Brandon Jennings vs. David Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Robinson and Brandon Jennings, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Brandon Jennings played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than David Robinson, who played 14. Brandon Jennings had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while David Robinson had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 achievements, 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
Brandon Jennings 9 4 2009-10 to 2017-18
David Robinson 14 12 1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2009-101989-90
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 82 32.6 15.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.3 5.5 14.8 .371 1.8 4.7 .374 2.7 3.3 .817
difference:+4.0+8.8+3.1+5.5+8.6+3.7+0.4+3.7-0.7-0.9+2.9+1.1+.160+1.8+4.7+4.8+6.9+.085
David Robinson 82 36.6 24.3 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1 3.2 8.4 15.9 .531 0.0 0.0 - 7.5 10.2 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 7 35.6 18.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.6 1.1 2.7 7.0 17.1 .408 1.7 5.9 .293 3.0 3.7 .808
difference:+3+1.9+5.6+2.9+6.1+9.0+1.3+3.4-1.3-0.8+1.9+0.4+.125+1.7+5.9+3.5+5.9+.131
David Robinson 10 37.5 24.3 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.3 1.1 4.0 2.4 3.5 8.9 16.7 .533 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 9.6 .677

Season 2

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2010-111990-91
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 63 34.4 16.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 5.7 14.7 .390 1.6 4.8 .323 3.2 3.9 .809
difference:+19+3.3+9.4+3.4+5.9+9.3+2.3+3.6-1.0-1.1+3.5+2.0+.162+1.6+4.7+.180+4.0+5.6+.047
David Robinson 82 37.7 25.6 4.1 8.9 13.0 2.5 1.5 3.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 16.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .143 7.2 9.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 4 41.5 25.8 2.8 10.8 13.5 2.0 1.5 3.8 3.8 2.8 8.8 12.8 .686 0.0 0.3 .000 8.3 9.5 .868

Season 3

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2011-121991-92
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 66 35.3 19.1 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.5 1.6 0.3 2.2 1.7 7.1 17.0 .418 2.0 5.9 .332 2.9 3.6 .808
difference:+2+2.4+4.1+3.1+5.7+8.8+2.8+0.7+4.2-0.5-1.5+1.6+1.2+.133+2.0+5.8+.207+2.9+4.7+.107
David Robinson 68 37.7 23.2 3.8 8.4 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 2.7 3.2 8.7 15.8 .551 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 8.3 .701
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Jennings nor David Robinson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2012-131992-93
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 80 36.2 17.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 6.2 15.6 .399 2.2 5.8 .375 2.9 3.5 .819
difference:+2+3.0+5.9+2.1+6.6+8.6+2.8+0.1+3.1-0.4-1.0+2.0+0.8+.102+2.2+5.6+.199+3.9+5.8+.087
David Robinson 82 39.2 23.4 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.7 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 8.2 16.4 .501 0.0 0.2 .176 6.8 9.3 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 4 33.3 13.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 0.3 2.8 1.5 4.3 14.3 .298 1.5 7.0 .214 3.3 4.5 .722
difference:+6+8.8+9.8+2.6+7.7+10.3+1.3+3.3-0.3-2.4+3.6+2.7+.167+1.5+6.9+.214+4.0+6.5+.058
David Robinson 10 42.1 23.1 2.9 9.7 12.6 4.0 1.0 3.6 2.5 3.9 7.9 17.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 7.3 11.0 .664

Season 5

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2013-141993-94
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 80 34.1 15.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.0 5.3 14.2 .373 1.9 5.7 .337 3.0 4.0 .751
difference:+6.4+14.3+2.3+5.4+7.6+2.8+0.4+3.2-0.5-0.9+5.2+6.5+.134+1.8+5.3+.008+5.7+7.6+.002
David Robinson 80 40.5 29.8 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 3.2 2.9 10.5 20.7 .507 0.1 0.4 .345 8.7 11.6 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 4 36.5 20.0 3.3 6.8 10.0 3.5 0.8 2.5 2.3 3.5 7.5 18.3 .411 0.0 0.3 .000 5.0 6.8 .741

Season 6

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2014-151994-95
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 41 28.6 15.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.6 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.6 5.3 13.2 .401 1.9 5.1 .360 2.9 3.5 .839
difference:+40+9.4+12.2+2.4+5.9+8.3+3.7+0.6+3.1-0.7-1.2+4.4+5.2+.129+1.8+4.9+.060+5.2+7.0+.065
David Robinson 81 38.0 27.6 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.9 1.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 9.7 18.4 .530 0.1 0.2 .300 8.1 10.5 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 15 41.5 25.3 3.8 8.3 12.1 3.1 1.5 2.6 3.7 4.2 8.6 19.3 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 8.1 9.9 .812

Season 7

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2015-161995-96
Team Detroit Pistons, Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 48 18.1 6.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 2.3 6.3 .368 1.1 3.2 .329 1.2 1.6 .731
difference:+34+18.7+18.1+3.6+6.6+10.2+0.5+0.8+3.2-1.1-2.0+6.4+10.5+.148+1.1+3.1+.004+6.4+8.4+.030
David Robinson 82 36.8 25.0 3.9 8.3 12.2 3.0 1.4 3.3 2.3 3.2 8.7 16.8 .516 0.0 0.1 .333 7.6 10.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 10 35.3 23.6 3.7 6.4 10.1 2.4 1.5 2.5 2.4 3.8 8.3 16.1 .516 0.0 0.0 - 7.0 10.5 .667

Season 8

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2016-171996-97
Team New York Knicks, Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisDid not play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 81 22.2 7.1 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.6 .359 1.0 3.1 .313 1.4 1.9 .750
difference:+75+2.3+10.6+2.8+3.2+6.1+3.6+0.1+1.0-0.3-0.1+3.6+5.4+.141+1.0+3.1+4.3+6.8+.096
David Robinson 6 24.5 17.7 3.2 5.3 8.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 8.7 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 13 13.7 2.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.8 .389 0.2 1.0 .154 0.5 0.6 .875
David Robinson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Brandon Jennings David Robinson
Season 2017-181997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 14 14.6 5.2 0.4 1.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.8 1.9 5.1 .375 0.6 2.4 .273 0.7 0.7 1.000
difference:+59+19.1+16.4+2.9+5.4+8.4+0.4+0.5+2.3-1.5-2.0+5.6+9.5+.136+0.6+2.3+.023+5.9+8.3+.265
David Robinson 73 33.7 21.6 3.3 7.3 10.6 2.7 0.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 7.5 14.6 .511 0.0 0.1 .250 6.6 9.0 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
difference:+8+34.2+17.4+4.6+9.6+14.1+2.6+1.2+3.3-1.8-3.1+6.3+12.9+.425+2.0+4.8+8.7+.365
David Robinson 9 39.2 19.4 4.6 9.6 14.1 2.6 1.2 3.3 2.8 3.1 6.3 14.9 .425 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 10.7 .635

Additional Years

* David Robinson played 5 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 1999 to 2003—David Robinson played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 5 extra years over Brandon Jennings, David Robinson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game