Sterling Brown vs. Nate Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Robinson and Sterling Brown, 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.

Sterling Brown played 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than Nate Robinson, who played 11. Sterling Brown had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Nate Robinson had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Sterling Brown 6 4 2017-18 to 2022-23
Nate Robinson 11 3 2005-06 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season 2017-182005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Sterling Brown 54 14.4 4.0 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .352 0.4 0.4 .875
Nate Robinson 72 21.4 9.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 .407 0.8 2.0 .397 2.1 2.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown 3 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 .600 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season 2018-192006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Sterling Brown 58 17.8 6.4 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.4 .465 0.9 2.5 .361 0.5 0.7 .690
Nate Robinson 64 21.2 10.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 3.5 8.2 .434 1.3 3.3 .390 1.7 2.2 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown 11 14.7 4.1 0.4 2.4 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .395 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 1.0 .727
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season 2019-202007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Sterling Brown 52 14.8 5.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 4.9 .371 0.8 2.6 .324 0.6 0.8 .800
Nate Robinson 72 26.2 12.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.6 10.9 .423 1.3 4.1 .332 2.1 2.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
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 %
Sterling Brown 51 24.1 8.2 0.7 3.6 4.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.9 6.6 .448 1.8 4.2 .423 0.5 0.6 .806
Nate Robinson 74 29.9 17.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.8 6.1 13.9 .437 1.7 5.2 .325 3.4 4.0 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Sterling Brown 49 12.8 3.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 .381 0.6 1.9 .304 0.3 0.3 .933
Nate Robinson 56 19.9 10.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.8 8.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .390 0.9 1.2 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown 9 2.9 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 .300 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.8 .714
Nate Robinson 17 7.5 4.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 .375 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 0.9 .800

Season 6
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Sterling Brown 4 6.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Nate Robinson 59 17.2 6.8 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.5 6.4 .399 1.1 3.4 .325 0.6 0.7 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 3 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.7 2.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 7
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season -2011-12
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 51 23.4 11.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 1.2 0.0 1.5 2.3 4.0 9.5 .424 1.3 3.5 .365 1.8 2.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season -2012-13
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 82 25.4 13.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 4.9 11.2 .433 1.7 4.2 .405 1.6 2.1 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 12 33.7 16.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.2 5.9 13.6 .436 1.8 5.4 .338 2.6 3.4 .756

Season 9
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season -2013-14
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 44 19.7 10.4 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.7 8.7 .428 1.3 3.5 .377 1.6 1.9 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season -2014-15
Team -Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 42 14.1 5.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.1 .345 0.7 2.7 .277 0.7 1.1 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Sterling Brown Nate Robinson
Season -2015-16
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson 2 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
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