Dillon Brooks vs. Derik Queen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derik Queen 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 9 years in the NBA, 8 more than Derik Queen, who played 1. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Derik Queen had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Dillon Brooks | 9 | 4 | 2017-18 to 2025-26 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Dillon Brooks | Derik Queen | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | New Orleans Pelicans |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +55 | +3.5 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +.064 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +.245 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +.051 |
| Derik Queen | 27 | 25.2 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | .504 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .111 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .798 |
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| * Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Derik Queen played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Dillon Brooks played 8 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2019 to 2026—Dillon Brooks played in 4 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Derik Queen, Dillon Brooks got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team |