Bob Lanier vs. Chris Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Morris and Bob Lanier, 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.

Bob Lanier played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Chris Morris, who played 11. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Chris Morris had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Bob Lanier 14 9 1970-71 to 1983-84
Chris Morris 11 7 1988-89 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1970-711988-89
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bob Lanier 82 24.6 15.6 - - 8.1 1.8 - - - 3.3 6.1 13.5 .455 - - - 3.3 4.6 .726
Chris Morris 76 27.6 14.1 2.5 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.4 11.9 .457 0.8 2.3 .366 2.4 3.3 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1971-721989-90
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bob Lanier 80 38.7 25.7 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.7 10.4 21.1 .493 - - - 4.9 6.3 .768
Chris Morris 80 30.6 14.8 2.4 2.9 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.6 13.3 .422 0.8 2.4 .316 2.9 4.0 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1972-731990-91
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bob Lanier 81 38.9 23.8 - - 14.9 3.2 - - - 3.4 10.0 20.4 .490 - - - 3.8 4.9 .773
Chris Morris 79 32.3 13.2 2.7 3.9 6.6 2.8 1.7 1.2 2.1 3.1 5.2 12.2 .425 0.6 2.3 .251 2.3 3.1 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1973-741991-92
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
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
Chris Morris 77 31.1 11.4 2.6 3.8 6.4 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.2 2.7 4.5 9.4 .477 0.3 1.4 .200 2.1 3.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris 4 33.8 18.8 2.8 2.3 5.0 1.3 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.8 8.0 14.5 .552 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 5

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1974-751992-93
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
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
Chris Morris 77 29.9 14.1 2.9 2.9 5.9 1.4 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 5.7 11.8 .481 0.2 1.0 .224 2.6 3.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris 5 32.6 17.0 2.6 3.8 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 6.8 12.2 .557 1.2 3.2 .375 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 6

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1975-761993-94
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
Bob Lanier 64 36.9 21.3 3.4 8.3 11.7 3.4 1.2 1.3 - 3.2 8.5 15.9 .532 - - - 4.4 5.8 .768
Chris Morris 50 27.0 10.9 1.8 2.7 4.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.1 9.1 .447 1.1 2.9 .361 1.7 2.4 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 9 39.9 26.1 4.3 8.3 12.7 3.3 0.9 2.3 - 3.8 10.6 19.1 .552 - - - 5.0 5.6 .900
Chris Morris 4 24.5 9.3 2.8 2.8 5.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 3.5 3.0 10.8 .279 0.8 5.0 .150 2.5 2.5 1.000

Season 7

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1976-771994-95
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Chris Morris 71 30.0 13.4 2.5 3.1 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.9 12.1 .410 1.5 4.5 .334 2.0 2.7 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1977-781995-96
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
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
Chris Morris 66 21.6 10.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.0 9.2 .437 1.0 3.0 .320 1.5 1.9 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 18 17.8 6.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.5 5.9 .425 0.6 2.1 .270 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 9

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1978-791996-97
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
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
Chris Morris 73 13.4 4.3 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.7 4.1 .408 0.4 1.5 .274 0.5 0.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 20 8.9 2.9 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.5 .400 0.4 1.3 .320 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 10

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1979-801997-98
Team Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
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
Chris Morris 54 10.0 4.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 3.8 .411 0.4 1.1 .306 0.8 1.1 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris 17 14.1 4.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 2.2 1.6 4.1 .406 0.4 1.4 .304 0.8 1.2 .700

Season 11

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1980-811998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 %
Bob Lanier 67 26.2 14.3 1.9 4.3 6.2 2.7 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.7 5.6 10.7 .525 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.1 4.1 .751
Chris Morris 44 12.2 4.2 1.2 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.5 3.4 .430 0.4 1.3 .286 0.9 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 7 33.7 17.6 1.7 5.7 7.4 4.0 1.7 1.1 2.1 2.6 7.1 12.1 .588 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.6 .719
Chris Morris 1 9.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 12

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1981-82-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 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 %
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Bob Lanier 39 25.1 10.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.7 0.9 0.6 2.1 3.2 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .684
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 9 27.8 13.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.6 0.6 1.6 2.3 3.6 5.7 9.9 .573 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.9 .600
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Lanier Chris Morris
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Bob Lanier 72 27.9 13.6 2.0 4.4 6.3 2.6 0.8 0.7 2.3 3.2 5.4 9.5 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.8 .708
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Lanier 16 31.2 12.7 2.0 5.3 7.3 3.4 0.7 0.6 2.4 3.6 5.1 10.7 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.8 .886
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------