Bob Lanier vs. DeShawn Stevenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeShawn Stevenson 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.

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, 1 more than DeShawn Stevenson, who played 13. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while DeShawn Stevenson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1970-71	2000-01
Team	Detroit Pistons	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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	82	24.6	15.6	-	-	8.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	13.5	.455	-	-	-	3.3	4.6	.726
DeShawn Stevenson	40	7.3	2.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	2.3	.341	0.0	0.3	.083	0.7	1.0	.684
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	1	8.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 2
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1971-72	2001-02
Team	Detroit Pistons	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	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		%
Bob Lanier	80	38.7	25.7	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.7	10.4	21.1	.493	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.768
DeShawn Stevenson	67	16.9	4.9	0.7	1.3	2.0	1.7	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.2	2.1	5.5	.385	0.0	0.4	.080	0.6	0.8	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1972-73	2002-03
Team	Detroit Pistons	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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	81	38.9	23.8	-	-	14.9	3.2	-	-	-	3.4	10.0	20.4	.490	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	.773
DeShawn Stevenson	61	12.5	4.6	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.9	4.7	.401	0.1	0.2	.333	0.8	1.1	.691
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	4	9.0	4.5	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.5	3.8	.400	0.0	0.5	.000	1.5	1.5	1.000

Season 4
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1973-74	2003-04
Team	Detroit Pistons	Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
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
DeShawn Stevenson	80	30.6	11.4	1.0	2.7	3.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.8	4.7	10.9	.432	0.2	0.9	.268	1.7	2.6	.676
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1974-75	2004-05
Team	Detroit Pistons	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West 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		%
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
DeShawn Stevenson	55	19.8	7.8	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	3.2	7.7	.408	0.5	1.2	.373	1.0	1.8	.554
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1976-77	2006-07
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Wizards 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	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
DeShawn Stevenson	82	29.5	11.2	0.7	2.0	2.6	2.7	0.8	0.2	1.5	1.9	4.2	9.2	.461	0.9	2.2	.404	1.9	2.6	.704
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
DeShawn Stevenson	4	30.5	6.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.8	0.5	0.8	0.8	1.0	2.3	11.5	.196	0.8	4.8	.158	0.8	1.8	.429

Season 8
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1977-78	2007-08
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards 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	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
DeShawn Stevenson	82	31.3	11.2	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.1	0.8	0.2	1.2	1.3	3.7	9.5	.386	1.9	5.0	.383	1.9	2.4	.797
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	6	32.7	12.3	0.3	1.8	2.2	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	3.7	10.0	.367	2.3	6.0	.389	2.7	3.0	.889

Season 9
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1978-79	2008-09
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	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		%
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
DeShawn Stevenson	32	27.7	6.6	0.3	2.0	2.4	3.1	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.3	2.3	7.2	.312	1.1	4.0	.271	1.0	1.9	.533
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1980-81	2010-11
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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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
DeShawn Stevenson	72	16.1	5.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.8	4.6	.388	1.3	3.5	.378	0.5	0.6	.767
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
DeShawn Stevenson	21	15.8	4.5	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.9	1.4	4.0	.349	1.3	3.2	.397	0.4	0.6	.750

Season 12
	Bob Lanier	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1981-82	2011-12
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
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
DeShawn Stevenson	51	18.8	2.9	0.1	1.8	2.0	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.2	1.0	3.4	.285	0.8	2.8	.283	0.2	0.3	.563
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-