Desmond Bane vs. Shane Larkin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shane Larkin 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 and Shane Larkin both played 4 years in the NBA. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Shane Larkin had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Shane Larkin 4 2 2013-14 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Shane Larkin
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
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
Shane Larkin 48 10.2 2.8 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.1 2.9 .380 0.3 0.8 .316 0.3 0.5 .640
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 -
Shane Larkin 2 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Desmond Bane Shane Larkin
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
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
Shane Larkin 76 24.5 6.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.0 1.2 0.1 1.1 2.0 2.5 5.7 .433 0.5 1.5 .302 0.8 1.0 .782
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
Shane Larkin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Shane Larkin
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
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
Shane Larkin 78 22.4 7.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.4 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.6 2.8 6.4 .442 0.5 1.4 .361 1.1 1.4 .776
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
Shane Larkin ------- --- ----------

Note: Shane Larkin didn't play in 2016-17.

Season 4
Desmond Bane Shane Larkin
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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
Shane Larkin 54 14.4 4.3 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.6 4.1 .384 0.6 1.6 .360 0.6 0.7 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Shane Larkin 11 14.0 3.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.4 1.5 3.2 .457 0.4 1.2 .308 0.5 0.5 1.000
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