.1	5.2	.590
Ricky Sobers	80	24.2	11.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	3.8	0.9	0.2	2.7	3.0	4.5	10.0	.453	0.2	1.0	.250	2.4	3.2	.768

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	31.8	14.3	5.0	8.0	13.0	2.3	1.5	1.3	2.8	4.3	6.0	13.5	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	5.3	.429
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2019-20	1982-83
Team	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
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		%
Andre Drummond	57	32.9	17.7	4.4	10.8	15.2	2.7	1.9	1.6	3.6	3.5	7.3	13.8	.533	0.1	0.6	.143	3.0	5.2	.575
Ricky Sobers	41	35.1	15.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	5.3	1.5	0.3	3.6	3.9	5.7	13.0	.438	0.6	1.3	.418	3.8	4.5	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2020-21	1983-84
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East 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		%
Andre Drummond	46	27.0	14.9	3.6	8.4	12.0	2.0	1.4	1.1	2.7	3.2	6.1	12.4	.493	0.0	0.2	.000	2.7	4.5	.600
Ricky Sobers	81	32.4	15.6	0.6	1.6	2.2	4.7	1.4	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.3	13.8	.456	0.4	1.4	.261	2.7	3.3	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	5	21.0	9.0	3.8	7.2	11.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	2.2	2.4	3.8	6.4	.594	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.0	.700
Ricky Sobers	4	37.5	15.3	0.5	0.8	1.3	4.0	1.3	0.5	2.3	4.8	6.3	14.3	.439	0.8	2.5	.300	2.0	2.5	.800


Season 10
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2021-22	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Andre Drummond	73	19.7	7.9	3.1	6.2	9.3	1.8	1.1	0.9	1.6	2.6	3.4	5.9	.570	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.2	.524
Ricky Sobers	71	21.0	9.9	0.4	1.1	1.5	3.5	0.7	0.1	2.2	2.2	3.9	8.8	.446	0.1	0.4	.286	1.9	2.3	.815

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	15.0	3.8	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	3.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2022-23	1985-86
Team	Chicago Bulls	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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		%
Andre Drummond	67	12.7	6.0	2.1	4.6	6.6	0.5	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.7	2.5	4.1	.606	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.9	.536
Ricky Sobers	78	16.4	7.7	0.4	0.9	1.3	2.3	0.6	0.0	1.1	1.8	3.1	6.9	.444	0.2	0.6	.302	1.4	1.6	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Andre Drummond	Ricky Sobers
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
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		%
Andre Drummond	79	17.1	8.4	3.4	5.6	9.0	0.5	0.9	0.6	1.0	1.8	3.4	6.1	.556	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.8	.592
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Sobers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Andre Drummond vs. Ricky Sobers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Sobers and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12