Ron Anderson vs. Cole Anthony Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cole Anthony and Ron 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.

Ron Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Cole Anthony, who played 4. Ron Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Cole Anthony had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Ron Anderson 10 5 1984-85 to 1993-94
Cole Anthony 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1984-852020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Ron Anderson 36 14.4 5.8 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.3 5.4 .431 0.0 0.1 .500 1.1 1.4 .820
Cole Anthony 47 27.1 12.9 0.8 3.9 4.7 4.1 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.7 11.7 .397 1.2 3.7 .337 2.3 2.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 2 4.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
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 %
Ron Anderson 77 21.8 9.2 1.7 1.9 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.6 4.0 8.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .222 1.1 1.6 .669
Cole Anthony 65 31.7 16.3 0.5 4.9 5.4 5.7 0.7 0.3 2.6 2.6 5.5 14.0 .391 2.0 6.0 .338 3.3 3.9 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Ron Anderson 63 11.4 5.8 1.2 1.2 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.0 2.2 4.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .787
Cole Anthony 60 25.9 13.0 0.8 4.0 4.8 3.9 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.6 4.6 10.2 .454 1.3 3.4 .364 2.5 2.8 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 4 6.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 %
Ron Anderson 74 14.8 7.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.3 2.9 5.9 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .766
Cole Anthony 81 22.4 11.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 2.9 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.2 4.1 9.4 .435 1.1 3.4 .338 2.2 2.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Cole Anthony 7 14.7 5.1 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.3 1.9 5.9 .317 0.3 1.9 .154 1.1 1.3 .889

Season 5
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1988-89-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Ron Anderson 82 31.9 16.2 2.0 2.9 5.0 1.7 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.0 6.9 14.0 .491 0.0 0.1 .182 2.4 2.8 .856
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 3 36.3 20.7 2.3 3.0 5.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 3.3 9.7 17.0 .569 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1989-90-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Ron Anderson 78 26.8 11.9 1.0 2.7 3.8 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.8 4.9 10.8 .451 0.0 0.3 .143 2.1 2.5 .838
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 10 25.6 11.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.5 2.2 4.0 9.3 .430 0.3 0.5 .600 2.9 3.0 .967
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1990-91-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Ron Anderson 82 28.5 14.6 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.2 12.9 .485 0.1 0.5 .209 2.0 2.4 .833
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson 8 27.9 11.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.4 11.0 .398 0.1 0.6 .200 2.1 2.4 .895
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1991-92-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ron Anderson 82 29.7 13.7 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.7 12.3 .465 0.5 1.5 .331 1.7 2.0 .877
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1992-93-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ron Anderson 69 18.3 8.1 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.1 3.3 7.9 .414 0.6 1.7 .325 1.0 1.3 .809
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ron Anderson Cole Anthony
Season 1993-94-
Team New Jersey Nets, Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ron Anderson 21 17.0 4.6 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.1 .407 0.3 1.2 .269 0.9 1.1 .826
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Anderson ------- --- ----------
Cole Anthony ------- --- ----------
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