Bronny James vs. Stephon Marbury Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephon Marbury 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.
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 1 year in the NBA, 12 less than Stephon Marbury, who played 13. Bronny James had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Stephon Marbury had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Stephon Marbury | 13 | 5 | 1996-97 to 2008-09 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bronny James | Stephon Marbury | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1996-97 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +40 | +28.0 | +13.5 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +7.0 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -2.6 | -1.9 | +4.5 | +10.5 | +.095 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +.073 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +.059 |
| Stephon Marbury | 67 | 34.7 | 15.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 13.0 | .408 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .354 | 3.7 | 5.0 | .727 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +1 | +37.3 | +21.3 | +0.7 | +3.3 | +4.0 | +7.7 | +0.7 | -3.0 | -3.0 | +8.7 | +20.7 | +.400 | +2.0 | +5.7 | +.300 | +2.0 | +3.3 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 3 | 39.3 | 21.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | .400 | 2.0 | 6.7 | .300 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .600 |
Additional Years |
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* Stephon Marbury played 12 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1998 to 2009—Stephon Marbury played in 4 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Bronny James, Stephon Marbury got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Star Game |