Brook Lopez vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young 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.

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.

Brook Lopez played 17 years in the NBA, 5 more than Nick Young, who played 12. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Nick Young had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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	17	9	2008-09 to 2024-25
Nick Young	12	3	2007-08 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2008-09	2007-08
Team	New Jersey Nets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+7	+15.1	+5.5	+2.4	+4.2	+6.6	+0.2		+1.7	-0.5	-1.4	+2.7	+3.9	+.092	+0.5	+1.3		+0.8	+0.9	+.022
Nick Young	75	15.4	7.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.7	2.8	6.4	.439	0.5	1.3	.400	1.3	1.7	.815

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nick Young	4	4.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	.111	0.0	0.5	.000	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 2
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2009-10	2008-09
Team	New Jersey Nets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:		+14.5	+7.9	+2.9	+3.9	+6.8	+1.1	+0.2	+1.5	-1.4	-1.4	+2.8	+4.6	+.055	+0.7	+2.0		+3.1	+3.8	+.033
Nick Young	82	22.4	10.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.7	4.1	9.2	.444	0.7	2.0	.341	2.0	2.4	.850

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2010-11	2009-10
Team	New Jersey Nets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd 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	35.2	20.4	2.4	3.5	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.9	7.9	16.0	.492	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	6.0	.787
difference:	+8	+16.0	+11.8	+2.1	+2.4	+4.6	+1.0	+0.2	+1.4	-1.3	-0.9	+4.8	+8.5	+.074	+0.9	+2.3		+3.3	+4.2	+.013
Nick Young	74	19.2	8.6	0.3	1.1	1.4	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.8	2.0	3.1	7.5	.418	0.9	2.3	.406	1.4	1.8	.800

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2011-12	2010-11
Team	New Jersey Nets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th 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	5	27.2	19.2	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.2	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.6	7.6	15.4	.494	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	6.4	.625
difference:	+59	+4.6	+1.8	+1.2	+0.3	+0.9		+0.5	+0.5	-0.2	-0.7	+1.2	+0.8	+.053	+1.6	+4.2		+1.1	+2.8	+.191
Nick Young	64	31.8	17.4	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.2	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.3	6.4	14.6	.441	1.6	4.2	.387	2.9	3.6	.816

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2012-13	2011-12
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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5th 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	74	30.4	19.4	2.8	4.1	6.9	0.9	0.4	2.1	1.8	2.1	7.7	14.8	.521	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.3	.758
difference:	+12	+2.5	+5.2	+2.3	+2.5	+4.8		+0.3	+1.8	-0.5	-0.2	+2.6	+2.2	+.118	+1.7	+4.5		+1.7	+2.6	+.094
Nick Young	62	27.9	14.2	0.5	1.6	2.1	0.9	0.7	0.3	1.3	2.3	5.1	12.6	.403	1.7	4.5	.365	2.3	2.7	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	7	37.6	22.3	4.1	3.3	7.4	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.3	2.9	8.3	17.6	.472	0.1	0.1	1.000	5.6	6.3	.886
difference:	+4	+19.4	+14.0	+4.0	+2.3	+6.3	+1.1	+0.6	+2.6	-1.7	-1.1	+5.7	+11.5	+.039	+1.4	+2.9	+.485	+4.1	+4.7	+.003
Nick Young	11	18.2	8.3	0.1	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.8	2.6	6.1	.433	1.5	3.0	.515	1.5	1.6	.889


Season 6
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2013-14	2012-13
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th 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	17	31.4	20.7	2.3	3.7	6.0	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.6	3.1	7.6	13.5	.563	0.0	0.1	.000	5.5	6.8	.817
difference:	+42	+7.5	+10.1	+1.9	+1.9	+3.8	+0.5	+0.1	+1.6	-0.8	-1.7	+3.8	+4.3	+.150	+1.3	+3.5	+.357	+3.7	+4.6	+.003
Nick Young	59	23.9	10.6	0.4	1.8	2.2	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.4	3.8	9.2	.413	1.3	3.6	.357	1.8	2.2	.820

