Dillon Brooks vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson 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 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 7. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Keldon Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Keldon Johnson 7 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
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:+65+11.0+1.9+0.3+0.3+0.7+0.1+0.1-0.7-1.2+1.0+4.2+.156+0.3+1.9+.235+0.6+0.6+.048
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
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:+51+10.2+5.3+0.8+3.4+4.3+0.9+0.1-0.7+2.2+3.4+.077+0.1+0.4+.044+0.9+1.1+.007
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
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%
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+3.0+0.8+0.2+2.6+2.8+0.1+0.2-0.5-1.8+0.3+1.1+.059+0.1+0.3+.040+0.2+0.3+.052
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
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:+4+2.9+4.8+0.1+2.1+2.1+0.6+0.5+0.2-0.3-1.5+1.6+2.3+.033+0.2+0.9+.015+1.5+2.3+.066
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+37+1.8+2.7+0.5+1.8+2.3+0.4-0.2-1.1+1.4+3.9+.022+0.4+0.6+.037+0.3+0.1+.057
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th 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 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:+4+6.4+1.6+0.9+0.7+1.5+1.0+0.3+0.1-0.4-1.8+0.6+3.6+.086+0.9+2.4+.008+0.3+0.4+.006
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Dillon Brooks Keldon Johnson
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+66+6.7+0.3+1.8+0.1+1.9+0.5+0.4+0.1-0.7-1.5+0.4+2.5+.184+0.6+2.6+.108+0.1+0.7+.156
Keldon Johnson 6 24.2 13.0 2.5 2.8 5.3 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 5.0 8.2 .612 1.2 2.5 .467 1.8 2.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Dillon Brooks played 2 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2025 to 2026—Dillon Brooks played in one postseason.