De'Aaron Fox vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller and De'Aaron Fox, 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.

De'Aaron Fox played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Brandon Miller, who played 3. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
De'Aaron Fox 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25
Brandon Miller 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

De'Aaron Fox Brandon Miller
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Sacramento KingsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
difference:+1+4.4+5.7+0.3+1.1+1.5+2.0+0.1+0.3-0.6-0.3+1.9+3.7+.028+1.9+4.6+.066+0.4+.104
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

De'Aaron Fox Brandon Miller
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Sacramento KingsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
difference:+54+2.8+3.7+0.4+0.7+1.1+3.7+0.5+0.1-0.2+1.1+4.6+.055+2.8+8.0+.016+1.2+2.2+.134
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

De'Aaron Fox Brandon Miller
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Sacramento KingsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
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%
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
difference:+49+12.0+6.6+0.7+3.2+3.8+2.8+1.0-1.6-0.3+2.7+3.5+.080+0.1+1.9+.110+1.2+1.7+.005
Brandon Miller 2 20.0 14.5 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 5.0 12.5 .400 1.0 5.5 .182 3.5 5.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* De'Aaron Fox played 5 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—De'Aaron Fox played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Brandon Miller, De'Aaron Fox got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game