Bill Laimbeer vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Bill Laimbeer, 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.

Bill Laimbeer played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Bill Laimbeer had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Bill Laimbeer 14 9 1980-81 to 1993-94
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1980-811996-97
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 45 10.2 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.4 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1981-821997-98
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.9 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1982-831998-99
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 36 8.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .514
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 9 6.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 4

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1983-841999-00
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 70 12.3 3.9 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.4 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 8 4.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .667

Season 5

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1984-852000-01
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 81 32.6 12.9 3.1 6.7 9.8 1.2 0.6 2.8 2.0 3.5 5.0 10.7 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.8 .601
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 4 39.3 9.8 3.0 9.5 12.5 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.8 3.3 4.3 9.8 .436 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.5 .500

Season 6

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1985-862001-02
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 72 37.6 19.0 2.6 7.9 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3 2.4 3.7 7.5 15.7 .479 0.0 0.2 .071 3.9 5.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 5 38.0 17.2 1.2 6.4 7.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 2.8 4.8 6.8 15.2 .447 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 4.8 .750

Season 7

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1986-872002-03
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 77 37.2 20.8 2.6 7.7 10.3 2.0 0.9 2.3 2.3 3.6 7.9 16.4 .484 0.1 0.3 .333 4.8 6.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 6 45.5 22.8 4.0 13.5 17.5 0.7 0.5 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.2 15.3 .467 0.0 0.5 .000 8.5 10.8 .785

Season 8

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1987-882003-04
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 78 35.7 20.1 2.5 7.5 10.0 2.1 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.2 7.8 17.9 .434 0.0 0.2 .111 4.5 5.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 16 37.6 19.2 1.8 7.3 9.1 1.2 0.5 2.3 1.8 3.3 7.2 17.0 .423 0.0 0.3 .000 4.8 6.9 .700

Season 9

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1988-892004-05
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 44 34.8 24.3 1.9 6.9 8.8 1.9 0.6 2.0 3.0 3.9 8.8 19.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.9 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 13 36.8 16.0 1.6 6.4 8.0 2.2 0.5 2.6 2.8 3.7 5.9 16.2 .365 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 5.5 .750

Season 10

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1989-902005-06
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 51 35.3 20.1 2.0 7.3 9.3 2.6 0.5 2.3 3.0 3.5 7.5 15.8 .472 0.1 0.2 .300 5.1 7.2 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 6 36.0 21.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 4.3 4.7 7.3 14.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 6.3 8.8 .717

Season 11

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1990-912006-07
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 69 35.6 19.4 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.4 0.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 7.2 16.5 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.5 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1991-922007-08
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 42 28.7 13.6 2.0 4.8 6.7 2.2 0.5 2.1 2.5 3.1 5.4 12.2 .439 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1992-932008-09
Team Detroit PistonsToronto Raptors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 68 29.8 13.3 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.1 5.4 11.3 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 6 27.0 13.3 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.0 4.7 8.5 .549 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .750

Season 14

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season 1993-942009-10
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
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
Jermaine O'Neal 70 28.4 13.6 1.8 5.2 6.9 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.0 5.6 10.6 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 5 23.4 4.2 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.8 2.0 1.4 2.6 1.8 8.8 .205 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.4 .429

Season 15

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2010-11
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 24 18.0 5.4 1.0 2.6 3.7 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 2.7 2.1 4.5 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 9 21.9 5.8 1.7 2.6 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.9 3.8 2.3 4.8 .488 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 .909

Season 16

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2011-12
Team -Boston Celtics
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 %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 25 22.8 5.0 1.5 3.9 5.4 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.8 3.2 2.1 4.8 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2012-13
Team -Phoenix Suns
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 %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 55 18.7 8.3 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.4 1.3 2.3 3.3 6.7 .482 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Bill Laimbeer Jermaine O'Neal
Season -2013-14
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 44 20.1 7.9 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.8 5.6 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Laimbeer ------- --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 7 12.0 6.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.7 2.6 4.6 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .750