Anthony Davis vs. Bill Laimbeer Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Laimbeer and Anthony Davis, 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.
Anthony Davis played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Bill Laimbeer, who played 14. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Bill Laimbeer had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 |
Anthony Davis |
12 |
6 |
2012-13 to 2023-24 |
Bill Laimbeer |
14 |
9 |
1980-81 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Anthony Davis |
Bill Laimbeer |
Season |
2012-13 | 1980-81 |
Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
% |
Anthony Davis |
64 |
28.8 |
13.5 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.6 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.751 |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
30.4 |
9.8 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.765 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 2 |
|
Anthony Davis |
Bill Laimbeer |
Season |
2013-14 | 1981-82 |
Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
Blocks Leader | - |
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 |
% |
Anthony Davis |
67 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
3.1 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
15.0 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.791 |
Bill Laimbeer |
80 |
22.9 |
9.0 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.308 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
68 |
36.1 |
24.4 |
2.5 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
17.6 |
.535 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.805 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.0 |
13.6 |
3.4 |
8.7 |
12.1 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
10.7 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
4 |
43.0 |
31.5 |
2.3 |
8.8 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
11.8 |
21.8 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
.889 |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
61 |
35.5 |
24.3 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
18.6 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.324 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.758 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
34.9 |
17.3 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
5 |
33.0 |
15.2 |
2.8 |
9.6 |
12.4 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
.569 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
75 |
36.1 |
28.0 |
2.3 |
9.5 |
11.8 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
10.3 |
20.3 |
.505 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.299 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
.802 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
14.4 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.222 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
9 |
36.1 |
14.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
10.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
11.9 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
.706 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
75 |
36.4 |
28.1 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
10.4 |
19.5 |
.534 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.340 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.828 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.3 |
16.6 |
3.7 |
9.4 |
13.1 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.286 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
9 |
39.8 |
30.1 |
2.7 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
11.8 |
22.7 |
.520 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.273 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.828 |
Bill Laimbeer |
4 |
42.0 |
22.5 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
14.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
8.5 |
17.0 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
.913 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
56 |
33.0 |
25.9 |
3.1 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
9.5 |
18.3 |
.517 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.331 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.794 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
34.8 |
15.4 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
11.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
12.3 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
.894 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
15 |
36.2 |
12.3 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
10.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
10.9 |
.515 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
62 |
34.4 |
26.1 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.9 |
17.7 |
.503 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.330 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
.846 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.3 |
13.5 |
2.0 |
8.1 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.493 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.874 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
21 |
36.6 |
27.7 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
9.7 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
17.1 |
.571 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.383 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
.832 |
Bill Laimbeer |
23 |
33.9 |
11.9 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
10.9 |
.456 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.294 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
36 |
32.3 |
21.8 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
17.0 |
.491 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.260 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
.738 |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
32.6 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
11.1 |
.499 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.349 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.840 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
5 |
28.8 |
17.4 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
12.4 |
.403 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
.182 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
.833 |
Bill Laimbeer |
17 |
29.2 |
10.1 |
1.5 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
.465 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.357 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
40 |
35.1 |
23.2 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
17.4 |
.532 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.186 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
.713 |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
33.0 |
12.1 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
.484 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.361 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
20 |
33.4 |
11.1 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
.457 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.349 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.862 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
56 |
34.0 |
25.9 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
12.5 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
9.7 |
17.2 |
.563 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.257 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.784 |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
32.5 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
9.0 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.478 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.296 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
16 |
38.0 |
22.6 |
2.4 |
11.7 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
15.9 |
.520 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.333 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
.852 |
Bill Laimbeer |
15 |
29.7 |
10.9 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
9.9 |
.446 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.294 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.871 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
76 |
35.5 |
24.7 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
12.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
9.4 |
16.9 |
.556 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.271 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.816 |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
27.6 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.376 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.893 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
5 |
41.6 |
27.8 |
3.0 |
12.6 |
15.6 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
11.8 |
18.6 |
.634 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.808 |
Bill Laimbeer |
5 |
29.0 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
9.2 |
.370 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
79 |
24.5 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.370 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.894 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
11 |
22.5 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
.522 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |