Bob Lanier vs. Kareem Rush Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kareem Rush 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, 7 more than Kareem Rush, who played 7. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Kareem Rush had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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 |
Kareem Rush |
7 |
2 |
2002-03 to 2009-10 |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
76 |
11.5 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
.393 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.279 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.696 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kareem Rush |
9 |
7.2 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.379 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.364 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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 |
% |
Bob Lanier |
80 |
38.7 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
10.4 |
21.1 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.3 |
.768 |
Kareem Rush |
72 |
17.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.440 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.348 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.596 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kareem Rush |
22 |
14.1 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.385 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.400 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.667 |
|
Season 3 |
|
Bob Lanier |
Kareem Rush |
Season |
1972-73 | 2004-05 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Bobcats |
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 |
81 |
38.9 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
14.9 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
10.0 |
20.4 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.773 |
Kareem Rush |
48 |
20.2 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
8.5 |
.387 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.372 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
47 |
23.6 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
10.0 |
.386 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.348 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Kareem Rush didn't play in 2006-07.
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
71 |
21.2 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
.401 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.389 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.714 |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
25 |
8.0 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.345 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.303 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
7 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.364 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Lanier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Kareem Rush |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |