Desmond Bane vs. Adrian Griffin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Adrian Griffin and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Adrian Griffin, who played 9. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Adrian Griffin had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Adrian Griffin 9 5 1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Adrian Griffin 72 26.8 6.7 1.8 3.4 5.2 2.5 1.6 0.2 1.3 3.1 2.4 5.7 .424 0.2 0.8 .281 1.7 2.2 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Adrian Griffin 44 8.6 2.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.2 .340 0.2 0.6 .346 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Adrian Griffin 58 23.8 7.2 1.2 2.8 3.9 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 .499 0.3 0.9 .296 0.7 0.8 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Adrian Griffin 4 14.3 5.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.5 2.5 4.3 .588 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 4
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Adrian Griffin 74 18.6 4.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.6 2.1 2.0 4.6 .433 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 15 8.7 2.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.7 .415 0.1 0.2 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000

Season 5
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season -2003-04
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 19 7.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.9 .278 0.1 0.1 .500 0.0 0.2 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season -2004-05
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 69 9.7 2.2 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.3 .360 0.0 0.1 .222 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 5 17.4 6.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 3.0 5.8 .517 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 7
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season -2005-06
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 52 23.9 4.6 1.4 2.9 4.4 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.2 1.9 3.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 20 17.5 3.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.6 2.1 1.6 3.0 .542 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .875

Season 8
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season -2006-07
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 54 10.8 2.5 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.4 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 4 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Desmond Bane Adrian Griffin
Season -2007-08
Team -Chicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin 35 8.8 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 2.2 .395 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
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