Larry Costello vs. Andre Drummond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Drummond and Larry Costello, 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.

Larry Costello and Andre Drummond both played 12 years in the NBA. Larry Costello had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Andre Drummond had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Larry Costello 12 10 1954-55 to 1967-68
Andre Drummond 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1954-552012-13
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Larry Costello 19 24.4 6.2 - - 2.6 4.1 - - - 1.9 2.4 7.3 .331 - - - 1.4 1.7 .813
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 2.7 .371
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1955-56.

Season 2

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1956-572013-14
Team Philadelphia WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Larry Costello 72 29.3 7.6 - - 4.5 3.3 - - - 2.5 2.6 6.9 .374 - - - 2.4 3.1 .788
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 4.0 .418
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 2 8.0 3.0 - - 2.5 1.0 - - - 1.5 1.5 4.0 .375 - - - 0.0 0.5 .000
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1957-582014-15
Team Syracuse NationalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Larry Costello 72 38.1 14.9 - - 5.3 4.4 - - - 3.4 5.3 12.3 .426 - - - 4.4 5.3 .847
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 4.5 .389
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 3 44.7 11.3 - - 8.3 4.0 - - - 2.0 3.3 11.3 .294 - - - 4.7 4.7 1.000
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1958-592015-16
Team Syracuse NationalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsPistons 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 %
Larry Costello 70 39.3 15.8 - - 5.2 5.4 - - - 3.8 5.9 13.5 .437 - - - 4.0 5.0 .802
Andre Drummond 81 32.9 16.2 4.9 9.9 14.8 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.8 13.1 .521 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 7.2 .355
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 9 40.1 17.7 - - 5.9 6.0 - - - 4.4 6.0 13.4 .446 - - - 5.7 6.8 .836
Andre Drummond 4 32.8 16.8 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 7.0 13.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 8.5 .324

Season 5

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1959-602016-17
Team Syracuse NationalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Larry Costello 71 34.8 14.0 - - 5.5 6.3 - - - 3.3 5.2 11.6 .453 - - - 3.5 4.1 .862
Andre Drummond 81 29.7 13.6 4.3 9.5 13.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 6.0 11.2 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 1.7 4.4 .386
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 3 40.7 16.7 - - 4.7 6.7 - - - 5.0 6.7 15.7 .426 - - - 3.3 4.0 .833
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1960-612017-18
Team Syracuse NationalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Larry Costello 75 28.9 14.5 - - 3.9 5.5 - - - 3.8 5.4 11.3 .482 - - - 3.6 4.5 .799
Andre Drummond 78 33.7 15.0 5.1 10.9 16.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 2.6 3.2 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 5.1 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 8 33.6 16.4 - - 4.4 6.5 - - - 4.9 5.3 12.9 .408 - - - 5.9 6.9 .855
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1961-622018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisPistons 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 %
Larry Costello 63 29.4 13.8 - - 3.9 5.7 - - - 3.5 4.9 11.5 .427 - - - 3.9 4.7 .837
Andre Drummond 79 33.5 17.3 5.4 10.2 15.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.1 13.3 .533 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 5.2 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 5 33.4 14.6 - - 3.2 5.6 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.2 .431 - - - 5.8 6.6 .879
Andre Drummond 4 31.8 14.3 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.3 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 5.3 .429

Season 8

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1962-632019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsDetroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Larry Costello 78 26.5 11.0 - - 3.0 4.3 - - - 3.4 3.7 8.5 .432 - - - 3.7 4.2 .881
Andre Drummond 57 32.9 17.7 4.4 10.8 15.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 3.6 3.5 7.3 13.8 .533 0.1 0.6 .143 3.0 5.2 .575
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 5 26.8 10.2 - - 0.8 4.6 - - - 5.4 3.2 7.4 .432 - - - 3.8 4.6 .826
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1963-642020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisLakers 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 %
Larry Costello 45 25.3 11.8 - - 2.3 3.7 - - - 3.3 4.2 9.1 .468 - - - 3.3 3.8 .865
Andre Drummond 46 27.0 14.9 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 4.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 5 7.2 3.2 - - 0.6 0.8 - - - 2.8 0.6 2.8 .214 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Andre Drummond 5 21.0 9.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700

Season 10

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1964-652021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsNets 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 %
Larry Costello 64 30.7 13.5 - - 2.6 4.3 - - - 3.8 4.8 10.9 .445 - - - 3.8 4.3 .877
Andre Drummond 73 19.7 7.9 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4 5.9 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.2 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 10 20.7 5.5 - - 1.2 2.0 - - - 4.3 2.2 5.3 .415 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
Andre Drummond 4 15.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600

Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1965-66.

Season 11

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1966-672022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 %
Larry Costello 49 19.9 7.8 - - 2.1 2.9 - - - 2.9 2.7 6.0 .444 - - - 2.4 2.7 .902
Andre Drummond 67 12.7 6.0 2.1 4.6 6.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 .606 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.9 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello 2 12.5 8.5 - - 2.0 1.5 - - - 1.0 3.0 4.0 .750 - - - 2.5 2.5 1.000
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Larry Costello Andre Drummond
Season 1967-682023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
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 %
Larry Costello 28 17.6 7.2 - - 1.8 2.4 - - - 2.2 2.4 5.3 .453 - - - 2.4 2.9 .827
Andre Drummond 79 17.1 8.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.4 6.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.8 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Costello ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------