Desmond Bane vs. Ed Conlin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Conlin 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, 3 less than Ed Conlin, who played 7. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ed Conlin had his rookie season in 1955-56. 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
Ed Conlin 7 7 1955-56 to 1961-62

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season 2020-211955-56
Team Memphis GrizzliesSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div 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 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
Ed Conlin 66 21.6 8.2 - - 4.9 2.2 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.7 .368 - - - 1.8 2.7 .680
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 -
Ed Conlin 8 24.6 10.5 - - 5.9 1.1 - - - 1.8 3.9 10.6 .365 - - - 2.8 4.8 .579

Season 2

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season 2021-221956-57
Team Memphis GrizzliesSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNationals Lost East Div 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 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
Ed Conlin 71 31.7 13.4 - - 6.1 2.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 12.6 .374 - - - 4.0 5.2 .769
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
Ed Conlin 5 32.8 15.4 - - 3.4 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.6 14.2 .394 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778

Season 3

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season 2022-231957-58
Team Memphis GrizzliesSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div 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
Ed Conlin 60 31.2 15.0 - - 7.3 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.6 .391 - - - 3.6 4.5 .796
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
Ed Conlin 3 37.7 11.0 - - 7.0 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 15.0 .311 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 4

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season 2023-241958-59
Team Memphis GrizzliesSyracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div 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 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
Ed Conlin 72 27.2 11.9 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 2.6 4.6 12.4 .369 - - - 2.7 3.8 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 5

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season -1959-60
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost West Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 70 23.4 11.2 - - 4.9 1.8 - - - 2.3 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 2.6 3.4 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 2 10.0 4.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 1.0 1.5 5.0 .300 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season -1960-61
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 77 16.8 7.0 - - 3.4 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.8 7.8 .361 - - - 1.4 1.8 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 3 14.0 5.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.3 1.7 5.7 .294 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000

Season 7

Desmond Bane Ed Conlin
Season -1961-62
Team -Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 70 13.8 4.6 - - 2.2 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 5.3 .345 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Ed Conlin 11 7.8 2.4 - - 1.8 0.3 - - - 1.3 0.8 4.1 .200 - - - 0.7 1.2 .615