Richard Anderson vs. Taurean Prince Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Taurean Prince and Richard Anderson, 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.

Richard Anderson played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Taurean Prince, who played 8. Richard Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while Taurean Prince had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Richard Anderson 6 4 1982-83 to 1989-90
Taurean Prince 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season 1982-832016-17
Team San Diego ClippersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Richard Anderson 78 16.3 5.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.2 2.2 5.5 .404 0.1 0.2 .368 0.6 0.9 .696
Taurean Prince 59 16.6 5.7 0.4 2.2 2.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .324 1.3 1.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 6 31.2 11.2 1.2 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.8 8.7 .558 0.7 2.3 .286 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season 1983-842017-18
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Richard Anderson 78 17.7 8.5 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.4 2.3 3.5 8.2 .426 0.0 0.2 .158 1.5 1.9 .773
Taurean Prince 82 30.0 14.1 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 11.9 .426 2.1 5.6 .385 1.9 2.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 4 9.3 4.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Note: Richard Anderson didn't play in 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 3
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Richard Anderson 51 6.1 2.8 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.7 .424 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.6 .759
Taurean Prince 55 28.2 13.5 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.6 4.8 10.8 .441 2.2 5.7 .390 1.7 2.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 5 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Houston Rockets, Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Richard Anderson 74 18.2 6.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.3 5.9 .390 0.6 2.0 .320 0.8 1.0 .753
Taurean Prince 64 29.0 12.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 11.5 .376 2.3 6.7 .339 1.1 1.4 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 3 21.0 10.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.7 3.7 8.0 .458 2.0 4.7 .429 1.3 1.3 1.000
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Richard Anderson 72 15.0 5.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.8 .417 0.7 2.0 .348 0.4 0.5 .842
Taurean Prince 41 22.1 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 1.5 3.8 .400 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 3 11.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Taurean Prince ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Richard Anderson 54 11.2 4.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.9 .417 0.7 1.9 .370 0.3 0.4 .783
Taurean Prince 69 17.1 7.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.6 5.7 .454 1.2 3.3 .376 0.9 1.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 13.0 6.0 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.4 .370 0.8 2.8 .286 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 7
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season -2022-23
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 54 22.1 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 7.0 .467 1.4 3.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 20.0 7.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.8 2.4 6.6 .364 1.6 4.2 .381 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 8
Richard Anderson Taurean Prince
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament 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 %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 78 27.0 8.9 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Taurean Prince 5 22.2 7.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 2.4 5.8 .414 1.0 3.4 .294 1.6 1.6 1.000
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