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2014-15	2013-14
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th 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	72	29.2	17.2	3.0	4.5	7.4	0.7	0.6	1.8	1.4	2.9	7.0	13.7	.513	0.0	0.1	.100	3.1	3.8	.814
difference:	+8	+0.9	+0.7	+2.5	+2.4	+4.8	+0.8	+0.1	+1.6	-0.1	-0.5	+1.0	+0.2	+.078	+2.1	+5.4	+.286	+0.6	+0.7	+.011
Nick Young	64	28.3	17.9	0.5	2.1	2.6	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.4	6.0	13.9	.435	2.1	5.5	.386	3.7	4.5	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	6	39.0	19.8	3.3	5.7	9.0	0.8	0.7	2.2	1.0	3.0	7.2	14.5	.494	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	6.7	.825
Nick Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2015-16	2014-15
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th 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	73	33.7	20.6	2.8	5.1	7.8	2.0	0.8	1.7	2.4	2.9	8.1	15.8	.511	0.0	0.2	.143	4.3	5.5	.787
difference:	+31	+9.9	+7.2	+2.4	+3.2	+5.5	+1.0	+0.3	+1.4	-1.4	-0.9	+4.0	+4.5	+.145	+2.0	+5.2	+.226	+1.2	+2.0	+.105
Nick Young	42	23.8	13.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.0	4.1	11.3	.366	2.0	5.4	.369	3.1	3.5	.892

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th 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	75	29.6	20.5	1.6	3.8	5.4	2.3	0.5	1.7	2.5	2.6	7.4	15.6	.474	1.8	5.2	.346	3.9	4.9	.810
difference:	+21	+10.5	+13.2	+1.3	+2.3	+3.6	+1.7	+0.1	+1.6	-1.9	-1.7	+5.1	+8.7	+.135	+0.4	+0.8	+.021	+2.7	+3.5	+.019
Nick Young	54	19.1	7.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.3	6.9	.339	1.4	4.4	.325	1.2	1.4	.829

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th 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	74	23.4	13.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.7	0.4	1.3	1.3	2.6	5.0	10.7	.465	1.5	4.4	.345	1.5	2.1	.703
difference:	+14	+2.5	+0.2	+0.6	+1.1	+1.7	+0.7	+0.2	+1.1	-0.7	-0.3	+0.5	+0.1	+.035	+1.3	+2.6	+.059	+0.2	+0.6	+.153
Nick Young	60	25.9	13.2	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.6	2.3	4.5	10.6	.430	2.8	7.0	.404	1.3	1.5	.856

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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11th 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	81	28.7	12.5	0.4	4.5	4.9	1.2	0.6	2.2	1.0	2.3	4.4	9.7	.452	2.3	6.3	.365	1.4	1.6	.842
difference:	+1	+11.3	+5.2	+0.1	+3.2	+3.3	+0.7	+0.1	+2.1	-0.5	-1.0	+1.9	+3.6	+.040	+0.8	+2.2	+.012	+0.7	+0.8	+.020
Nick Young	80	17.4	7.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.3	2.5	6.1	.412	1.5	4.1	.377	0.7	0.8	.862

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	15	29.2	11.2	0.8	4.7	5.5	1.4	0.4	1.9	0.7	3.1	4.1	8.9	.455	1.5	5.0	.293	1.6	1.9	.828
difference:	+5	+18.9	+8.6	+0.7	+4.1	+4.9	+1.2	+0.3	+1.9	-0.6	-2.2	+3.3	+6.2	+.153	+0.8	+2.6	+.005	+1.3	+1.5	+.078
Nick Young	20	10.3	2.6	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.9	0.8	2.7	.302	0.7	2.4	.298	0.3	0.4	.750


Season 12
	Brook Lopez	Nick Young
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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12th 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	68	26.7	12.0	0.9	3.7	4.6	1.5	0.7	2.4	1.0	2.4	4.3	9.9	.435	1.5	4.8	.314	1.9	2.2	.836
difference:	+64	+17.4	+9.7	+0.9	+3.4	+4.3	+1.0	+0.7	+2.1	-0.5	-1.4	+3.5	+7.6	+.102	+0.7	+2.8	+.061	+1.9	+2.2
Nick Young	4	9.3	2.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.8	2.3	.333	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	10	32.8	15.8	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.2	2.7	6.1	11.4	.535	2.1	5.3	.396	1.5	2.0	.750
Nick Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Brook Lopez played 5 seasons more than Nick Young in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 17, from 2021 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 5 extra years over Nick Young, Brook Lopez got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive First Team

Brook Lopez vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years