Byron Scott vs John Long

Byron ScottJohn Long

Byron Scott and John Long compared on their NBA careers: Byron Scott played 14 seasons, 1983-84 to 1996-97, John Long 14 seasons, 1978-79 to 1996-97. Byron Scott averaged 14.1 points a game to John Long's 13.6. Byron Scott won 3 titles, John Long won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Byron Scott and John Long career per game
1,073GP893
28.1MIN25.4
14.1PTS13.6
2.8REB2.8
2.5AST1.9
1.1STL1
0.3BLK0.2
48.2FG%46.7
373P%32.2
83.3FT%86.2
55.6TS%51.2

Career totals

Byron Scott and John Long career totals
15,097PTS12,131
2,987REB2,492
2,729AST1,738
1,224STL912
276BLK180
48.2FG%46.7
373P%32.2
83.3FT%86.2
55.6TS%51.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Byron Scott and John Long postseason
183GP23
29.3MIN23.2
13.4PTS9.7
2.9REB1.5
2.1AST1
1.2STL1.2
0.2BLK0.1
48.2FG%39.9
39.53P%18.2
81.9FT%95.9
56.3TS%46.5

Where each stands all time

Byron Scott and John Long all-time places
138th (15,097)Points231st (12,131)
229th (2,729)Assists—
285th (775)3-pointers made—
83rd (1,224)Steals189th (912)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Byron Scott: 3 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Coach of the Year
  • John Long: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Byron Scott and John Long season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1983-8410.62.22.41978-7916.13.21.5
2nd1984-85162.631979-8019.44.93
3rd1985-8615.42.52.21980-8117.73.31.8
4th1986-87173.53.41981-8221.93.72.1
5th1987-8821.74.14.11982-8310.52.61.5
6th1988-8919.64.13.11983-8416.33.52.5
7th1989-9015.53.13.61984-8514.72.92
8th1990-9114.532.21985-86101.61.3
9th1991-9214.93.82.81986-8715.22.73.2
10th1992-9313.72.32.71987-8812.82.82.1
11th1993-9410.41.621988-895.51.11.2
12th1994-95101.91.41989-908.41.71.8
13th1995-9610.22.41.51990-913.81.30.7
14th1996-976.71.51.31996-9741.30.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST