Mahdi Abdul-Rahman vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson and Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, 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.

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman and Lance Stephenson both played 10 years in the NBA. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10 7 1964-65 to 1973-74
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1964-652010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 66 13.9 4.2 - - 1.7 2.1 - - - 2.0 1.8 4.6 .382 - - - 0.7 1.1 .648
Lance Stephenson 12 9.6 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 16.9 7.6 - - 2.6 4.3 - - - 2.6 2.7 8.1 .333 - - - 2.1 2.9 .750
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1965-662011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 80 27.5 13.7 - - 2.7 4.9 - - - 2.8 5.7 12.5 .457 - - - 2.3 3.2 .708
Lance Stephenson 42 10.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.0 .376 0.1 0.7 .133 0.2 0.4 .471
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 14 24.3 11.9 - - 2.9 3.1 - - - 2.9 5.0 10.1 .493 - - - 1.9 3.0 .619
Lance Stephenson 4 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1966-672012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisPacers 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 79 20.8 9.3 - - 2.9 4.1 - - - 2.6 3.8 8.9 .426 - - - 1.6 2.2 .729
Lance Stephenson 78 29.2 8.8 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 7.7 .460 0.8 2.4 .330 1.0 1.5 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3 28.7 6.7 - - 2.7 5.3 - - - 3.7 2.0 8.3 .240 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Lance Stephenson 19 35.4 9.4 0.7 6.8 7.6 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.6 8.9 .408 0.9 3.4 .281 1.2 1.9 .622

Season 4
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1967-682013-14
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 79 33.7 24.0 - - 4.2 6.2 - - - 3.1 9.3 21.0 .441 - - - 5.4 7.0 .774
Lance Stephenson 78 35.3 13.8 1.2 5.9 7.2 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.5 11.2 .491 1.1 3.1 .352 1.8 2.5 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson 19 37.1 13.6 1.3 5.6 6.9 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 2.9 5.3 11.6 .455 1.3 3.5 .358 1.8 2.6 .714

Season 5
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1968-692014-15
Team Atlanta HawksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 80 30.3 11.2 - - 3.3 5.9 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.9 .397 - - - 2.6 3.7 .707
Lance Stephenson 61 25.8 8.2 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.9 0.6 0.1 2.1 2.2 3.4 9.0 .376 0.3 1.7 .171 1.1 1.8 .627
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11 32.7 14.0 - - 3.0 3.9 - - - 3.5 4.8 12.3 .393 - - - 4.4 5.5 .787
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 82 33.6 15.3 - - 4.0 6.8 - - - 3.2 6.0 12.9 .467 - - - 3.3 4.0 .809
Lance Stephenson 69 19.9 8.3 0.6 2.7 3.2 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.3 6.9 .481 0.4 1.1 .385 1.3 1.6 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 36.4 21.4 - - 3.4 7.7 - - - 3.3 9.3 18.6 .500 - - - 2.9 4.6 .625
Lance Stephenson 4 23.8 13.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.5 5.8 11.0 .523 0.5 1.3 .400 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 7
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 82 35.1 16.5 - - 3.7 6.3 - - - 3.4 6.3 13.7 .459 - - - 3.8 5.1 .759
Lance Stephenson 18 20.1 6.8 0.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.0 6.7 .450 0.3 1.1 .300 0.4 0.7 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5 40.4 14.0 - - 5.0 5.4 - - - 4.4 5.0 15.2 .329 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Lance Stephenson 4 26.8 16.0 0.3 5.0 5.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.8 6.8 13.3 .509 1.8 4.5 .389 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 8
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Buffalo BravesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 72 33.2 15.8 - - 3.0 5.6 - - - 3.2 6.3 13.9 .451 - - - 3.3 4.2 .782
Lance Stephenson 82 22.6 9.2 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.2 3.7 8.6 .427 0.8 2.8 .289 1.0 1.5 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson 7 21.3 10.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.9 0.3 0.1 1.3 2.9 4.3 9.3 .462 1.1 3.7 .308 0.7 1.3 .556

Season 9
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Buffalo Braves, Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 55 13.9 4.7 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 2.0 1.9 4.7 .418 - - - 0.9 1.0 .825
Lance Stephenson 68 16.5 7.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.7 6.4 .426 1.1 2.9 .371 0.7 1.1 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11 19.5 6.5 - - 1.8 2.5 - - - 2.2 2.7 7.6 .357 - - - 1.1 1.1 1.000
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------

Note: Lance Stephenson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 10
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Lance Stephenson
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 49 11.7 3.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.5 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 1.6 3.7 .422 - - - 0.7 0.9 .756
Lance Stephenson 46 17.7 8.3 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 2.1 3.2 7.0 .455 0.6 2.0 .300 1.4 1.7 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman ------- --- ----------
Lance Stephenson ------- --- ----------
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