Dillon Brooks vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul and Dillon Brooks, 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.

Dillon Brooks played 8 years in the NBA, 12 less than Chris Paul, who played 20. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Chris Paul had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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.

Rookie Season
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	82	28.7	11.0	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.8	4.1	9.4	.440	1.1	3.2	.356	1.5	2.0	.747
difference:	+4	+7.3	+5.1	+0.2	+1.8	+2.0	+6.2	+1.3	+0.1	-0.8		+1.1	+2.7	+.010	+0.5	+0.9	+.074	+3.6	+4.0	+.100
Chris Paul	78	36.0	16.1	0.8	4.3	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	2.3	2.8	5.2	12.1	.430	0.6	2.3	.282	5.1	6.0	.847
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	73	28.9	16.2	0.9	2.4	3.3	2.1	0.9	0.4	1.7	3.8	6.0	14.6	.407	2.0	5.6	.358	2.2	2.8	.808
difference:	+7	+8.7	+4.9	+0.1	+0.8	+0.7	+9.5	+1.8	+0.3	-0.8	-1.5	+1.9	+1.5	+.081	+0.8	+2.5	+.011	+2.0	+2.1	+.043
Chris Paul	80	37.6	21.1	0.8	3.2	4.0	11.6	2.7	0.1	2.5	2.3	7.9	16.1	.488	1.2	3.1	.369	4.2	4.9	.851
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	12	40.5	24.1	1.3	3.6	4.9	11.3	2.3	0.2	1.8	3.6	9.3	18.4	.502	0.4	1.8	.238	5.2	6.6	.785

Season 4
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	67	29.8	17.2	0.8	2.1	2.9	2.3	1.2	0.4	1.8	3.5	6.4	15.4	.419	1.9	5.6	.344	2.4	2.9	.815
difference:	+11	+8.7	+5.6	+0.1	+2.6	+2.6	+8.7	+1.6	+0.3	-1.2	-0.8	+1.7	+0.7	+.084	+1.1	+3.3	+.020	+3.4	+3.8	+.053
Chris Paul	78	38.5	22.8	0.9	4.7	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	3.0	2.7	8.1	16.1	.503	0.8	2.3	.364	5.8	6.7	.868
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	5	35.0	25.8	1.0	3.2	4.2	2.2	1.4	0.4	1.8	3.4	10.0	19.4	.515	1.6	4.0	.400	4.2	5.2	.808
difference:		+5.2	+9.2	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+8.2	+0.2	+0.4	-3.0	-1.8	+4.0	+4.8	+.104	+0.6	+0.8	+.087	+0.6	+1.0	+.049
Chris Paul	5	40.2	16.6	0.8	3.6	4.4	10.4	1.6	0.0	4.8	1.6	6.0	14.6	.411	1.0	3.2	.313	3.6	4.2	.857

Season 5
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	32	27.7	18.4	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.8	1.1	0.3	1.6	3.3	7.1	16.4	.432	1.4	4.7	.309	2.8	3.3	.849
difference:	+13	+10.3	+0.3	+0.5	+1.5	+1.0	+7.9	+1.0	+0.1	-0.9	-0.7	+0.1	+2.2	+.061	+0.2	+1.9	+.100	+0.8	+0.9	+.002
Chris Paul	45	38.0	18.7	0.4	3.8	4.2	10.7	2.1	0.2	2.5	2.6	7.0	14.2	.493	1.2	2.8	.409	3.6	4.2	.847
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	11	30.5	14.6	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.7	1.0	0.3	2.0	3.3	5.5	15.6	.349	2.3	6.5	.347	1.5	2.3	.640
Chris Paul	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	73	30.3	14.3	0.6	2.7	3.3	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.4	3.3	5.4	13.6	.396	2.0	6.0	.326	1.6	2.1	.779
difference:	+7	+5.7	+1.6	+0.1	+0.9	+0.8	+7.2	+1.5	+0.1	-0.8	-0.8		+2.0	+.067	+1.1	+3.7	+.062	+2.6	+2.7	+.099
Chris Paul	80	36.0	15.9	0.5	3.6	4.1	9.8	2.4	0.1	2.2	2.5	5.4	11.6	.463	0.9	2.3	.388	4.2	4.8	.878
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	6	27.8	10.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.2	3.3	4.0	12.8	.312	1.7	7.0	.238	0.8	1.2	.714
difference:		+13.9	+11.5		+3.7	+3.7	+9.7	+1.6		-2.5	-1.5	+3.0		+.233	+0.2	+3.8	+.236	+5.7	+7.0	+.082
Chris Paul	6	41.7	22.0	0.5	6.2	6.7	11.5	1.8	0.0	3.7	1.8	7.0	12.8	.545	1.5	3.2	.474	6.5	8.2	.796

Season 7
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	72	30.9	12.7	0.7	2.7	3.4	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.2	3.3	4.6	10.7	.428	1.8	5.1	.359	1.7	2.0	.844
difference:	+12	+5.5	+7.1		+0.2	+0.2	+7.4	+1.6		-0.9	-1.0	+2.5	+4.1	+.050	+0.5	+1.5	+.012	+2.6	+3.0	+.017
Chris Paul	60	36.4	19.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	9.1	2.5	0.1	2.1	2.3	7.1	14.8	.478	1.3	3.6	.371	4.3	5.0	.861
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Paul	11	38.5	17.6	0.5	4.5	5.1	7.9	2.7	0.1	3.9	2.7	6.4	14.9	.427	1.2	3.5	.333	3.7	4.3	.872

Season 8
	Dillon Brooks	Chris Paul
Season	2024-25	2012-13
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Dillon Brooks	75	31.8	14.0	1.0	2.7	3.7	1.7	0.8	0.2	1.0	3.2	5.1	11.9	.429	2.5	6.3	.397	1.3	1.6	.818
difference:	+5	+1.6	+2.9	+0.2	+0.3		+8.0	+1.6	+0.1	-1.3	-1.2	+0.8	+0.3	+.052	+1.4	+3.0	+.069	+2.8	+3.0	+.067
Chris Paul	70	33.4	16.9	0.8	3.0	3.7	9.7	2.4	0.1	2.3	2.0	5.9	12.2	.481	1.1	3.3	.328	4.1	4.6	.885
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	7	29.4	12.3	1.3	1.9	3.1	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.3	3.9	4.0	9.0	.444	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.4	.833
difference:	+1	+7.9	+10.5	+0.8	+1.6	+0.9	+5.0	+1.1	+0.3	-0.2	-1.1	+4.2	+6.3	+.089	+0.4	+0.9	+.029	+2.6	+2.8	+.059
Chris Paul	6	37.3	22.8	0.5	3.5	4.0	6.3	1.8	0.0	1.5	2.8	8.2	15.3	.533	1.0	3.2	.316	5.5	6.2	.892

Additional Years
* Chris Paul played 12 seasons more than Dillon Brooks in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2014 to 2025—Chris Paul played in 10 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Dillon Brooks, Chris Paul got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 3 Assists Leader 1 Steals Leader 6 All-Star Game