Dillon Brooks vs. Larry Steele Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Steele 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

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 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Larry Steele, who played 9. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Larry Steele had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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 achivements, 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 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24
Larry Steele 9 3 1971-72 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2017-181971-72
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Larry Steele 72 18.2 5.1 - - 3.9 2.2 - - - 2.8 2.1 4.3 .481 - - - 1.0 1.3 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2018-191972-73
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Larry Steele 66 19.7 5.9 - - 2.3 2.4 - - - 2.7 2.4 5.0 .483 - - - 1.1 1.3 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2019-201973-74
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Larry Steele 81 32.7 9.7 1.1 2.7 3.8 4.0 2.7 0.4 - 3.6 4.0 8.4 .478 - - - 1.7 2.1 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2020-211974-75
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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
Larry Steele 76 31.4 8.6 1.1 1.8 3.0 3.8 2.4 0.2 - 3.3 3.5 6.4 .548 - - - 1.6 1.9 .836
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
Larry Steele ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2021-221975-76
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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
Larry Steele 81 29.4 9.9 1.0 2.7 3.6 4.0 2.1 0.2 - 3.6 4.0 8.0 .495 - - - 1.9 2.5 .759
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
Larry Steele ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2022-231976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Larry Steele 81 20.7 10.3 0.9 1.4 2.3 2.1 1.5 0.2 - 2.7 4.0 8.0 .500 - - - 2.3 2.8 .806
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
Larry Steele 18 14.5 4.2 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 - 1.7 1.4 3.9 .371 - - - 1.3 1.8 .750

Season 7
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season 2023-241977-78
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Larry Steele 65 17.4 8.0 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.0 2.1 3.2 6.9 .470 - - - 1.5 1.9 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele 6 31.8 11.5 1.3 3.0 4.3 2.3 1.2 0.3 2.0 3.7 4.2 10.0 .417 - - - 3.2 3.5 .905

Season 8
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season -1978-79
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele 72 20.7 7.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.9 2.8 6.7 .420 - - - 1.6 1.9 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele 3 24.3 13.3 2.0 1.7 3.7 2.3 3.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 5.3 9.3 .571 - - - 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 9
Dillon Brooks Larry Steele
Season -1979-80
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele 16 27.9 9.1 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.2 1.6 0.1 2.1 3.3 3.9 9.1 .425 0.0 0.3 .000 1.4 1.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Larry Steele ------- --- ----------
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