Oscar Robertson vs. Bob Sura Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Sura and Oscar Robertson, 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.

Oscar Robertson played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Bob Sura, who played 10. Oscar Robertson had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Bob Sura had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Oscar Robertson 14 10 1960-61 to 1973-74
Bob Sura 10 3 1995-96 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1960-611995-96
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Oscar Robertson 71 42.7 30.5 - - 10.1 9.7 - - - 3.1 10.6 22.5 .473 - - - 9.2 11.2 .822
Bob Sura 79 14.6 5.3 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 4.6 .411 0.3 1.0 .346 1.3 1.8 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Bob Sura 3 6.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1961-621996-97
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost West 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 44.3 30.8 - - 12.5 11.4 - - - 3.3 11.0 22.9 .478 - - - 8.9 11.0 .803
Bob Sura 82 27.7 9.2 0.9 2.8 3.8 4.8 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.7 3.1 7.2 .431 0.6 2.0 .323 2.4 3.9 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 4 46.3 28.8 - - 11.0 11.0 - - - 4.5 10.5 20.3 .519 - - - 7.8 9.8 .795
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1962-631997-98
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsCavaliers 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 %
Oscar Robertson 80 44.0 28.3 - - 10.4 9.5 - - - 3.7 10.3 19.9 .518 - - - 7.7 9.5 .810
Bob Sura 46 20.5 5.8 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.5 1.9 5.0 .377 0.4 1.3 .317 1.6 2.8 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 12 47.5 31.8 - - 13.0 9.0 - - - 3.4 10.3 22.0 .470 - - - 11.1 12.8 .864
Bob Sura 3 10.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 4

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1963-641998-99
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 45.1 31.4 - - 9.9 11.0 - - - 3.5 10.6 22.0 .483 - - - 10.1 11.9 .853
Bob Sura 50 16.8 4.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 1.4 4.2 .333 0.2 0.9 .200 1.3 2.1 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 10 47.1 29.3 - - 8.9 8.4 - - - 3.0 9.2 20.2 .455 - - - 10.9 12.7 .858
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1964-651999-00
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Oscar Robertson 75 45.6 30.4 - - 9.0 11.5 - - - 2.7 10.8 22.4 .480 - - - 8.9 10.6 .839
Bob Sura 73 30.4 13.8 0.7 3.3 3.9 3.9 1.2 0.3 2.0 2.8 4.9 11.2 .437 1.7 4.5 .367 2.4 3.4 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 4 48.8 28.0 - - 4.8 12.0 - - - 3.5 9.5 22.3 .427 - - - 9.0 9.8 .923
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1965-662000-01
Team Cincinnati RoyalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Oscar Robertson 76 46.0 31.3 - - 7.7 11.1 - - - 3.0 10.8 22.7 .475 - - - 9.8 11.6 .842
Bob Sura 53 31.8 11.1 1.0 3.3 4.3 4.6 1.0 0.2 3.0 2.4 3.8 9.8 .390 0.9 3.2 .273 2.5 3.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 5 44.8 31.8 - - 7.6 7.8 - - - 4.0 9.8 24.0 .408 - - - 12.2 13.6 .897
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1966-672001-02
Team Cincinnati RoyalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 43.9 30.5 - - 6.2 10.7 - - - 2.9 10.6 21.5 .493 - - - 9.3 10.7 .873
Bob Sura 78 22.8 10.0 1.1 2.1 3.3 3.5 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.1 3.2 7.6 .424 0.5 1.7 .316 3.0 4.2 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 4 45.8 24.8 - - 4.0 11.3 - - - 2.3 8.3 16.0 .516 - - - 8.3 9.3 .892
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1967-682002-03
Team Cincinnati RoyalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Oscar Robertson 65 42.5 29.2 - - 6.0 9.7 - - - 3.1 10.2 20.3 .500 - - - 8.9 10.2 .873
Bob Sura 55 20.5 7.3 1.1 2.0 3.0 3.2 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.0 .412 0.5 1.5 .329 1.9 2.7 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1968-692003-04
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDetroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
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 %
Oscar Robertson 79 43.8 24.7 - - 6.4 9.8 - - - 2.9 8.3 17.1 .486 - - - 8.1 9.7 .838
Bob Sura 80 20.8 7.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.5 6.1 .416 0.3 1.0 .266 2.1 2.8 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1969-702004-05
Team Cincinnati RoyalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Oscar Robertson 69 41.5 25.3 - - 6.1 8.1 - - - 2.5 9.4 18.4 .511 - - - 6.6 8.1 .809
Bob Sura 61 31.5 10.3 1.3 4.2 5.5 5.2 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.8 3.5 8.3 .427 0.9 2.5 .355 2.3 3.1 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson ------- --- ----------
Bob Sura 7 25.7 7.9 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.6 2.1 2.9 6.6 .435 1.0 1.9 .538 1.1 1.7 .667

Season 11

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1970-71-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 81 39.4 19.4 - - 5.7 8.2 - - - 2.5 7.3 14.7 .496 - - - 4.8 5.6 .850
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 14 37.1 18.3 - - 5.0 8.9 - - - 2.8 7.3 15.0 .486 - - - 3.7 4.9 .754
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1971-72-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Oscar Robertson 64 37.3 17.4 - - 5.0 7.7 - - - 1.8 6.5 13.9 .472 - - - 4.3 5.2 .836
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 11 34.5 13.1 - - 5.8 7.5 - - - 2.6 5.2 12.7 .407 - - - 2.7 3.3 .833
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1972-73-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Oscar Robertson 73 37.5 15.5 - - 4.9 7.5 - - - 2.3 6.1 13.5 .454 - - - 3.3 3.8 .847
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 6 42.7 21.2 - - 4.7 7.5 - - - 3.5 8.0 16.0 .500 - - - 5.2 5.7 .912
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Oscar Robertson Bob Sura
Season 1973-74-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost NBA 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 %
Oscar Robertson 70 35.4 12.7 1.0 3.0 4.0 6.4 1.1 0.1 - 1.9 4.8 11.0 .438 - - - 3.0 3.6 .835
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Oscar Robertson 16 43.1 14.0 0.9 2.4 3.4 9.3 0.9 0.3 - 2.9 5.6 12.5 .450 - - - 2.8 3.3 .846
Bob Sura ------- --- ----------