Jeff Ayres vs. Dillon Brooks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dillon Brooks and Jeff Ayres, 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.

Jeff Ayres played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dillon Brooks, who played 7. Jeff Ayres had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Dillon Brooks had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Jeff Ayres 6 6 2009-10 to 2015-16
Dillon Brooks 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
Jeff Ayres 39 10.4 2.7 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.9 1.1 1.7 .662 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 .900
Dillon Brooks 82 28.7 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.1 9.4 .440 1.1 3.2 .356 1.5 2.0 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres 3 5.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Ayres didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 2
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Jeff Ayres 20 5.3 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.8 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .571
Dillon Brooks 18 18.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.7 6.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .375 1.2 1.7 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres 4 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Jeff Ayres 37 10.0 3.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.4 .484 0.1 0.1 .500 0.6 0.6 .913
Dillon Brooks 73 28.9 16.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.7 3.8 6.0 14.6 .407 2.0 5.6 .358 2.2 2.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres 9 7.9 1.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season 2013-142020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies 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 %
Jeff Ayres 73 13.0 3.3 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 1.4 2.4 .580 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .691
Dillon Brooks 67 29.8 17.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 2.3 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.5 6.4 15.4 .419 1.9 5.6 .344 2.4 2.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres 17 3.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .625
Dillon Brooks 5 35.0 25.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.4 1.8 3.4 10.0 19.4 .515 1.6 4.0 .400 4.2 5.2 .808

Season 5
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season 2014-152021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Jeff Ayres 51 7.5 2.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.9 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750
Dillon Brooks 32 27.7 18.4 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.3 7.1 16.4 .432 1.4 4.7 .309 2.8 3.3 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres 3 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dillon Brooks 11 30.5 14.6 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 5.5 15.6 .349 2.3 6.5 .347 1.5 2.3 .640

Season 6
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Jeff Ayres 17 6.3 1.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.4 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Dillon Brooks 73 30.3 14.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.3 5.4 13.6 .396 2.0 6.0 .326 1.6 2.1 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres 2 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Dillon Brooks 6 27.8 10.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.3 4.0 12.8 .312 1.7 7.0 .238 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 7
Jeff Ayres Dillon Brooks
Season -2023-24
Team -Houston Rockets
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 %
Jeff Ayres ------- --- ----------
Dillon Brooks 72 30.9 12.7 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.2 3.3 4.6 10.7 .428 1.8 5.1 .359 1.7 2.0 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Ayres ------- --- ----------
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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