Dillon Brooks vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs 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.

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.

Dillon Brooks played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 4. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25
Jalen Suggs 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dillon Brooks Jalen Suggs
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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%
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:+34+1.5+0.8+0.1+0.5+0.5+2.8+0.3+0.2-1.5-0.2+2.0+.079+0.2+0.9+.142+1.1+1.4+.026
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dillon Brooks Jalen Suggs
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
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%
Dillon Brooks 18 18.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.7 6.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .375 1.2 1.7 .733
difference:+35+5.2+2.4+0.5+0.8+1.3+2.0+0.7+0.3-0.7-0.5+0.8+1.6+.017+0.4+1.6+.048+0.4+0.5+.010
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Dillon Brooks Jalen Suggs
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+2+1.9+3.6+0.3+0.2+0.6+0.5+0.2-0.1-1.1+1.5+5.1+.064+0.5+.039+0.6+0.7+.052
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dillon Brooks DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4
Dillon Brooks Jalen Suggs
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+32+1.2+1.0+0.1+1.3+1.1+1.4+0.3+0.5-1.1-0.7+0.8+1.7+.009+0.3+1.3+.030+0.4+0.2+.067
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dillon Brooks played 4 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—Dillon Brooks played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Dillon Brooks got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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