Brook Lopez vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Brook Lopez, 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.
Brook Lopez played 18 years in the NBA, 16 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 2. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Brook Lopez | 18 | 9 | 2008-09 to 2025-26 |
| Jaylen Wells | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Brook Lopez | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2008-09 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.1 | 2.6 | .793 |
| difference: | +3 | +4.6 | +2.6 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +4.7 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -0.9 | -1.3 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +.106 | +1.7 | +5.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +.029 | |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Brook Lopez | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2025-26 |
| Team | New Jersey Nets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play (season in progress) |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 36.9 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.1 | 6.2 | .817 |
| difference: | +50 | +9.3 | +6.4 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +5.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | +2.7 | +4.0 | +.070 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +.028 | |
| Jaylen Wells | 32 | 27.6 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.8 | .429 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .350 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .789 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Brook Lopez played 16 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2011 to 2026—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 16 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Brook Lopez got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |