Joe Dumars vs. Tree Rollins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tree Rollins and Joe Dumars, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Joe Dumars played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Tree Rollins, who played 18. Joe Dumars had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Tree Rollins had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Joe Dumars 14 10 1985-86 to 1998-99
Tree Rollins 18 15 1977-78 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1985-861977-78
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Joe Dumars 82 23.9 9.4 0.7 0.7 1.5 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 3.5 7.3 .481 0.1 0.2 .313 2.3 2.9 .798
Tree Rollins 80 22.4 7.6 2.2 4.7 6.9 1.0 0.7 2.7 1.5 4.1 3.2 6.5 .487 - - - 1.3 1.9 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 4 36.8 15.0 1.5 1.8 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.0 1.8 4.0 6.3 10.3 .610 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.8 .667
Tree Rollins 2 25.5 8.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 4.0 3.5 6.0 .583 - - - 1.0 4.0 .250

Season 2

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1986-871978-79
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Joe Dumars 79 30.9 11.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.5 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.5 4.7 9.5 .493 0.1 0.3 .409 2.3 3.1 .748
Tree Rollins 81 23.5 8.4 2.7 4.6 7.3 0.6 0.6 3.1 1.1 4.0 3.7 6.9 .535 - - - 1.1 1.7 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 15 31.5 12.7 0.5 0.7 1.3 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.8 1.7 5.2 9.7 .538 0.1 0.2 .667 2.1 2.7 .780
Tree Rollins 9 23.6 5.7 2.1 5.8 7.9 0.6 0.3 2.7 1.6 3.2 2.3 5.7 .412 - - - 1.0 1.4 .692

Season 3

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1987-881979-80
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsHawks 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 %
Joe Dumars 82 33.3 14.2 0.8 1.7 2.4 4.7 1.1 0.2 2.1 1.9 5.5 11.7 .472 0.0 0.2 .211 3.1 3.8 .815
Tree Rollins 82 25.9 8.9 3.5 6.0 9.4 0.9 0.7 3.0 1.2 3.9 3.5 6.3 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 23 35.0 12.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.9 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.2 4.9 10.7 .457 0.1 0.3 .333 2.4 2.7 .889
Tree Rollins 5 26.8 8.4 3.6 4.0 7.6 0.6 0.4 2.8 1.2 5.0 3.6 6.2 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .600

Season 4

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1988-891980-81
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Joe Dumars 69 34.9 17.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.7 0.9 0.1 2.6 1.5 6.6 13.1 .505 0.2 0.4 .483 3.8 4.4 .850
Tree Rollins 40 26.1 7.0 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.9 0.7 2.9 1.4 3.8 2.9 5.3 .552 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 17 36.5 17.6 0.6 1.9 2.6 5.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 1.8 6.2 13.7 .455 0.1 0.7 .083 5.1 5.9 .861
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1989-901981-82
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
Joe Dumars 75 34.4 17.8 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.9 0.8 0.0 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.1 .480 0.3 0.7 .400 4.0 4.4 .900
Tree Rollins 79 25.5 6.1 2.1 5.6 7.7 0.7 0.4 2.8 1.0 3.6 2.6 4.4 .584 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .612
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 20 37.7 18.2 0.9 1.3 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.0 2.7 1.9 6.5 14.2 .458 0.3 1.0 .263 5.0 5.7 .876
Tree Rollins 2 32.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 4.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 4.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 6

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1990-911982-83
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second TeamAchievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Joe Dumars 80 38.1 20.4 0.8 1.6 2.3 5.5 1.1 0.1 2.4 1.7 7.8 16.2 .481 0.2 0.6 .311 4.6 5.2 .890
Tree Rollins 80 30.9 7.8 2.6 6.7 9.3 0.9 0.6 4.3 1.2 3.7 3.3 6.4 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 15 39.2 20.6 1.4 1.9 3.3 4.1 1.1 0.1 1.1 2.2 7.0 16.3 .429 1.1 2.8 .405 5.5 6.5 .845
Tree Rollins 3 39.3 9.7 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 0.3 3.3 2.0 4.0 4.3 9.0 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 3.0 .333

Season 7

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1991-921983-84
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 82 38.9 19.9 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.6 0.9 0.1 2.4 1.8 7.2 16.0 .448 0.6 1.5 .408 5.0 5.8 .867
Tree Rollins 77 30.5 8.6 2.6 5.1 7.7 0.8 0.5 3.6 1.3 3.9 3.6 6.9 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 5 44.2 16.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.4 13.6 .471 1.0 2.0 .500 3.0 3.8 .789
Tree Rollins 5 30.4 5.0 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.2 0.4 2.0 2.2 4.6 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 8

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1992-931984-85
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 77 40.2 23.5 0.8 1.1 1.9 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.8 8.8 18.9 .466 1.5 3.9 .375 4.5 5.2 .864
Tree Rollins 70 25.0 6.3 1.6 4.7 6.3 0.7 0.5 2.4 1.1 3.0 2.7 4.8 .549 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1993-941985-86
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 69 37.6 20.4 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.8 0.9 0.1 2.3 1.7 7.3 16.2 .452 1.8 4.6 .388 4.0 4.8 .836
Tree Rollins 74 24.1 5.6 1.8 4.4 6.2 0.6 0.5 2.3 1.2 3.2 2.3 4.7 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 9 27.6 6.6 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.3 0.2 1.7 1.3 3.6 2.9 5.2 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .636

Season 10

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1994-951986-87
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 67 38.0 18.1 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.5 1.1 0.1 3.3 2.3 6.2 14.5 .430 1.5 5.0 .305 4.1 5.1 .805
Tree Rollins 75 23.5 5.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 0.8 3.2 2.3 4.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 9 24.6 4.4 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 3.7 1.7 3.1 .536 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .714

Season 11

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1995-961987-88
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 67 32.7 11.8 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.0 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.6 3.8 8.9 .426 1.8 4.4 .406 2.4 2.9 .822
Tree Rollins 76 23.2 4.4 1.9 4.2 6.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 0.7 3.0 1.8 3.4 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 3 41.0 13.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.7 5.3 11.7 .457 1.7 4.7 .357 1.3 1.3 1.000
Tree Rollins 12 27.8 4.4 1.9 4.0 5.9 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.4 3.8 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .867

Season 12

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1996-971988-89
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 79 37.0 14.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.0 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.2 4.9 11.1 .440 2.1 4.9 .432 2.8 3.2 .867
Tree Rollins 60 9.7 2.3 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.5 1.0 2.3 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 5 42.6 13.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 4.4 12.2 .361 1.2 4.6 .261 3.8 4.0 .950
Tree Rollins 5 14.8 3.0 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 1.2 1.6 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 13

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1997-981989-90
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 72 32.3 13.1 0.2 1.3 1.4 3.5 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.4 4.6 11.0 .416 2.2 5.9 .371 1.8 2.1 .825
Tree Rollins 48 14.0 2.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.7 1.7 1.2 2.6 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 3 12.7 2.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 14

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season 1998-991990-91
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 38 29.4 11.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.3 3.8 9.2 .411 2.3 5.8 .403 1.3 1.6 .836
Tree Rollins 37 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars 5 30.6 10.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 1.8 3.8 7.8 .487 2.0 3.8 .526 0.6 0.6 1.000
Tree Rollins 6 5.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season -1991-92
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 59 11.8 2.0 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.5 .535 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season -1992-93
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 42 5.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.0 .268 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 6 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season -1993-94
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 45 8.5 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.2 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 3 9.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 18

Joe Dumars Tree Rollins
Season -1994-95
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 51 9.4 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Dumars ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 14 5.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.4 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .250