Bronny James vs. Norman Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norman Powell and Bronny James, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Bronny James played 2 years in the NBA, 9 less than Norman Powell, who played 11. Bronny James had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Norman Powell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Bronny James 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Norman Powell 11 9 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bronny James Norman Powell
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
Bronny James 27 6.7 2.3 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.5 .313 0.3 1.2 .281 0.4 0.5 .786
difference:+22+8.1+3.3+0.2+1.4+1.6+0.2+0.3+0.1-0.2-0.7+1.2+2.2+.111+0.4+0.6+.123+0.5+0.6+.025
Norman Powell 49 14.8 5.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.0 4.7 .424 0.7 1.8 .404 0.9 1.1 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bronny James 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 -
difference:+16+9.4+3.8+0.2+1.3+1.5+0.3+0.7+0.1-0.3-1.0+1.5+2.9+.386+0.4+0.4+.269+0.4+0.4
Norman Powell 18 11.4 3.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.9 .386 0.4 1.4 .269 0.4 0.4 .875

Season 2
Bronny James Norman Powell
Season 2025-262016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Bronny James 5 13.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.6 0.4 2.2 .182 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.4 1.000
difference:+71+5.0+7.0+0.1+1.5+1.4+1.1+0.3-0.1-0.1+2.6+4.5+.267+0.5+1.5+.074+1.3+1.7+.208
Norman Powell 76 18.0 8.4 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.7 3.0 6.7 .449 0.7 2.3 .324 1.7 2.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bronny James DNP------ --- ----------
Norman Powell 9 25.2 11.7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.8 3.9 9.1 .427 1.7 3.8 .441 2.2 2.7 .833

Additional Years

* Norman Powell played 9 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2018 to 2026—Norman Powell played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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