Desmond Bane vs. Mark Macon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Macon 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, 2 less than Mark Macon, who played 6. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Mark Macon had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Mark Macon 6 0 1991-92 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Mark Macon
Season 2020-211991-92
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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
Mark Macon 76 30.3 10.6 1.1 1.8 2.9 2.2 2.0 0.2 2.0 3.2 4.4 11.7 .375 0.1 0.4 .133 1.8 2.4 .730
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 -
Mark Macon ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Mark Macon
Season 2021-221992-93
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
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
Mark Macon 48 23.8 7.5 0.7 1.5 2.1 2.6 1.4 0.1 1.5 2.8 3.3 7.9 .415 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .700
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
Mark Macon ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Mark Macon
Season 2022-231993-94
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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 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
Mark Macon 42 11.8 3.9 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.0 1.7 1.6 4.4 .375 0.0 0.2 .200 0.5 0.8 .676
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
Mark Macon ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Desmond Bane Mark Macon
Season 2023-241994-95
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Mark Macon 55 13.1 5.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.8 4.8 .381 0.4 1.1 .323 1.0 1.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Mark Macon ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Desmond Bane Mark Macon
Season -1995-96
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Macon 23 12.5 3.2 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.4 1.5 1.3 2.9 .433 0.3 0.7 .467 0.4 0.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Mark Macon ------- --- ----------

Note: Mark Macon didn't play in 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Season 6

Desmond Bane Mark Macon
Season -1998-99
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Macon 7 9.9 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 2.9 .200 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 %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Mark Macon ------- --- ----------